Re: SMK's for deer hunting?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rancid Coolaid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">KY, I appreciate the post, but...
I am not new to hunting.
I wrote allot, deleted it, will summarize:
SMKs not good for hunting unless caliber far exceeds what is needed for the animal in question. A 300WM against a 120-pound white tail: have at it, I've done it many times. A 260Remington against a 200-pound hog: it'll die, but it'll run first.
I've seen SMKs puree animal parts, and I've now seen it cut a clean, small channel and produce a small exit wound.
Do as you wish, but I am done hunting SMKs in smaller calibers.
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Yeah, I changed my post because I realized you weren't new to hunting. I agree with you about the SMKs, I only use Accubonds for hunting big game, the story about the buck I shot was an accubond that performed perfectly and still didnt drop the animal instantly. That all I was saying.
In my 308 the Accubonds are just as accurate as the SMKs, so I think you could work up a load for the Accubond without losing anything and gaining the toughness/weight retention of a bonded bullet.
The only thing I dont like about the Noslers are they are expensive. I dont shoot them at smaller stuff for that reason. I still use SMKs for varmits and coyotes. Seems to me they are a little unpredictable compared to the Accubond. I havent' hunted with the AMAX but hear good things.
