What is the difference between 150 grain and 180 grain

Nov 26, I like big bullets and I cannot lie I choose by which one is more accurate in the gun i'm gonna use. To me both weights are effective deer bullets. I have shot grn Corelockts out of my Ruger But it shoots better with the grn. So I only deer hunt with them. Never had problem killing deer with them. From what cartridge? Buck70 Senior Member Nov 26, Buck70 said:. Beenslayin Senior Member Nov 26, It depends on the caliber and individual rifle. My Kimber. With grain the grouping is a lot worse.

A win mag has a lot more powder behind it so it may group just fine with a grain. Everything I shoot with that gun goes down. I have zero complaints with those bullets. Lilly Senior Member Nov 26, Not much. At yards, enough to be concerned about.

Using Nikon SPOTON ballistic software, which isn't always perfect on a test bench but close enough and setting it to the same bullet Winchester ballistic silver tip and A yard zero we see a raw drop from the barrel of 2.

So a point 37 of an inch at yards. Greater then a quarter of an inch and less then half. At yards the raw drop opens up to 9. But because it moves in a giant curve your bullet is actually 1. My caveat here is I have found ballistic software less then perfect on a range and basically a guide. My advice. The difference is enough to justify a range time and another zero.

There a contributors on the blog who are much better at this than me and they may want to chime in. I made the assumption perhaps erroneously that you are sighted in for and looking to use without zeroing again or the inverse.

Most of your 's are designed to penetrate which means slower to open and shed their energy. Over reasonable distance the difference in energy and drop not much of a consideration. My brother and his son use 's and seldom shoot even a hundred yards. So does his father in law shoot a hundred or closer and he swears by 's.

They all get at least 1 deer a year so depends on your use I would think. If you're looking larger than deer I would think 's would better suite you. How your gun shoots them might be more a deciding factor. Didn't triple check what I wrote. Every caliber seems to have a weight it 'handles' better than other weights. For me, a. Granted each can shoot a myriad of other weights depending on your particular circumstances, but the two mentioned seem to be the middle of the road in all around performance.

I am sure an abundance of discussion will ensue on this issue. All the advice above is great leaves me nothing to say but follow it. The g bullet usually produces a lot more recoil out of most lighter, short action rifles. Although debatable, there is limited if any value in a g bullet on deer sized game or smaller.

Lots of elk have been taken with g bullets and I know elk hunters who prefer them to g bullets even for elk. Best ballistics overall. I'm glad it likes them though, relatively cheaper ammo..

Soon, Horsefly!! Posts 4, Many moose, elk, bear etc. I shoot and kill stuff with my. Should add that I zeroed on the s.

Spine shot, it never got up. I feel the 's on smaller animals up close are a liability in that they are going too fast and may explode at high speeds. At greater distances they lack the thump the 's and the 's do.