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Match Bullets: To Hunt or Not To Hunt?
Episode 24
Published 7 years ago
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SHOW NOTES
• Introduction: Pros and cons of hunting with match bullets
• Listener's questions: Tok Air Service, DIY drop-camp moose hunt costs, .257 WBY cartridge for deer, vintage controlled-feed rifles for backcountry work, hunting as PTSD therapy, downsides of carbon fiber barrels, and more.
• History of hunting with match bullets
• Data on Sierra MatchKings and humane killing ability
• Berger's VLD: King of match-grade hunting bullets. Upset process, fragmentation and overpenetration potential, handloading tips and tricks, personal experience, Classic Hunter and Elite Hunter bullets, and a few horror stories.
• Hornady's ELD Match: Trendy but not company-advised. Good for hunting or not?
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