I guess ammo choices are what has worked for you, and what has shot well for you.
I personally have seen Winchester silvertips FAIL
I have seen Ballistic tip ammo FAIL
I have seen Federal Fusions FAIL
I am not gonna write all the instances out, but i can tell you every one of the failures I saw were good shots. It was a simple fact that the bullet did not perform.
I know lots of folks shoot those, but based on my experiences with them, I will never put them in any of my guns ever again.
I know Core-Locts are a cheaper ammo, but they have worked for years for me. Shooting a 30-06 for most of my life, I never had any deer or hog take a step with them. And a lot of the shots were less than perfect back in my running dog days. I switched to ballistic tip ammo when they became popular and lost 4 deer and 2 hogs in one season with them.
To me the best ammo right now is Hornady Interlock. That is what I shoot in my 7mm and my 30-06. They pass thru, leave nice exit holes, and don't fragment.
Eventually I am going to shoot them in the new .243, but for now I am going to give the core-locts a try in it because that is what I have
Yeah the Federal soft points I don't care much for. They do the job but nothing to brag about when it comes to expansion. They seem to fall to pieces. I also have the expensive ballistic tip Federal ammo $30.00 + a box, but have heard they only perform good at long distances. As for accuracy they shoot great but I'm not willing to let one fly on a nice deer to try it out.(maybe a hog) 😀 Guess I'll have to do some shooting and just see what happens. I have a full box of Winchester power points but they look the same as the federals. :chris hanson:
I can't stand a bullet that fragments, or bounces around instead of just blowing on thru. That is the problem I had with the ballistic ammo.
I shot a deer in the neck(6pt) and found the bullet in the ham(in pieces). That is the only deer that actually dropped, but that bullet should have blown right thru its neck
Here is an entrance and exit with a Hornady Interlock
Weird thing is, the top pic is the entrance
