Perspective on Bullet Performance

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The "phenomona" of a bullet performing better at slower speeds may explain why certain rounds like the 30-30 and especially the .35 Remington "kill better" than their paper ballistics would lead you to believe.

No correlation between .243 premium bullets performing better than standards can be made because the .243 wasn't tested. Only .308's were tested. From that chart, my take is that for hunting North America with an '06, Core-Lokts or Barnes bullets are all you need. Others did fine, but those two seemed to come to the top. Ammo is a very small part of the expense of hunting, but why would you spend more just to spend more. You don't put premium gas in the truck for the ride to camp if you don't need it.

The chart also illustartes how round nose bullets are superior to pointed ones insofar as performance on game. Some time ago Rocky made the point that rn bullets due to their shape are closer to the lands than ptd bullets. So if Ol' Betsy has a few miles on her that may help accuracy somewhat.