70 Grain Speer

[jimmyp]

anyone kill anything (deer, hog) over 100 pounds with the speer 70 grain softpoint? Thoughts?

Looking for a cheaper alternative to the TSX, the 65 grain gamekings shoot well from my Colt but wonder if the speer might be a tougher bullet than a gameking.

[Ned Christiansen]

Haven't killed anything with it but you may be interested to know that I've never had trouble getting under 1.5MOA with this bullet despite its pedestrian looks.

[rocsteady]

All right. Buy a box of TSXs and be accurate...you have a whole season's worth of ammo for less than $70.

Kidding of course.

[jimmyp]

yes I have had good luck with the TSX. I think I will give up on this quest, I can get 65 grain Sierra's to shoot into sub MOA from a cheap Colt 6720 over a case full of Varget, same with the TSX over 25 grains of TAC, I think I am going to switch to Varget for the TSX because with a full case of powder you don't have to worry about bullet set back or crimping. The TSX is a killer, the exit hole is not as big as I would like it to be, so the solution is just shoot for the shoulders as I have in the past and stop trying to find another solution.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Are you hand loading them? or buying factory ammo?

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Are you hand loading them? or buying factory ammo?

[jimmyp]

I hand load. I also just discovered the 75 grain scirocco and I am trying to get that bullet to shoot. Its a bonded bullet which makes it tougher than the speer. I have had no luck with it over Benchmark or TAC.