The 120 GMX or the 129 PSP loads is where I'd look. I shoot the 129 from my 260 and it's bad news. The 129 is a tough bullet that holds together nicely.
I also shoot a lot of the 120 Ballistic Tips @ 2997fps and I've never had one do anything but crush our whitetails...
I've managed to strike bone with all the 350's either one shoulder or both. Meat damage has been minimal, tracking has been basically bang/flop. I think I've read that they will expand down to 1400fps, but I could easily be mistaken. If they will expand that low I would think they would work...
I have no recovered bullet pics because I've never caught one I do have a target pic though.
Hornady 350 FP
59.0grs H4895
WW Brass
CCI200
3 shots @ 75yds with a 2.5x Leupold from my 1895G
I know you guys are correct, but I'd be stingy and hold out hope that a roving band of elk or an entire herd of moose would invade East TN and I would have to load up my 300gr PT's to save the state with my little Guide Gun.
No way I'd use the 300 PT on whitetail deer.
If I wanted a serious 300gr HP I'd use the Speer Uni-core, it's quite the bullet.
If I wanted a 350 I'd use the Hornady 350 FP. I've killed quite a few deer with the 350 FP, it's a crusher.
I shoot the 105 Hornady from a factory Rem 1/9.125", it's a hammer. I was shooting at 600yds the other day and after a few rounds on the steel I took 1 shot at this small empty propane bottle with my 243/105 combo and then went back to steel with the .223 68gr match bullet. I'm sure it was...
The only way to know your drop is to shoot at the ranges you want to know your drop at. The only way to know your speed is to buy a chrono, book speed and actual speed doesn't usually line up in my rifles.
It's been awhile since I started this topic but I just now got around to working with my Encore. I mounted a Tally LW base/ring mount and set a Leupold 4x in it. I loaded some IMR4064 that I had laying around at 54.5grs and after a bore sight and a sighter @ 25yds I went back to 100yds. The...