New production grand slam bullets

[hunter24605]

Has anyone used the new design grand slam bullets on game? I was gifted 220 of the 160 grain 7mm. I was thinking of loading them in the 280 Ackley for hunting. I read a lot of folks trash them since the redesign, and some love them. Too stout for deer?

 

[JD338]

Howie
Run one into the jugs. That should tell right quick how effective it will be on deer.

JD338

 

[gerry]

They will do just fine. They should open a decent size would channel without a lot of extra meat damage. We used the old version of the 7 mm and it worked well

The 6.5 mm always was a one piece core and it is a favorite for deer and bear. My friend and son use the current 270 150 gr on deer, goat and bear. Same thing good wound channel but not excessive like some of the fast expanding bullets often used these days.

 

[Salchi Papa]

They kill deer just fine in .30 cal I did not recover the bullet but at approx 100yds it was a bang flop

 

[wildman]

I use the 145 grain G S in my 7mm rem mag work real good on deer .Hard hitting bullets that don't blow all to hell, I usually get pass through with lung and soft tissue shots .

 

[WesternMagHunter]

Has anyone used the new design grand slam bullets on game? I was gifted 220 of the 160 grain 7mm. I was thinking of loading them in the 280 Ackley for hunting. I read a lot of folks trash them since the redesign, and some love them. Too stout for deer?

Hunter24605,
I used them last year to harvest a large mule deer and it performed extremely well. It was a one shot, with instant results. I normally would have used a Partition, but these were not available. For the price, they are a good performing projectile, and I will continue to use them, and they are available.
Best,
WesternMaghunter

 

[SJB358]

I'd use them without much worry. Even after redesign they still seem pretty stout.