What bullet would you use?

[onlybrowning]

If you were going to hunt Whitetails with a .325 WSM, what bullet would you choose?

Note: the whitetails here are often well over 200 lbs. on the hoof. Dressed weights of deer killed in camp are typically from 130-200lbs. There is also a possibility of having a black bear walk by the tree stand. These range in weight from 150-300+ dressed.

Just looking for your eggspurt opinion! All are welcome. :lol:

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

I would use the 180gr BT, or something similar, just as fast as I could launch it. Heavy bullets at low velocities don't expand very well on white tails.

 

[Greg Nolan]

Antelope-Sniper nailed it. DITTO!!!

Good Hunting
White Tail hunt :grin:

 

[Guest]

I used my 325WSM the first year I got it for whitetail here in Nebraska. I didn't have much time to develope a load so I settled on a light load almost shooting 8x57 ballistics. I don't have the actual chrony records on me right now, but I used Remington 185gr Corlokts and H4895 powder. They shot very well.
Opening morning I shot 1 small doe in some taller grass. By the time the recoil settled I thought I missed as the deer was gone. Going up to investigate the shot, there she was DOA!
A little while later a big doe came from behind and I drilled her through the shoulders. Dropped right there and expired quickly.
A few hours later from a tree stand shot a big bodied 8pt buck high in the shoulder. He went a few yards and died under a tree a few yards from me. That bullet didn't exit and i was able to recover it on the opposite hide. ETA: Looked back at another post the day i shot them. The bullet weighed 126gr after recovery.
To me this load was perfect for whitetail deer and wouldn't hesitate to use it again.

 

[JD338]

I agree, the 180 gr BT would work great for WT deer or Black Bear.

JD338

 

[onlybrowning]

Great guys, thanks. I was thinking of using the 200 grain AccuBond as well. Do you think it will open up well? I typically shoot shoulders, not ribs. I don't like having to follow blood trails unless I am using a bow. :lol:

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

The 200gr AB would be a great all round bullet if you ever expected to use the same load for elk, moose ect. But for just deer, I'd stick with the lighter BT.

 

[todbartell]

175 grain sierra prohunter loaded to 2700 fps

 

[Mighty Peace]

I would say 1 bullet for them all-200gr Accubonds!

 

[JD338]

Great guys, thanks. I was thinking of using the 200 grain AccuBond as well. Do you think it will open up well? I typically shoot shoulders, not ribs. I don't like having to follow blood trails unless I am using a bow. :lol:

The 200 gr AB will open up just fine on WT.

JD338

 

[FOTIS]

The 200gr AB would be a great all round bullet if you ever expected to use the same load for elk, moose ect. But for just deer, I'd stick with the lighter BT.

YUP!