The original question is our opinion on Sierra Gamekings.

He has some on hand and wanted to know if he should use them in a .270. I was a no vote, there were more yes votes.

my bad. ahhh have used one box and dont recall them being super duper and havent paid out the extra dollars for any more.

but come to think of it they were 130 grn hpbt and the jackets were very uneven around the crimped in hp they just didnt look right???

Elvis wrote:

but come to think of it they were 130 grn hpbt and the jackets were very uneven around the crimped in hp they just didnt look right???

The ones I tried were hollow points too and it seems the jackets were too thick. I never had deer to run off, never to be found, until I tried those. Once I went back to Powerlokts, it hasn't happened again (although we all know it happens sometimes regardless). But here's the antecdotal evidence of performance on deer known to be hit well using 85 BTHP Gamekings or 80 HP Powerlokts (Not Corelokts...different bullet) in a .243:

Powerlokts = 110-120 deer - 7-8 ran off from spot of hit - lost one

Gamekings = 22 deer - about 16 ran off from spot of hit - lost 5 - gave rest of ammo away

I don't keep written records but I can tell you with the Gamekings, the run-offs recovered ran probably on average 75 to 100 yards. The few run-offs with the Remingtons probably averaged 15 -20 yards.

Like I said before though, they may do better in .270.

The sierra game kings i have are not hp.

if you dont like the look of them load them up light and use them for small stuff of punching paper. the more she uses it the better she will become with it.

Elvis wrote:

the more she uses it the better she will become with it.

that's some realy good advice...

Sierra game kings have always worked extremely well in my old .270 Winchester model 70 --- both 130 and 150 grains. They are accurate and I have never lost a white tail. Bullets penetrated all of them. 4831 or 4831sc powder works very well in the .270 caliber.

welocome to HuntingNut, SS! Thanks for joining in!

Welcome to the nut house SS! There is daily AND nightly entertainment!

Welcome SS...but watch out for a damn fine looking lady wielding a rather nasty looking switch....if ya see her comin' wiv fire in her eyes, ask someone to point ya towards a ladder...we usually hide up there wiv a few beers till she calms down. Hi Suz

Cheers, Vince

Now really, have you ever heard a man over the age of consent complain about being chased by women?

Oh yeah, I like Sierra anythings when used for intended purposes. I think they are a great company and still man the phones with live bodies that understand what the customer is talking about.

fnuser wrote:

Now really, have you ever heard a man over the age of consent complain about being chased by women?

You should ask Bushy. His sister in law is something to behold!

I didn't say you had to let them catch you!