190gr gas check rn

[tdoyka]

this week(i wish) i'm going to start shooting the 165gr(174gr) ranch dogs in the 30-40 krag. rel7 looks good, but i'll have h4198 and varget just in case. i'm new to this and casting boolits will take about 2 or 3 years to do. a stroke really threw the time clock out the window and what else do i have to do:bigsmyl2:.

anyway, i was looking on the computer and this boolit showed up. http://www.airtacticsaz.com/legacy-lbt-premium-hunting-bullets.html i emailed the guy and he said he would send a sample pack to me. i gave him my address and .311" for the boolits i could use. its a 190gr gas check round nose with a bhn around 16-18. i plan on using them for deer within 100-125 yards. i don't know how fast they will be going, but i'm guessing around 1800-1900fps.

i know the flat nose boolits will take a deer out without shooting the shoulder. i'm not real sure, what will the round nose do if you shoot behind the shoulder? if you shoot on the shoulder?

thanks!!!

[richhodg66]

I'm sure it'll shoot well, but I'd want a FP for hunting. Have you looked into the RCBS 180 grain FP? I haven't shot a lot of them yet, but it seems promising and the weight is over 190 with my mold.

That Ranchdog 165 is a good hunting bullet. Went through about three feet of deer (quartering away shot) for me a couple of years ago and put him down pretty fast, though it didn't leave any blood trail to speak of.