What have you taken with a 150_155_160gr bullet?

[LAKEMASTER]

Finally going to shoot some light loads with the reloaded ranchdog bullets rounds

Kinda got me wondering what people use them for.

I got really heavy into archery a few years back and know weight is of the up most important when taking game.

Guess the other question might be how fast were they going?

[LAKEMASTER]

The only game I see hunting in my near future is coyote and feral pig (not boar)

[Wolfer]

Most of my rifles that I shoot cast in all push a boolit of about 170 gr to 1500/1800 fps regardless of caliber. Me, my son and my neighbor have killed at least 10 deer, maybe more, a few coyotes and a bobcat.
These loads are quite accurate, very pleasnt to shoot and a lot deadlier than you would think.
I do use a pretty soft alloy and my 30 cal mold has a small HP but my 7mm, 8mm, and 338 molds do not. The 338 mold is a little heavier at 220 gr but at the same velocity.

[Mica_Hiebert]

I shoot elk with 160 grain 7mag but thats jacketed bullets at 3000 fps...

[freebullet]

If yotes & small pigs are the biggest your after those weights will work plain base at around 1100-1200fps.

I use a 150 fn GC boolit without the GC in 3030 with 6gr titegroup for roughly 1100fps. Shoots under an inch at 50yd when I do my part. Should lay down the critters you mention well enough.

[LAKEMASTER]

The load I made up is 12.2gr unique. Basically it's what my 1.57 disk drops in my lee powder measure.

I have so many plinking bullets casted. (ones I sized to 309) before I knew how important sizing was

[Screwbolts]

Harvested 2 deer with the NOE 311-155 FN last season sized and checked in a .3125 die simple green lube, both fired from a 24" barreled 308 24 gr. of 4227 and then 25 gr of Re7. Boolitz were cast of a soft alloy tests 11.8 BHN. my crony indicates 1950 FPS from my rifle.

Have taken multiple deer with the RD boolit and family and friends have used it also.

I believe My little 357 rifle has taken 10+ deer with 150 to 160 gr boolits. 1000 to 1200 FPS loads.

Ken

[popper]

Got a pig 80 ft with 165 gr from 40SW pistol, stern to stem pass through, dead pig, ~950 fps. For yotes, you may want to push it faster with LeverE, 2400, 4227 - unique didn't work well for me and the RD. The BC of that boolit causes a BIG drop at any distance. Friend hit a couple with 223 @200yds and they keep on going. His 7 mag works better. RD boolit works well on anything you can HIT.

[tdoyka]

i got a doe this year 165gr ranch dog(25.5gr of h4198) in my 30-40 krag. it was at 93 yards(laser designator) and yes, the rd boolit goes bang, thwap, dead deer. no tracking required!

[lobogunleather]

Been casting and shooting lead bullets for over 40 years. Raised two sons and taught them to hunt. Simple answer to your question about "what have you taken......." is this: tons of meat, freezers full of meat, many years of the family having meat without straining the grocery budget out of shape.

[Swede44mag]

Rabbits & Squils with my .357 rifle & pistol 148 & 158gr.
Shot a lot of the same with my .44mag pistol & rifle but they were 240gr.

[chutesnreloads]

Armadillos, coons, coyotes, crows, small pigs....if I run across a huge hog while that's what I'm carrying,won't hesitate to use it,that'll go on the list too