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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3935599" data-attributes="member: 48072"><p>Certain match bullets do pretty well in non-shoulder shots. The ELD-M is a good performer on head/neck and even vitals shots. The SMK is completely hit and miss.</p><p></p><p>My reason for giving up on match bullets is the ability to find Hornady's SST at a cheaper cost if you shop around. The SST has been a hammer for me in both my Grendel and 6.8.</p><p></p><p>FMJ that is cannelured may work okay if it can get deep enough before coming apart. The green tip M855 stuff will get through a shoulder, but no guarantee on the amount of damage done to the vitals...you may be tracking for a while and trying to find blood out of a .224 diameter hole through a shoulder. Plus the shoulder is great for sealing up.</p><p></p><p>I know guys that swear by the M855 stuff...but they're also the guys who swear by Chevy trucks, even though theirs has been sitting on blocks for the last two years. I've learned to take everyone's opinion with a grain of salt...that's why I do a lot of bullet testing on my own in my videos. (Full disclosure: I own a GMC <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😄" title="😄" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f604.png" />).</p><p></p><p>Stepping up to a .308 would probably increase your chances of finding a hit hog If you're determined to use a FMJ.</p><p></p><p>Since few people video this stuff, you might be onto something. Maybe shoot 10-12 pigs and then do an overview of performance for your viewers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3935599, member: 48072"] Certain match bullets do pretty well in non-shoulder shots. The ELD-M is a good performer on head/neck and even vitals shots. The SMK is completely hit and miss. My reason for giving up on match bullets is the ability to find Hornady's SST at a cheaper cost if you shop around. The SST has been a hammer for me in both my Grendel and 6.8. FMJ that is cannelured may work okay if it can get deep enough before coming apart. The green tip M855 stuff will get through a shoulder, but no guarantee on the amount of damage done to the vitals...you may be tracking for a while and trying to find blood out of a .224 diameter hole through a shoulder. Plus the shoulder is great for sealing up. I know guys that swear by the M855 stuff...but they're also the guys who swear by Chevy trucks, even though theirs has been sitting on blocks for the last two years. I've learned to take everyone's opinion with a grain of salt...that's why I do a lot of bullet testing on my own in my videos. (Full disclosure: I own a GMC 😄). Stepping up to a .308 would probably increase your chances of finding a hit hog If you're determined to use a FMJ. Since few people video this stuff, you might be onto something. Maybe shoot 10-12 pigs and then do an overview of performance for your viewers. [/QUOTE]
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