Sierra has no official data to offer us on this subject.
If that were the only problem, then your idea would make sense. It’s not the only problem and it’s certainly not the main problem.
The MAIN problem is that Sierra doesn’t make any effort to and has no reason to insure good, or even consistent terminal performance in the MatchKing line.
So I thought I would pose the question to real world hunters hoping to find some data, not opinion!, we could all use to assess the MKs in the field.
This strategy is not going to be productive for the reasons I provided in my previous post.
Since Sierra makes no attempt to characterize or control the terminal performance of the line or provide consistent terminal performance in the MatchKing line, there is absolutely NO reason to believe that the terminal performance of one particular type (caliber & weight) MatchKing bullet provides useful insight in to the terminal performance of a different type of MatchKing bullet.
Furthermore, because the terminal performance of the MatchKing line is a non-issue for Sierra, there is no reason for them to insure that the terminal performance of the line stays the same over time. There is absolutely no reason for them to avoid varying manufacturing parameters if those changes would save money or improve manufacturing efficiency as long as those parameters have no effect (or have a beneficial effect) on the accuracy. Any such parameter changes could have a profound effect on terminal performance.
That means that even if it were possible to fully characterize the terminal performance of one particular type of MatchKing bullet (caliber & weight), the next lot of that particular type of bullet from Sierra could have completely different terminal performance characteristics.
So far, the responses have been very interesting, AND DIVERSIFIED, on the terminal performance of MKs.
And, for the reasons stated, useless for your intended purposes.
Until Sierra commits to insuring consistent terminal performance in the MatchKing line:
1. It will not be possible to accurately draw general conclusions about the terminal performance of the MatchKing line based on the performance of one or two types of MatchKing bullets.
2. It will not be possible to accurately assume that the terminal performance of the MatchKing line is consistent from one manufacturing lot to the next.