Whats your favourite hunting ammo?

Whatever load one of my rifles is sighted in for on opening day!

IF I were more organized, it would be 150 grain Nosler Solid Bases and 4831 SC for the .308/.30-06 rifles, and a Sierra 130 grain BTSP for the .270.

The 7mm Remington Magnum would have a 154-160 grain bullet (no preference) and a 180 grain Solid Base for the .300 Winchester Magnum.
 
I like Hornady ammo using either Interbond or SST bullets in Light Magnum loadings.

I also like Winchester Fail Safe and Buffalo Bore ammo. Anything with Gold Dots is nice too.
 
.22lr Winchester PowerPoint.

30-30, my Model 94 likes the Fed 170 grainers.

Shotguns...I do a lot with shotguns.

12 ga. I do a lot with a 12 bore, mostly slugs and target loads. Mine prefer the Fed 1oz Slugs.
Dove / Quail , still like the old Super Light recipe for 1 1/8 oz loads, using all Win components. Hard shot in #8.5 or # 8

28 ga , well seems I found a a few of my homemade slugs from back when... ;)
Mostly target loads tho' in # 8 hard shot.

Lately been using WWB JHP in 115 gr to take groundhogs and similar with a Keltec P-11. *ahem* not hunting...critter control. Got a bit boring with a Gov't 1911 and 230 gr ball ammo.... :p
 
I reload everything I shoot. But in factory ammo, (in my experience) Hornady is the best of the big 4 (Rem, Fed, Win, & Hornady). I'd rank em as Hornady, Win and Fed closely following and Rem at a distant #4. This is just based in 3 guns 22-250, 7mm08, and 300WM. But at 100yd, Hornady averaged 1-1.5" 5 shot group Fed & Win around 1.5-2" and Rem 2.5-3". All will "hit a pie plate at 100 yds" But I like a bit more control myself.
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.25-06 120gr BTSP
.280 - 140gr Winchester Ballistic Silvertips
7mm TCU - 120gr Nosler BT
.30-30 - 170gr Nosler Partitions
.308 BLR - 180gr SP (woods gun)
.375 Winchester - 220gr Hornady FN
-.45-70 - 405gr Hardcast Lead FN
 
22LR: Federal SMG

257 Roberts: handloaded 100gr Speer Grandslam (deer)

270 winchester: handloaded 130gr Speer grandslam (deer) for bear 150gr Speer grandslam

30-30: handloaded 130gr Speer FN hotcore (deer)

308 winchester: handloaded 150gr Speer hotcore (deer) bear 150gr Speer grandslam.
 
.270 140 gr Hornady Light Magnum-shoots the best out of my BDL, and is whitetail medicine.

I also had 50 rds of some handloads a friend made up once, using 130 gr. Speer Grand Slams. Those also shot extremely well out of my gun and the deer didn't complain at all.

I've played around with other ammo in my .270, but none group as well. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Occasionally I'll use the lever 30-30, w/the cheap 170 gr Remington powerpoints. With open sights from a bench, I've put them into quarter sized groups at 50 yds. Since it groups like that, I haven't even explored other ammo-there's no point in my mind. Works great for hogs and deer under 100 yds.
 
I like Remington Cor-Lokts and Federal Hi-Shoks in .30-06. I usually reload my own though, and prefer Nosler Solid Base bullets or Sierras. It is hard to pick a bullet and or load that WILL fail for deer in 30-06, .270, or 7mm Rem. Mag.

About the only hunting ammunition that I really have a preference for are CCI Stingers for cold weather rabbit hunting. I think that they tend to riccochet less when dealing with frozen ground.
 
Know this thread is old but ammo always changes

Have always shot Remington Core-Lokt in my 30-30 and .308 and no complaints.

I recently got the 30-30 back from dad and handed down to my son. He just took a mature doe, 100 lbs dressed weight, at 50 yds with federal Power-shok. It was all the local store had. While the deer was as dead as any I was less than impressed with the bullet.
It hit a rib square just behind the shoulder and left no clear exit hole. Very little blood sign tho she only went 50 yds and piled up. Up butchering it appears the bullet fragmented and just peppered the cavity with little pieces, a lot of damage just under the skin around the entrance hole.
anyone else use this ammo? normal?
 
I load my own except for the rimfire of course, and know there the best custom round for the rifle. For deer I stick pretty tight with the Nosler Partition's, but there are some good ones out there.
 
Winchester Model 70 in .270- Remington CoreLokt 130g

Remington Model 700 in .308- Barnes X 168gr over 42 gr 3031

Browning 1885 High wall in .22-250- 52gr HPBT Sierra Match King over 38.5gr 4350
 
I am a Federal Fusion guy for my deer hunting. 180 grain Fusion for my 308 and 158 grain 357 mag. for my handgun. For my 22 I have always liked CCI mini mags. I also shoot 122 grain hp wolf ammo for my 7.62x39.
 
.22 lr = Winchester Power Points

.44 special = 240 gr hard cast lswc at appx 1000 fps

When I used an '06 for deer my fave was Remington Core-Lokt 180 gr round nose.
 
.243 win- 100 gr Hornady btsp handloads @ 3054 fps
30-30- 160 gr Hornady FTX handloads @ 2315 fps
270 Win-140 gr Nosler Partition handloads @ 2998 fps
300 Win Mag- 200 gr Nosler Accubond handloads @ 2974 fps
 
For deer 7mm rem mag and 139gr sst hm for clear cuts
308 ans 125grBT for bottoms and heavier cover
Heavy lead gas checks for pistols-357 and 44
For hogs and heavy game barnes x in rifles and heavy hardcast in pistols
 
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