caliber game. Having written several articles about hunting bullets in the for a little better BC, i picked up some of the ferderal trophy bonded tip bullets in 140gr and they shoot just as good. Both work really well in my experiencelike the protected point on the GS!! seek. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. ], http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2511043/m/44710145. My dad still has a 1970s-vintage box of .30-caliber, 180-grain MatchKings, with maybe 40 left, that hed reach for when a hunting rifle showed accuracy problems. Boat Tail In response to the criticism, Speer has announced that it will be discontinuing the production of the grand slam bullet. The bullet had penetrated from chest all the way through smashing the right hip ball socket before coming to rest just under the hide. 100g HORNADY INTERLOCK V 100g SPEER GRAND SLAM (243) Thread starter mick b; Start date Jul 24, 2010; mick b Well-Known Member. Its been my experience that round-nosed bullets transfer their energy quite rapidly; you can almost see the animal shudder on impact. JavaScript is disabled. The also improved accuracy. why package the (essentially) same bullet in two packages? The Nosler Partition expands as quickly as any hunting bullet. expansion. JavaScript is disabled. Caliber and bullet weight figures into the design of all hunting bullets. penetration than more conventional bullets like Hot-Cor. Just run your ballistics with it, and know your effective range. competes in the marketplace with the Sierra Pro Hunter, Remington Core-Lokt, know if any of the larger ones are still lurking out there for sale? Another consideration is finding a bullet and load that your rifle shoots well from the list of acceptable bullets for the type of game you seek. Apr 16, 2017; Thread Starter . looking at the expansion pics in the 02 catalog (obviously two very different bullets the NAGS & AGS) I'm wondering if I did not think of the AGS when I thought of GS and rated the new ones erroniously. The Speer Boat Tail bullet is Speer's long range offering. 4. Expansion must be subordinated to penetration in such bullets. Is it a great choice for heavyweights such as brown bear and bison? It wasn't long after that I heard they were changing them. With more than five decades of service, Speer Gold Dot is still the most dependable hollowpoint for law enforcement. Remingtons mushroom was among the first controlled-expansion designs, with a copper jacketwhich gets thicker at the baselocked into the lead core by means of a cannelure. Lol it doesn't matter,,, try to buy either one of them right now. I have them all, their just scattered in a multitude of places, as I rotate for 'new' reading material. I found the perfectly mushroomed back to the harder core lead bullet under the hide on the back side of his right ham. Used recent production Speer Grand Slam and they are no better than a standard cup & core. Mar 12, 2023. I just ordered 500 285 gr .375 Grand Slams @ 50% off, $.30 each. While it might not have eye-popping B.C. The round is ideal for hunting or self-defense situations where maximum expansion is desired. In addition, the Remington Core-Lokts price point is certainly attractive, and thats been a great selling point over the years. Ok so as a lifelong hunter and hand loader I have always shot premium controlled expansion bullets. offered in calibers ranging from .243-.375". in factory loads and to reloaders. Despite their low muzzle velocity of 2782 fps, the bullets appear to have good penetration and . I know that in theory, they are both designed to have a similar terminal effect (similar weight . an interesting assessment! Dead set as I was to shoot this bullet I finally changed things up and tried loading some old 130gr Speer Grand Slams which I had inherited and the first load I tried shoots .75 groups. I bought 6 of the transparent yellow boxes (grand slams) to work a load for that hunt. Trust me, the animal won't be able to tell the difference. And, as I proved with that Scottish stag (in addition to a couple of good whitetails and a Texas boar that fell to a 140-grain InterLock from a Rigby in .275 Rigby), its enough bullet. Dress Shoe Tennis Shoe Combo The Perfect Shoe For Those Who Want The Best Of Both Worlds! The same bullets recommended for varmints are also recommended Here's the advertising blurb from their web page: sounds like they dropped the 416 & 458. correct me on this: weren't there two GS (the "African" which included solids and the "regular" in smaller calibers)? The Speer Grand Slam bullet is an affordable, accurate hunting bullet that is well suited for use in a wide range of applications, including big game hunting. They went away from the 2 different core hardness and now they are just one core of hard lead. It was a valid question, because the pouring rain had stopped, the wind had died down, and those little, black demons had risen from the heather. Speer offers four lines of big game hunting bullets in a variety of styles and weights for almost all calibers, and they are priced right. Winchester Power Point, Hornady InterLock and similar bullets in terms of both Get 3100fps and your damn near unbeatable are reasonable ranges. The velocity and sd are what kill with the 270. When I tried some new lots, the accuracy wasn't even close to the same with either bullet, so I switched to other bullets instead. Yet, just as it is with our cartridge choices, the modern developments dont always render the older designs obsolete. but the bullet was Trophy Bonded Tip 180s in /06Sold 'em all and bought a bunch of A-Frames for Africa.Glad I found out in time.. never seen much point in competing with your own product line and ATK has Federal brand as Federal's premium bullet and leaving the Grand Slam as Speer's there is no question that the aframe is just a better bullet. For elk- accubond, or partition for similar price range. not remain intact if they hit heavy bones. preferred bullet and load for your rifle, stick with it. (2002-2003 I'd guess). values. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Shoot a few whitetails with 150gr grand slams out of a .308 win when I was a kid. Dcouvrez nos Balles autres calibres TXRG au meilleur prix : super promotions, petites annonces et ventes aux enchres, paiement en 3 ou 4 fois sans frais. The result is a strong and accurate hunting bullet that offers a blend of desirable expansion, as well as the deep penetration that ends in a quick kill. (Speer pioneered plating These bullets that follow expand rapidly enough to be reliable on Class 2 penetration after expansion. Ive used the 160gr GS in my 7mm ..took my moose in2011 ..knocked him off his feet great bullet at a very resonable price. They also penetrated deaper and retained more weight than the regular HC in my wet newspaper test. The new grandslams kinda suck. TENNIS FOR STARTERS: ONE GRAND SLAM AND TWO MASTERS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2023. sake of brevity, such bullets are listed under their manufacturer's name only (Nosler The following bullets are well regarded for this demanding hunting in suitable calibers. Ill be loading A Frames in my 8mm magnum. Many of the bullets listed for Class 3 game would also be good choices for hunting large, potentially dangerous predators, such as leopard, jaguar, Being a bullet guy, I wondered to myself why they hadnt opted to use a premium bullet for such a unique opportunity. GameKing, other conventional boat tail/soft point bullets and the various tipped/boat at the same impact velocity, the Boat Tail will provide more expansion, which Has anyone actually had bad results in the field from the NEW GS's? Sierra MatchKing starting at $16 Sportsman's Warehouse. jacket into which is inserted a pre-formed lead core. One of the best reloading investments I've ever made was a Stoney point OAL tool and comparator kit. You are using an out of date browser. A 130 grain bullet out of a 270 Win is certainly mule deer capable and will suffice for elk provided you dont try and break through the shoulder. On Mule Deer I use the Nosler 165 BT Ballistic Tip with the same load I use for the Barns and they are right there EVERY TIME. After your rifle/scope This uses a pre-formed lead core and a of game, such as pronghorn antelope or Coues deer, at any range. They are a true Premium Bullet.. If youre hunting bears on a budget with your .308 or .30-06, 165- or 180-grain Grand Slam engenders all sorts of confidence. The grand slam bullet is expensive for the technology. As has been said Speer only makes 140 gr in .264 in the Grand Slam but does make 120 gr in the Gold Dot which is a GREAT bullet. I no longer consider them a "premium" bullet. Most noteworthy the nosler partition lately and speer grand slam back when it still had two cores. Just after World War II . process eliminates the problems associated with air pockets in the lead core No separation of of cores on impact. Ive used the Grand Slam, in lighter bullet weights, as a deer bullet with nothing but good results. Hornady 270 Caliber Component Bullets, 145 Grain .277 Diameter ELD-X, 100 Per Box Md: 27356. Why? As such, it is more expensive than the other Speer bullets. For elk- accubond, or partition for similar price range. Grand Slam is a good choice for CXP3 game in appropriate : ). From left: Nosler 180-gr. So will North Forks, Nosler Partitions, Barnes TSX, Kodiaks, Woodleighs, GS soft points, Hornady Interbonds and Speer Grand Slams - and if I missed your favorite bullet -it probably will too. I was running them at 3000 fps from my 25-06 and they were bug hole accurate. I have tried to load partitions in several calibers and find accuracy below 1.5" is a struggle. Have always worked great. for Class 4 bison in .416 Rigby. Oh and by the way Corporate wants the rollout plan and new slicks by Tuesday. The 168-grain, .308-inch-diameter, boat-tail, hollow-point MatchKing, especially when loaded in the .308 Winchester, remains a major player. It is known for its accuracy and its ability to penetrate deeply into targets. generic factory loads for non . accuracy. I bought a couple boxes of .358 250 gr SP bullets direct from Speer last fall and had them in a week. JavaScript is disabled. original Grand Slam's two section lead core of different hardness's has been All for $70 shipped. Back then I used a .375 H&H Mag using 285 gr Grand Slams because Nosler for some reason stopped making their Partitions in .375 at that time. Using the 165gr in a .30/06, I took a couple of whitetail and a boar (hog) with it. The 250g 338 I used to use was great (and accurate) with the old style. (Fusion New ones are just to hard and don't kill as well also no matter what I tried they won't shoot better than 2 Moa. I have booked a trip for May 2024, with Motshwere Safari in Limpopo, so if there is anybody that has hunted with them, drop a line on how it was. A Hot-Cor bullet is made by medicine and will out perform more expensive premium bullets. Hornady SST have also proven very effective on Class 2 game. 837. no game yet. calibers and weights, for mixed bag CXP2/CXP3 hunts and when hunting large for All I can say is that the new Grand Slams do not hold up nearly as well as the old ones when shot into dry newspaper, which I have found to be a good test if you really ewant to stress a bullet. Actually, I kind of forgot this bullet, a 145 7mm from a 7-08: SPEER Grand Slam Premium Big Game Rifle Bullets. Use sandbags or a commercial rifle Surely one of you guys has Rifle and Handloader back issues all categorically bindered and crossreferenced for easy access. I started reloading over 45 years ago with Speer bullets, before the introduction of Hot-Cor, Boat Tail, Grand Slam and Deep Curl, and I still use them. ------------------My wife told me if I buy another gun she would leave me.I hope the door does not hit her on the way out!!!!! Mine looks like 4.4 on my non digital calipers. I am trying to compare the two in terms of other hunter's experiences regarding accuracy and terminal performance on deer, moose and elk. I suppose I'll just have to buckle down and shoot some pork this summer. The bullet is the cheapest part of the hunt, but the most important. Try finding them cheaper on nosler sps. Frangible bullets also provide the quickest that devour crops and even gardens. The jacket was found right under the hide on the ENTRANCE side, but the core kept on going and exited. Its suitable for nearly all game animals that are hunted with soft-point (expanding) bullets, including feral hogs, pronghorn, elk, moose, bear and even Cape buffalo. I quit using Nosler partitions years ago as the tips would get bent in the magazine of my 338 Win Mag just from the recoil of the rifle. I loaded up some 130 gr GS with Norma 204 and Win magnum primers and tried them in my Parker-Hale 270 this morning. and the price is great. Class 2 game includes such species as deer, antelope, goats, is zeroed, other bullets, even of the same weight, are unlikely to shoot to the A good part of the reason is marketing. From coyotes to crows they were accurate and nothing moved after. . He just fell back on his butt and keeled over dead. If it wont shoot these, it wont shoot, he insists, and I dont know that hes wrong. I hardly ever hear anyone refer to this bullet. And why use a premium bullet if you don't expect some possible stress? The bonding of jacket to core virtually eliminates the possibility of Bristol. 150 - 155 Grain. It shoots the 154 gr Hornady Interlocks the best so far. I've read on multiple sites the 200gr Nosler Partition is the best for . ", Now that I'm home I got a chance to dig aroud in my reloading cabinets. Allen: +1. There are internal heel folds near the base to mechanically lock the not listed below. OK, enough of that rant. I'm good on the 120gr .257 Hot-Cor because when i found out they were going to drop it i bought enough to last me a lifetime because it's no doubt my favorite deer bullet from the 25.06. bullet. The biggest game I'm planning on shooting is Kansas whitetails, but it sounds like I need to do a bit more testing. 74% weight retention. Bullets for Thick-skinned, Dangerous Game (Class 4). Lewiston manufactures our products in a small city in Idaho, and we have an unrivaled reputation for quality. Performance was spectacular, he shot nine animals, with 8 one shot kills. $108.49. Mostly because I have a slew of 285 grain GS in .375 and it seems like everyone has their own opinion of how they perform with all manner of caveats. calibers and bullet weights, it is suitable for all CXP2 and CXP3 game. Speer Grand Slam bullets are designed for maximum penetration and expansion. so the new ones are essentially "hot-cors" now ? The Grand Slams always stopped under the hide on the far side of the animal, held 75-80% of their weight, mushroomed perfectly and smashed every bone they encountered. Last year he got a bull moose one shot and it was done. I choose Boat Tail bullets for long range cartridges to maximize their point blank range. Partitions and the A frames don't fail to perform up close or way out there. 1. So far I've only shot paper and accuracy looks promising, especially in my Ruger #1 7x57. It looks like I'm fresh out fo the AGS and the regular GS I have (285gr) are in the solid yellow box so must be pretty old. If you are using a Hot-Cor bullet in a caliber and weight suitable for the game you are hunting, you probably don't need a Deep Curl or Grand Slam. The rapid expansion of the Boat Tail delivers quick kills on medium size animals, such as pronghorn antelope and whitetail deer. Long before we had the modern match bullets that resemble a Titan missile more than a traditional bullet, the Sierra MatchKing was setting records. I only used Reloader 22, so I can't say I"ve tried lots of different powders, but I could only get 2" accuracy. it more suitable for long range use. I have an image of some poor schmuck at corporate HQ (somebody I might have resembled in an earlier life) being handed the news one morning that the beancounters had coerced the lab boys into coming up with a new, improved -- spelled cheaper but might work OK -- Speer Grand Slam design. I don't know how the "old" GS performed but the "new" ones were accurate in my .35 Whelen. The velocity and sd are what kill with the 270. I don't know exactly when the 'good' ones were replaced by the new version. Copyright 2010, 2017 by Chuck Hawks. Back off of powder charge when getting closer to the rifling. was the GS made differently in the smaller calibers. bullets due to military demand. At the shot, this buck ran in a circle and fell over. I think the factor to look at is the weight retention they are designed for. Vernon Speer was a pioneer in the component bullet industry. For medium range cartridges and general hunting, I'd stick with Hot-Cor bullets. I do know I got my Arkansas elk permit in 2001. Back then, I didnt keep or check weight retention in recovered bullets, but they seemed to hold together well. The grand slam bullet is expensive for the technology. bullets, started making bullets during World War II using spent .22 rimfire retention in ballistic gelatin testing is claimed to be 70-75%. Where a Grand Slam might make a difference would be if you are using a caliber and bullet weight that is marginal for the game being hunted. Including breaking shoulders on a 220 lb 8 pt. Penetration, expansion and a quick, humane kill are characteristic of the InterLock. I used the old style Grand Slams back in the early 90's.They were great bullets.I've also shot 120gr Speer Hot Cores and 117gr Sierra bullets.I never shot any Nosler's back then,but they now have 110gr Accubonds,115gr Ballistic Tips and also Partitions.I don't have any 25cals anymore,but I'd give Noslers a hard look.I don't think you will find . These bullets are established game getters. I like to start .010" off the lands if magazine restrainta allow it, then work up to the max charge unless I see signs of pressure. I do know I got my Arkansas elk permit in 2001. You are using an out of date browser. He wrote up his findings, which I have around here (somewhere). When I ordered them last year they actually came in the Midway blue boxes they use for their seconds, but did say Speer grand slam. The reason I ask is I got four boxes of the 250 gr. Odd thing is, I placed the core back in the jacket and pressed it together, it stayed! cases as jackets. range, thus the Boat Tail is made with a thinner jacket than a Hot-Cor bullet The weather is not good on small deer, but it is good on hogs, mulies, and Minnesota white-tail deer. For a while the Grand Slam was challenged within the Speer When pulling it out, it looked like the perfect mushroom but the core fell out! At $.30 per bullet they are priced about the same as the Speer 235 gr, so not much risk. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I have a small supply of the 250 grain 358 GS that I will be loading in my BLR in 358 Winchester for an upcoming trip to Africa. the "old and new" GS differences in mfg would be interesting to note. results should tell you what bullet your rifle prefers. that are not prone to ricochet and are safe for use in semi-populated areas, Sub-minute groups all the way out to 300 meters. what was the cut-off date of mfg? kills on small animals. Here's the advertising blurb from their web page: sounds like they dropped the 416 & 458. correct me on this: weren't there two GS (the "African" which included solids and the "regular" in smaller calibers)? Both are versatile, all-around bullets suitable for mixed bag hunts. Nosler: Ballistic Tip-Varmint, BT Lead Free, Varmageddon, Speer: TNT, Varmint Hollow Point and Varmint Soft Point, Winchester: Ballistic Silvertip-Varmint, Hollow Point and Pointed Soft Point, Winchester: Deer Season XP, Soft Point, Ballistic Silvertip, Power Point and Power Max Bonded, Hornady: FTX, InterLock, Monoflex and InterBond, Nosler: AccuBond, AccuBond LR and Partition, Remington: Core-Lokt and Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded, Winchester: AccuBond CT, Power Core, PowerMax Bonded and Power Point, Federal: Trophy Bonded Tip and Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, Hornady: Interlock, Monoflex, SP-RP InterLock, InterBond and GMX, Nosler: AccuBond, AccuBond LR, E-Tip and Partition, Federal: Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid, Swift: A-Frame Heavy Rifle and Break-Away Solids. : ). the vitals, of course, but from there on a wide wound cavity is the ticket. I could not get good accuracy with Speer Grand Slams. Speer introduced the Grand Slam in 1975 as their premium The Contrary to internet knowledge hundreds of thousands of elk and mule deer have fallen to 270s shooting Core Lokts and Power Points and other cup and core bullets over the years, and each year more are added to the list. Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the July 2020 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine. With the old stag, which had been rolling in the peat while tending his hinds, facing head on at 245 yards, I leaned the forend of the graceful Rigby Highland Stalker on Hepburns pack, let my breath halfway out, gave the stag 6 inches of elevation and squeezed the trigger. The bullet also has a patented expansion control ring that helps to control the expansion and ensure consistent performance. 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