Item #: SRA1390 $0.22 per round Volume Discounts Available . Depends what you want as for example the 30cal165grain Hpbt Game King is tougher than the 165 grain spbt Game King. View Profile View … A large amount of exposed lead at the nose of these bullets causes positive expansion in game at moderate velocity levels, especially those with a Sierra Power Jacket. JavaScript is disabled. Although nose configurations and ogives were designed for positive feed in auto-loading pistols, Sierra’s strict quality control and dimensional controls result in an exceptionally accurate bullet. The 120 grain Sierra Pro-Hunter was once a popular, inexpensive, light game projectile. I’ll definitely try the 110 pro hunters and maybe a batch of 130 prohunters as well. GameKings are Sierras premier hunting bullets. My close range choice is the Nosler Partition at 150 grains. None of these are manufactured to the same close tolerances of the MatchKings. Unlike other FMJ designs, the Sierra bullet is capable of match accuracy as well as flawless feeding for the utmost in shooter confidence. The jacket consists of specially dimensioned walls formed by Sierra’s unique progressive draw process, which results in uniformly tapered, concentric walls with a heavy base. T. Teamroper Member. If the Speers come out on top I'll just buy me a lifetime supply and be done with it. Find the caliber of bullet you need to make your ammo right at home. Sierra started making bullets in 1947 in a Quonset hut in California. GameKing Bullets: All bullets in this classification are for hunting and all have boat tails. SportsMaster bullets intended for use in revolvers and rifles with tubular magazines have a cannelure to facilitate roll crimping. Their accuracy has been acclaimed worldwide, and they have been used to win more target competitions than all target bullets from other manufacturers combined. As with the Pro-Hunter bullet, this GameKing bullet has a jacket produced by Sierra's unique four-station jacket draw process. I'm going to work up some loads for my BAR with the Speer 145 Gr Hot-Cor SP and the Sierra 140 Gr Pro-Hunter and see which one comes out on top. Most Sierra bullets are soft points, but there are a few hollow points. 08-13-2008, 08:55 AM #4. david dumas. Ledd Slinger. Sierra “Game King” bullets have earned superlative accolades for years and years. The lightest 6mm BlitzKing bullet can be fired at muzzle velocities up to 4000 fps. Built with the same exacting quality and integrity of the Sierra MatchKing reputation. Sierra … TournamentMaster bullets are designed and manufactured for exceptional accuracy and are non-expanding at typical handgun velocities. These bullets have very thin jackets drawn to an exacting concentricity standard of 0.0003 in maximum variation, and their weight is held to within ± 0.3 grain. I’ll probably try the 110 prohunters and the 130 gamekings. The skives ensure positive and controlled expansion of the bullet at moderate velocities and are used in several Sierra handgun bullets as well as flat nose rifle bullets. Jacketed Hollow Cavity (JHC) is a design unique to Sierra and acclaimed for superior performance. Spitzer bullets may have either a flat base or a boat tail and have much higher ballistic coefficients compared to the traditional round nose or flat nose bullet shapes. The spitzer shape with either a flat base or a boat tail has become the “standard” for hunting bullets today. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Look on the Sierra bullet website and it will clearly say what each bullet is intended for and how tough it is. Without the bullet, a round of ammunition isn't finished. The rifle bullets in Sierra’s product line are arranged in six classifications, depending on the intended application, design features, and the range of cartridges that may use the bullet. They are mostly soft points and a few hollow points and most are boattails. $19.69. As with the MatchKings, they are designed for maximum accuracy performance as the utmost goal. When used at reduced velocities, Sierra’s FMJ bullets are nonexpanding in light game, and often are an ideal choice for varmint or predator hunters wishing to minimize pelt damage. I load down the 180gr. SIERRA@SIERRABULLETS.COM. There are two 22 caliber offerings, one 6mm caliber, two 6.5mm choices, one 7mm offering, and five 30 caliber selections. While they are recognized around the world for record-setting accuracy, MatchKing® and Tipped MatchKing® bullets are not recommended for most hunting applications. Running 47.2g AR2217 for 3050fps validated today to 400y. The Hollow Point shape has an opening in the nose, which depending on the use of the bullet, may be designed for complete fragmentation, controlled expansion, or no expansion at all (MatchKing). Hollow Point is a bullet shape used for the MatchKing bullets as well as a number of Varminter, GameKing and Pro-Hunter bullets for hunting. I've loaded some Sierra but never had hunted with sierras. Sierra has always been synonymous with accuracy, and the GameKing boat tail bullets surely add to the reputation. It is an excellent choice for combat or speed type competitive shooting situations. These bullets are of 40 and 45 grains in weight designed in the traditional shape for the 22 Hornet cartridge. firing a 150-gr. These features combine to form a bullet that will function flawlessly from all auto-loading handguns with excellent terminal ballistic performance. firstshot Varminter Bullets: This classification of bullets is designed specifically for rapid expansion and instant kills on larger varmints and small game. Performance is certainly nothing to rave about, penetration is fair on light bodied animals, wounding is thorough but not spectacular and with a BC of .356, the Pro-Hunter sheds velocity fairly quickly. A fast-expanding design for low to moderate velocities and self-loading handguns. Joined: Apr 21, 2009 Messages: 1,060 Location: NC. Their shapes include hollow point boat tail (HPBT), spitzer boat tail (SBT), and full metal jacket boat tail (FMJBT). The Hollow Point shape has an opening in the nose, which depending on the use of the bullet, may be designed for complete fragmentation, controlled expansion, or no expansion at all (MatchKing). The spitzer shape is readily identified by a characteristic long ogive point shape closing with either a small diameter exposed lead tip or with the proprietary compound tips in Sierra’s BlitzKing bullets. Using ammo seek I see red river reloading has 145 hot cor for $17.21+100 that's hard to beat. (888) 223-3006 Its a 3006. We hope that the rifle bullet descriptions in this section will help you make the correct bullet selections for your applications as well as your shooting conditions. Phil Mahin at Sierra did say "Every now and again, I’ll get reports that our GameKings are more fragile than our Pro-Hunters (with all other things theoretically equal) and my theory for a reason is because there is less bearing surface on a GameKing. Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) is an old standby Sierra bullet design featuring Sierra’s unique Power Jacket. Sierra pro hunter flat base to about 2500fps for deer. They are excellent selections for any type of hand-gun target competition. This has been an amazingly accurate bullet in every 30 caliber rifle I have tried it in.