Speed goats vs match bullets?

[MTGunner]

Anyone loading match bullets for pronghorn? Not a debate. More of a question. MTG

 

[andrew11]

130 Berger Vld last year. Did the trick
Will use the same setup if I draw this year

 

[stk]

I've shot a few with the AMAX and ELD-M. Zero issues. Pronghorn is one species I wouldn't hesitate to use many of the "match" bullets on. They aren't very large and you usually don't have a need to settle for a hard quartering or less than ideal shot angle if you're patient.

 

[Doublecluck]

I’ve used vld’s, hybrids, eldms and A-tips without a problem.

 

[CPAjeff]

I've used VLD's - bang, flop. Kind of boring, actually.

 

[mtmuley]

Yeah. Basketball size exits aren't my thing. mtmuley

 

[WNC2500]

ELD-Ms worked fine this year on antelope buck, and antelope doe. It also did the trick for sure on oryx (a little bit larger goat)

 

[WapitiBob]

180 Bergers on several before I switched to solids, going to Berger 195's this year. Never had a problem with any bullet and Antelope.

 

[stk]

I've shot a few with the AMAX and ELD-M. Zero issues. Pronghorn is one species I wouldn't hesitate to use many of the "match" bullets on. They aren't very large and you usually don't have a need to settle for a hard quartering or less than ideal shot angle if you're patient.

I should clarify—I used them at moderate (i.e. 6.5 creedmoor) speeds. I probably wouldn’t try them in a .257 weatherby or the like unless I was certain the shots were going to be pretty far.

 

[mtmuley]

180 Bergers on several before I switched to solids, going to Berger 195's this year. Never had a problem with any bullet and Antelope.

Not an issue of killing them. Just how bad you want to wreck them. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

Have used them for quite a few years. Shoot them behind the shoulder and there isn’t a ton of meat damage besides rib meat.

 

[Doublecluck]

Have used them for quite a few years. Shoot them behind the shoulder and there isn’t a ton of meat damage besides rib meat.

Center of lung is how I’ve always done it. Dumps em where they stand.

 

[WapitiBob]

Not an issue of killing them. Just how bad you want to wreck them. mtmuley

I wrecked a cpl before I figured out where to hit them.

 

[FLS]

140 Hybrids out of a Creedmoor on antelope and deer. No more meat damage than a n SST or Ballistic Tip.

 

[mtmuley]

I wrecked a cpl before I figured out where to hit them.

I know where to hit them. Since I was 13 years old. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

Antelope are soft critters and don’t take much to make big holes in. Here’s one from a highly touted on this sight controlled expansion bullet on an antelope

 

[TN_Rifle_Junkie]

I have used VLD, ELD-M, and ELD-X from a 6.5x47 with little to no additional meat damage if you hit them in the boilermaker.