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post October 29th 2009 5:02 AM
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I'm leaning towards Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertips.

Anyone have any other suggestions?
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post October 29th 2009 5:23 AM
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What caliber? .223? All I have seen is a 50 or 55 gr bullet, they may be a bit too fast expanding, more of a coyote round. But then FL deer are not a whole lot bigger.


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post October 29th 2009 5:29 AM
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Clicky Federal 60gr Nosler Partition.

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post October 29th 2009 5:40 AM
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I'm somewhat of a newb when it comes to high end ammo...i usually just shoot SP's out of my 30-06

what's Nosler Partition?
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post October 29th 2009 5:44 AM
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It is the original premium bullet. It has a jacket with a web that seperates the 2 halves of the core, it is described best as an H with the top uprights bent in. They are designed to expand only as far as the web in the jacket and stop expanding, making for increase bullet weight after expansion and give better penetration.
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ok gotcha

looks like a great bullet...any idea where i might be able to find some?
i just googled it and went to the shopping results and every single website is out of stock
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post October 29th 2009 5:56 AM
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QUOTE (Jasonfromfl @ October 29th 2009 12:52 AM) *
ok gotcha

looks like a great bullet...any idea where i might be able to find some?
i just googled it and went to the shopping results and every single website is out of stock



Yep, it will be a toughy, start calling gun shops you may be able to find some if you let yer fingers do the walking.

Winchester also has a 64 gr power point that should do well.

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ok thanks man...i'll start checking around.
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post October 29th 2009 7:23 AM
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Cabelas has Black Hills 60gr VMax in stock. It's also a ballistic tip like the Nosler Partition.

They also have Black Hills 60gr soft point too. Another great hunting round.

Black Hills is primo ammo. Top of the line.
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post October 29th 2009 3:14 PM
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All of the Black Hills on Cabela's are on backorder. It doesn't actually tell you that until you try to check out
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post October 29th 2009 3:31 PM
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Hornady 55gr SP any good...bout the only thing Cabela's has in stock
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It would be good ammo there, but I found a better round you can get for a short time.

http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/catalog1/pro...soft-point-ammo

Darn good ammo with one of the heaviest soft points you can find. The seller is also an Armory sponsor and one of the best online sellers you can use.

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you mean you can't use .22lr on florida deer? smiley_smartass.gif
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lol funny about the .22lr...never seen one killed with the lr but i have seen one killed with a .22mag
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We actually have a notorious poacher that shoots quite a few with a 22 LR... (I guess that are cheaper to lose). I would like to see it done with my 5.45x39 buuuuut I think it falls into "illegal" caliber.
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The Winchester 64gr Power Point and the Federal TRU 64gr soft point is the same thing. I have both.


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post November 3rd 2009 2:01 AM
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QUOTE (Jasonfromfl @ October 29th 2009 12:02 AM) *
I'm leaning towards Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertips.

Anyone have any other suggestions?


That's all I use. Very accurate and explosive.

But I hunt deer with a .243 bolt gun.

Buddy of mine shot a 130 lb 6 point with a .50 muzzle loader last weekend right near Ormond. That's a nice size for a Fla deer.


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QUOTE (Jasonfromfl @ October 29th 2009 12:02 AM) *
I'm leaning towards Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertips.

Anyone have any other suggestions?


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post November 11th 2009 11:43 PM
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Heck, I thought all the deer in FL were gator bait.


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