All hunters balistic tips and full metal jacket Please explain both I shoot a 7 mm Mag The best for Elk?
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Ballistic tips offer the aerodynamics of a pointed tip with the expansion of a hollow point. FMJ rounds are almost always illegal for hunting use.A full metal jacket (FMJ) round is exactly that, encased in a jacket of metallic alloy. They allow for longer barrel life by decreased fouling of the rifling by shaved lead, higher velocity, and greater penetration (metal, bone, brush...). For these reasons they are ideal for military applications.
Go with ballistic tip, along with energy and penetration, expansion is the name of the game in big game hunting. A large enough hole to kill a human may only wound a 1,000 pound animal. For elk the plastic, or whatever substance(s), tip will be reliable to penetrate, after which you want the expansion of the round to transfer the energy to the organs and produce a large wound cavity for a clean kill.
You'll want a heavy, 175 grain is the heavy side, probably go with no less than 160, spitzer, boat-tail bullet. Try Hornady or Nosler.
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Full metal jackets are for target shooting only.Most states forbid the use on big game animals in north America.
Full metal jackets do not expand on contact increasing the chances of just wounding the game.
Seldom a quick kill there for the use of such is commonly viewed inhumane.
Ballistic Tips are a outstanding long range projectiles, Nosler the manufacturer and designer of the Ballistic Tips does advise it for more lone range targets as in 200 yards plus.
At 200 yards or more the Ballistic Tip works just like a normal hollow point good controlled expansion.
Where as the very same bullet at 50 to 75 yards has a more violent reaction and acts like a frangible, yes it will do a quick clean kill at closer range.
You just destroy more meat up close with it.
But do not confuse the Varmint Ballistic Tip with the Big game hunting Ballistic Tip they are not the same.
I reload two pet bullets for Big Game in my 30 cal, The 165 Nosler Ballistic Tip and the 165 Sierra Game King Boat Tail Hollow Point.
My weapon likes both with a 1.25 inch elevation difference due to the fact the Ballistic Tip has a flatter trajectory due to it’s inherently better ballistic coefficient design.
The Ballistic Tip for Elk will work fine.
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ballistic tips were invented for quick clean kills for the hunting world, full metal jacket shells were Invented to be used in war time to Mame and not to kill. also better in armor pearcing or bullet proof vests I don't think they make the full metal jacket for the 7mm mag. also target practice.More Questions & Answers...