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Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - PA_Allen - 01-01-2024
I was able to take a nice buck and a doe with the new Sierra 120 TGK.
Load: 28gr 8208, Rem 7.5, starline brass, 2.270 COL, approx 2400 FPS
Rifle: 16 Monster barrel with 7 Ultra TBAC can
Buck (178 lb 10 pt) was about 200 yds away broadside. Behind the shoulder hit with excellent expansion and complete pass through.
Doe (90 lbs) was at about 80 yds also with complete pass through and excellent expansion.
Both ran about 25-30 yds with heavy blood trails.
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Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - VASCAR2 - 01-01-2024
Great results, thanks for posting!
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - sundowner - 01-01-2024
Congrats on you great buck .
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - LRRPF52 - 01-01-2024
Congrats PA_Allen! Long time, no see.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - PA_Allen - 01-01-2024
LRRPF52 Wrote:Congrats PA_Allen! Long time, no see.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!
Thanks! Im still around supporting the Grendel Horde and running real-world tests like this as time allows.
Take care!
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - Jake TN - 01-01-2024
The man, the myth, the legend returns. Congrats on a beautiful deer. Glad the 120 TGK expanded well for you.
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - kmon - 01-01-2024
Congrats on a fine buck and more good eating. Good to see you still putting the GRR to good use
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - Timitus - 01-02-2024
Nice hunting. Thanks for the info on the bullet. So far it seems to be doing a fine job for everyone that has posted hunting with it.
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - cwlongshot - 01-03-2024
Awesome buck CONGRATULATIONS!!!
As for the bullet preformance. Little suprise. I have used this bullet for over 10 years in my 6.5 Swede. Its worked very well for me on over a dozen deer at only a lil more velocity. One of the first bullet I used in the Grendel was the 123 sst and mad did that open fast! It didnt make it out and only hot one lung on first deer. I knew I needed better. Speer came out with there 120 Gold Dot. I worked up a load for my Howa and as luck had it a. One heck of a buck stept out infront of me. I was above him on a ridge, I let him pass so I could angle forward and shot him hi on his left and it should have exited low right, on his arm pit.
Well,...I later learned from Speer tech that GOLD Dot was designed specifically for UNDER 2500 fps. Well Impact vel was north of 2625 from my 22" barrel. That bullet never did exit. It took out on side lung again and that deer walked nearly 600 yards till he laid down and expired where I found him. All 262# of him! I switched back to my ol fav Sierra 120g GK. I have since taken only a few more with it but just like you, it enters messes stuff up leaves a respectable exit and deer expire quickly if not right there!
Congratulations on a very nice Buck and some good eatin!
CW
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - PA_Allen - 01-04-2024
CW,
Thanks for your post and stories. No doubt the 120 gr Sierra Game King soft point is a great bullet, but these deer were taken with the brand new 120 gr Tipped Game King (TGK) developed specifically for the Grendel. There is a multi-page thread on the forum dedicated to this new bullet, so this thread was an opportunity to share hunting results on a brand new projectile.
Its so new in fact, that Sierra has removed it from their website (temporarily hopefully!).
(And Im a 6.5x55 Swede guy at heart also!)
Best,
PA
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - Timitus - 01-04-2024
PA_Allen Wrote:CW,
Thanks for your post and stories. No doubt the 120 gr Sierra Game King soft point is a great bullet, but these deer were taken with the brand new 120 gr Tipped Game King (TGK) developed specifically for the Grendel. There is a multi-page thread on the forum dedicated to this new bullet, so this thread was an opportunity to share hunting results on a brand new projectile.
Its so new in fact, that Sierra has removed it from their website (temporarily hopefully!).
(And Im a 6.5x55 Swede guy at heart also!)
Best,
PA
I talked to Sierra about this bullet. They plan to run a new batch of these bullets 1st or 2nd quarter this year.
Buck down with Sierra 120 TGK - Teodoro - 01-14-2024
Really beautiful buck. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing that data as well.