06-10-2020, 12:53 PM
Welcome to the madness. The 120 Gold Dot and the Sierra 120 Pro Hunter are two bullets that I have easily gotten to shoot sub MOA in two different rifles. I am using IMR 8208 and a bit more than Speer list in their load data but is safe in my rifles. 20" barrel runs 2550 fps and 18" 2500 fps. I have only shot one deer with each bullet out of the 6.5 Grendel. Both were bang flop. I have shot a bunch of deer with the Sierra 120 PH in a 6.5x55. It is a bit softer bullet than the Gold Dot. The Gold Dot I am sure you know is a bonded bullet. From the one deer I shot it exhibited what I have seen in ballistic jell test. It looked to expand within about 1 to 2" with a HUGE hydrostatic wave doing considerable damage. The bullet held together because there was no evidence otherwise and penetrated about 21". I was shooting from a short shooting house on a logging road between two cut overs that put me 10' off the ground. Impact was at 111 yards to the center of the chest as the deer faced me. I waited for this profile because I was wanting to capture the bullet. With the shot being on a slight downward angle the bullet exited the belly after penetrating about 21" with a thumb size hole and was not recovered. Muzzle velocity was 2550 fps. Hornady case, CCI 450 primers and IMR 8208 is what I use.
Have you shot any of the Hornady 123 SST ammo? Neither of my rifles like the 123 SST bullet in factory ammo or in numerous different hand loads. Could not get it to shoot much under 2" at best. With the 120 Sierra PH and Speer Gold Dot they shoot sub MOA all day. Good luck in your quest.
Have you shot any of the Hornady 123 SST ammo? Neither of my rifles like the 123 SST bullet in factory ammo or in numerous different hand loads. Could not get it to shoot much under 2" at best. With the 120 Sierra PH and Speer Gold Dot they shoot sub MOA all day. Good luck in your quest.