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Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Target Bullets for Hunting Big Game: When they're applicable, and how to pick the right one

Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Joseph von Benedikt

Backcountry, Rifle, Deer, Podcast, Elk, Mountain, Sports, Hunt, Wilderness, Cartridge, Hunting

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

This episode we're joined by Gunwerks founder and owner Aaron Davidson, one of the world's most knowledgeable experts in the realm of long-range precision hunting.

Primary topic is the use of target-type bullets such as Berger's VLD's and Hornady's ELD Match for hunting big game. Aaron defines when such bullets are ideal, the various types most suitable, and characteristics unique to each type.

Terminal performance behavior is a primary focus, and Aaron leads listeners through what to expect from various types of target bullets, and how to translate that into making the right choice for your needs.

We discuss shot placement, velocity windows that provide useful terminal performance, and how target-type bullets rupture or mushroom and kill.

For hunters limited to "non-toxic" bullets, Aaron covers the upsides and downsides of monometal bullets, particularly in terms of accuracy, wind drift, terminal affect, and influence on maximum shot distances.

Finally, Aaron wraps up with a backstage look at what's shaking at Gunwerks: an update on the Nexus rifle, new rangefinding binos and scopes coming in the Revic Optics line, and more.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Shooting a big game with target-type bullets generates a lot of controversy.

0:06.0

From that we can conclude that such bullets actually do have a place in the hunting world and in fact,

0:12.0

because there are so many passionate supporters of the practice

0:14.8

such bullets excel in certain situations on the line with me today is Aaron Davidson

0:21.1

founder and owner of gunworks and a man that has more experience shooting big game

0:26.2

with match type bullets than any other 10 men in my experience.

0:30.5

Welcome, Aaron, and thank you for coming on the show today.

0:34.0

Glad to be here, Joseph. This is a topic that I'm really interested in and I've spent a lot of time studying.

0:45.0

Well that's why you're exactly the right man to address this with us and I really

0:50.0

appreciate that.

0:51.1

Listeners, as many as you know, Gunworks as a company and Mr Davidson himself as a man have contributed

0:59.2

more to the evolution of precision hunting rifles, long-range shooting skills in the of in my opinion, any other forces at work in the industry.

1:13.7

So yeah, Aaron, I really appreciate your expertise and your willingness to share your experience

1:18.2

and knowledge here.

1:20.0

And we're going to unpack this concept and the practical application of shooting big game with

1:27.3

match bullets. I think Aaron's going to start with a definition of success to kind of set the scene here and then we'll dive into a bunch of related topics such as, you know, why target type bullets can be ideal for hunting suitable types, brands, models, characteristics

1:46.6

unique to each how to choose the right one based on those characteristics in your needs,

1:52.8

what to expect from each type, shot placement

1:57.0

with each type.

1:57.8

And then, of course, some impact velocity windows

2:01.2

applicable to target type bullets, scenarios and shot angles to look for and to avoid and so forth.

2:08.4

So Aaron, let's kick it over to you and yeah rock and roll my friend.

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