About this episode
SHOW NOTES • Introduction: Pros and cons of hunting with match bullets • Listener's questions: Tok Air Service, DIY drop-camp moose hunt costs, .257 WBY cartridge for deer, vintage controlled-feed rifles for backcountry work, hunting as PTSD therapy, downsides of carbon fiber barrels, and more. • History of hunting with match bullets • Data on Sierra MatchKings and humane killing ability • Berger's VLD: King of match-grade hunting bullets. Upset process, fragmentation and overpenetration potential, handloading tips and tricks, personal experience, Classic Hunter and Elite Hunter bullets, and a few horror stories. • Hornady's ELD Match: Trendy but not company-advised. Good for hunting or not? RESOURCES Berger hunting bullets Hornady ELD Match bullets Sierra bullets Barnes bullets Nosler bullets Federal EDGE TLR bullets