Comments on: Match Ammo for Hunting?

By: capta45

capta45 — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:04:05 +0000

“The military has the constraint of the Geneva Convention and the prohibition of expanding bullets.” Correction; technically it is the Hague Convention, of 1899, that prohibits this. What is interesting is the US is not a signatory so we do not legally have to abide by it although we have for over a century.

By: Scout454

Scout454 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:34:06 +0000

Walt Berger and John Barsness proved the effectiveness of open point match bullets several years ago on a variety of game shot at varying distances. Their results proved that “match bullets” kill better than nearly all hunting bullets – especially at long range.

By: DFmeyer

DFmeyer — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:26:35 +0000

The reason most match bullets are not recommended for hunting is that most were spec’ed for Military match or service use. The military has the constraint of the Geneva Convention and the prohibition of expanding bullets. Hence the use of Ball ammunition. Most Hunting designed rounds are a trade-off of accuracy and expansion. Ball and Match, pure accuracy. The Sierra Match King is in fact the bullet used by U.S. Military precision shooters. While it has a hollow cavity. It is not an expansion bullet. Ball ammunition is designed to wound. Expansion bullets to kill with massive trauma. The reality is. Shot placement and skill will overcome most bullet design shortcomings and or limitations. It’s the hits that count.