HUNTING BULLET HYPE: Making sense of SDs, BCs, Ft/Lb, and FPS

The philosophical hunter. I like it. Old school, Geezer here. I have watched all of the hype and fads over the last 60 years. Long shooting Game, a reliance on technology rather than hunting skills has its expected results. Desert Dog , you speak older than you are. That is a good thing. This Geezer ,an old time Bull Elk Guide and hunter.

Easily one of the best hunting/gun channels on YouTube. You have more practical based knowledge and experience that the real boots on the ground hunter can relate to. All of this being in your own opinion is also the opinion of a majority of us sportsmen afield. Great content! Cheers from Canada eh 🍻🇨🇦👍🏻

It's like walking into the fishing takle store and realizing that most of the gear in there is to catch fisherman... not fish. With a .270 I use ELD-X for target shooting and Nosler Partition for hunting. I hunt where 400 yards is not even a posible shot. Long range is for fun not hunting.

The ol Partition is still doing it's job. That's what, 70 years old? Thanks for the vid, I needed that. [Edit] I decided to put your concept to the test and crunched the numbers from a hunting perspective, using two bullets out of my 308. Both 165 gr, one a flatbase, the other a slick boat tail. Point blank range set at 3 inches. The flatbase went 270 yards. But that slick and sexy boat tail went a whopping 270 yards. 🤪 Those BCs don't kick in soon enough for us hunters to bother with, unless BC in this case stands for Bullet Construction.

I’m so glad your making hunters understand it’s about the ethical kills first.

The best caliber is a good bullet and the best bullet is a well placed one.

DD, you make these videos so interesting and informative this is one of my favorites because you were spot on with what ammunition manufacturers have been doing for so many years. I can say I have learned a great deal on just about every level concerning hunting and hunting gear from your videos. I am also very happy I applied your suggestions to my gear and cartridge selections, when you explain it it all makes damn good sense. Thank you.

I absolutely love your opinion of the ELD-X. I used it to hunt with for awhile and have taken 5 muleys and a bull elk with it. I’ve hunted with a lot of different bullets over the years and I deemed the ELD-X the worst bullet I’ve ever hunted with. I was fortunate enough to be able to go to South Africa in March and I took my .280AI loaded with 160gr partitions and was able to take 8 animals shots ranged from 120-310 yards the partitions performed flawlessly. I really like all your videos but this one has been my favorite. I’ve been arguing these points for quite a while now.

you and Randy Newburg make more sense than all the rest out there. Everything you talk about I have been talking about for decades.

Desert Dog, Thank you so much for all your videos, they have helped me a great deal to cut through the ammo marketing crap, and not be dragged through a long path of figuring things out through my own mistakes, I prefer to learn from others.

When a new potential hunter asks me what rifle caliber and ammo they should get I reply with my usual answer. Choose a good quality bolt action in a standard caliber and use soft point bullets (for deer). That advice has never disappointed. You are spot on when you said shot placement and bullet construction are the top two factors for ethical hunting. Great video.

I always knew that firearms manufacturers were hyping everyone. Your concise and clear enunciation of the facts put truth to power. I have sub'd to your site. BTW: I have made it a point to leave remarks for all the "hunters" who brag about 500+ yard shots. Unethical and 1 in 50 success stories that don't get said. Thanks again!

Yeah, this is why I so appreciate Hornady putting boat tails on their 30/30 bullets 😊

Inside 100 I go 30-30 Inside 250 I go 308 Inside 300 I go 270 That’s as far as I go. Paper targets I go 6.5.

Knowledge is power listen and learn excellent 👍 video

Just found your videos yesterday while off work with Covid, have been binge watching and subscribed today. I like your practical and simple approach for what is necessary for ethical hunting. Thanks for the great videos!

First! Thanks for making the best rifle hunting channel on YouTube!!

Great video. Back to the basics! Remington core lokt with flat base bullets have probably killed more big game at practical ranges than any other ammo. Most hunters had no clue what the BC and SD even was. They just put it in the vitals and retrieved their animal.

One of your best!!! Extremely enjoy soaking up this lifetime of information you share!! Good hunting, and cheers from Texas!

So well said! It really is refreshing to hear someone come out and publicly speak the truth. In every single instance my top priority when reloading cartridges is: do I have a good quality bullet? Sometimes my go to bullet doesn’t workout for whatever the reason might be, so if I have to choose an alternate bullet my criteria for a well constructed “hunting” bullet remains constant. I just will not back off this very basic principle.