Reeder Custom Guns - I wouldn't use a hollow point at all. A bear has a lot

Gary Reeder
I wouldn't use a hollow point at all. A bear has a lot
Tuesday, September 01, 2020, 12:11

of fat on him and a hollow point fills up with that fat and becomes a FMJ. Pick a good jacketed soft point. I normally use one of the Sierra 250 grain Silhouette bullets for bears, and the 220 grain Silhouette bullet for smaller size animals. But any good JSP bullet will work.

Ok. Some handgun hunting related stuff - John W, 2020-09-01, 12:01
- I use Garrett 310 grain or 330 grain - Larry Fry, 2020-09-01, 17:16
  - Ditto! (nm) - GregG, 2020-09-02, 04:45
- I wouldn't use a hollow point at all. A bear has a lot - Gary Reeder, 2020-09-01, 12:11
- Mine is a - TM, 2020-09-01, 12:04
  - Corresponding with Elmer Keith years ago - Jim Taylor, 2020-09-01, 12:29
    - Jim, I am no expert on anything EK, - Mark Conner, 2020-09-01, 22:01
      - I never talked with him about hollow points .. - Jim Taylor, 2020-09-02, 07:33
        Thanks Jim (nm) - Mark Conner, 2020-09-02, 11:11
    - Keith style 255 gr - Clint H, 2020-09-01, 17:42
      - Bears - Clint H, 2020-09-01, 19:39
        Bears - Clint H, 2020-09-01, 19:48