Comments on: Sierra’s New “GameChanger” Tipped Hunting Bullet https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/ from AccurateShooter.com Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: A Stranger https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-56217 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:26:58 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61530#comment-56217 I shot a cow elk at about 100 yards with a Sierra Gamechanger just a few days ago. It was the .308 dia. 165 gr. bullet with 56 grs. of H4350 loaded as a 30-06. The bullet went right through the heart leaving a fairly small hole on each side. I did not recover the bullet. I have seen other brands of bullets do much more damage to an animals heart. I posted three photos of the heart at https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/sierra-gamechanger.205661/page-2

]]> By: Nathan https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-55990 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:49:20 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61530#comment-55990 This is a pretty exciting announcement in my opinion. They look like a solid option to try. I think Sierra’s misstep is not bonding the core, however. Advertising this round as having “excellent penetration” puts them at competition with bullets that are almost all bonded.

]]> By: Aaron https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-55700 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 03:34:29 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61530#comment-55700 I just loaded some of these up for my tikka ctr 308. I didn’t have much time but only after 4 trial powder/seating depth combinations, I ended up with a one inch 5 shot group at 200 yards. 42.5 grains of imr 4064 got this gamechanger to exit my 20″ barrel at 2648 fps. I plan on tweaking this load to shrink the group just a little more.(I have a 155 AMax load that shoots .5 at 200 yards)

]]> By: MH https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-55670 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:25:45 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61530#comment-55670 I’d like to see detailed terminal performance comparisons using same velocity and distance to target but with different barrel twist rates.

I always found that 69 grain SMKs from a 1:7 twist were much more effective than anything from a slower twist barrel… but I’ve never seen a detailed or formalized test.

]]> By: Dan https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-55669 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:50:54 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61530#comment-55669 What’s the minimum velocity for expansion?

]]> By: Richard https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/sierras-new-gamechanger-tipped-hunting-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-55667 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:37:26 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61530#comment-55667 Is that not a Ballistic Tip?

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