[toolman]

since my sks is the only scoped gun i have at the moment,i am planning to hunt west texas whitetails with it this year.i currently have three different soft-point loads and four hollow point loads in stock.they are :
1.ishevsk arsenal 123 gr. s.p.
2.wolf 154 gr. s.p.
3.federal classic 123 gr. s.p.
4.silver bear 123 gr. h.p.
5.wolf 123 gr. h.p.
6.r.a.m. 123 gr.h.p.
7.ishevsk arsenal 123 gr. h.p.

any suggestions on which would work best? as far as bullet weight,the wolf looks best but i have heard some paople say that the wolf doesn't expand well due to a harder lead being used.i know that the federal load has the best bullet of all but looks a little anemic on the ballistic charts.

[donald lowery]

TOOL MAN

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT I AM GOING TO TRY MY SKS FOR WHITE TAIL DEER
HERE IN ALABAMA I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE REAL GOOD LUCK WITH THEIR SKS ON DEER ALL AT 100 YDS OR LESS
THEY BUY FAT AMMO THEN PULL THE BULLETS AND RELOAD WITH 125 GR NOSLER BT
I HAVE THE DIES TO DO THIS MYSELF BUT IF YOU DONT HAVE BRASS CASES ITS REALY HARD ON THE DIES BUT I FOUND SOME AMMO AT MIDWAY USA RUSSIAN 125 GR SOFT POINT $1.73 A BOX
SO I THINK I WILL TRY THIS OUT AND SEE IF IT DOES THE JOB FIRST IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD PLENTY OF LEAD SHOWS AT THE TIP OF THE BULLET AND SHOOTS GOOD IN MY NORINCO
WELL GOOD LUCK LET US HEAR HOW YOU DO

DON

[toolman]

thanks Donald, I went out today but didn't see anything. decided to try the wolf 154gr based on weight.tried the "thumbnail" test compared to the federal hi-shok load and couldn't tell any difference. would like to find some of the 150gr. cor-bon to try but it seems to be extremely scarce in this area. if i actually see any deer i'll let ya know how the wolf s.p. works..tim