Mismatched Match Bullets - Brief Article
If you use a .300 Win. Mag. Bullet in a .308, you will probably be disappointed in its game performance. It is likely to produce a wound similar to a full metal jacketed bullet.
Likewise, if you reverse the situation– particularly if you use a match type bullet on game– you can expect poor performance. Every bulletmaker in the business advises not to use their match bullets on game and every year I hear complaints about match bullet performance on game.When I ask why the nimrod used a match bullet and at what velocity, the answer generally is to the effect, “It was the most accurate load and the recoil, at 400 fps under max, was real pleasant.”it is designed for accuracy with total disregard for field performance. One strike for not listening to the manufacturers recommendations, two for flawed thinking and three for using the load on game.