Speer hot cores have relatively shallow penetration at close range, but every 120lb deer I have shot with them just collapse. It looks like a grenade went off inside them. Just turns the vitals into a jelly like consistency.I would think a Nosler Ballistic Tip, Hornady SST or a Speer Hot Core would be good. I know my son took his Leopard with a 180 gn Ballistic Tip in 8x57, it worked well. Best to see what your PH would like you to use.
..So I have my local gun shop shipping it back to Hill Country Rifles’s to check.
Yes I was on there as you can see. This is why I started this thread. I m going with my original plan to bring both the 300 and 270 WSM for the leopard hunt. My only trepidation is I know how well the trijicon is in low light I ll see what the leupold looks like with the illuminated reticle at low light.
Thanks bought that scope in 2015 it’s the tritium version so I should be ok. My 270 has the battery for the illuminated reticle which is also a 50MM so I think I’ll be fine in a low light situationSounds like it's going to be an awesome hunt but have a question. Is your Trijicon an Accupoint/tritium or the Accupower with the battery. The reason I ask is with the tritium version, the life is supposed to be about ten years. I have two 2.5-10 Accupoints with the posts and now in low light conditions, one seems to be fading. If you have a recent manufacture model, disregard and GOOD LUCK!