Hunting Bullet Metrics
Apply Terminal Performance Truth
2023 Zebra Management Hunt
Table 5-1: Compiled 30-Caliber Bullet Data and Field BSM Assessments
| Metric / ID | Bullet | Wt | SD | GIV | FIV | BSMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1 | WWC1 | 200 | 176 | 2632 | 2562 | Y |
| Z-7 | WWC1 | 200 | 147 | 2632 | 2615 | Y |
| Z-8 | WWC1 | 200 | 154 | 2632 | 2605 | Y |
| Z-9 | WWC1 | 200 | 119 | 2632 | 2660 | Y |
| Z-3 | TSMK2 | 240 | 276 | 2429 | 2245 | N |
| Z-2 | SPH3 | 220 | 234 | 2331 | 2120 | Y |
| Z-5 | SPH3 | 220 | 151 | 2331 | 2300 | N |
Table 5-1 Metric Definitions
- Wt
- Bullet Weight, grains
- SD
- Shot Distance, yards
- GIV
- Gel Impact Velocity, feet per second
- FIV
- Field Impact Velocity, feet per second
- BSMA
- Bloodshot Meat Acceptable
Table 5-1 IDs
- Z
- Zebra
Table 5-1 Notes
- Y
- Yes
- N
- No
- 1
- Woodleigh Weldcore Protected Point with a bonded-lead core
- 2
- Tipped Sierra Match King (poly tip hand-installed), match bullet, cup-and-core, with a “thin” jacket and metallurgically “soft” jacket and core
- 3
- Sierra Pro Hunter, hunting bullet, cup-and-core, with a “thick” jacket and metallurgically “hard” jacket and core