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Title: Double Tap rifle ammo
Post by: 38-40 on October 31 2019 11:06:52 PM MDT
Anybody have any experience with it. Looking at the 300 Savage 165 gr the price is keeping me from trying it. Hunting elk now so looking for a heavier load than 150 gr and my 99 doesn't like Fedral 180 gr.
Title: Re: Double Tap rifle ammo
Post by: woods_walker on November 01 2019 10:14:42 AM MDT
Most people will agree that Double Tap ammo does not live up to it's claims.
As to your .300 Savage, 150 grain bullets seem to be the preference in a Model 99. That's not to say a 180 won't work, but the 150's seem to work better. My Model 99 will not shoot ANY factory 180's with any accuracy- it's a handload only proposition for that weight. And then again, I've killed 1 Oregon Coast elk and 1 Idaho elk with my 99. I used Hornady Superformance 150 grain SST ammo for one hunt and my 150 grain handloads for the other. Both were 1 shot kills.

Don't ignore the 150 grain ammo- it's what most Model 99s like, and it's a very potent cartridge if you do your part.
Title: Double Tap rifle ammo
Post by: 38-40 on November 08 2019 01:57:28 PM MST
Thanks for the info I have always shot 150 grains in my 99 for deer.  It doesn't really care what brand it shoots them all about the same 1-1/4" groups at 100 yards. think I will give  Hornaday a try


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