Swift Scirocco terminal performance?

[birdbustr]

Anyone have big game experience with the Swift Scirocco on deer or elk. They shoot very accurate, but I'm having a hard time finding people that rely on these for a hunting bullet.
Would they hold up on a quartering shot?

Mainly looking for magnum velocity experience, but all imput is welcome.

 

[stownsend]

I haven't personally, but my cousin that I hunt with has a 300RUM and has shot whitetails with them. The Scirocco expands really well and makes for some big exit wounds. I have personally seen the damage they can do. Don't know much about how they perform on elk.
Hope that helps.

 

[K.L.O.sako]

i also have a 300 ultra mag and can say nothing but good about the scirocco. deer hit with the 150gr. at 3450 fps.(muzzle). look like there hit with god's own lightning. BE CAREFUL of shot placement, with smaller gr. bullets, upset is instant and dramatic, i.e. bloodshot meat. i switched to 180,s to punch a hole rather than explode. most of my shots here in eastern KY are under a 100yrds but across a corn field, or hilltop to hilltop, the scirocco has the B.C. to carry punch way out there. don't hesitate in using them you'll be pleased.

 

[birdbustr]

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[FITASC666]

Birdbustr,
This may be a late reply to your query however I just got back from a fine caribou hunt in the Ungava. I shot 5 caribou, 2 broadside 265yds and 319yds, one frontal 186 yds, one quartering 218yds and one running front quartering 113yds. The rifle is a Sendero 7mm Rem Mag, the ammo 150gr Scirocco.
After autopsy, the 2 broadside shots exited with lung matter, the caribou stopped in their tracks, The frontal was a little offset so the shoulder got fragmented before the heart blew up (shooting down the mountain), the quartering’s lungs were liquefied and a fist size hole was apparent on the opposite side, and the running front quartering, despite the lung-shoulder contact was finished with a neck shot 20 seconds later. The first bullet went right through.
My humble conclusion is that I was over bulleted. The 140gr Accutip would have been a better choice; less meat loss, faster expansion. The 7mm RM is a lot of gun for these caribou. They are big (550-375lbs) but they are not moose! My hunting partner shot 150gr SST Hornady .308 with less damage despite their muzzle velocity of 3000fps.
Kindest regards.

 

[M'bogo]

My brother uses them in his .300RUM and has never lost a deer with the 150gr or 180gr. Over the last few years he has also taken three black bears with the 180gr bullet. I would not hesitate to use one on an elk.

I handload the 150gr in my .308Win it shoots MOA groups with this bullet and puts deer down nicely.

M'bogo

 

[JR1]

I've killed two deer with them (125-150lbs) and they performed quite nicely out of my 7mag.

I still have half a box. Just never got pinpoint accuracy with them out of my particular gun or I probably would have finished off the box.

 

[skinewmexico]

I've always read that the Scirocco is what the Nosler BT wanted to be.

 

[H&Hhunter]

I've shot a couple of deer with the Sirocco. They are a fairly tough bullet they are very near to what an Accu bond is in terminal performance. They expand very quickly which limits penetration. This makes for a perfect deer bullet. I'd be careful of suggesting them on bigger game such as deer or elk.

The deer I've shot with them were both very dramatic one shot kills out of a .300 Weatherby. Go figure.