Sako Blades bullets - experience

[Borders Mike]

Hi, I was wondering if anybody has experience and thoughts about Sako Blades bullets, especially in a home load but also as a off the shelf cartridge?
I'm intrigued by the almost wave shape of the relief groves which I assume is to manage the pressure issues you can get with copper bullets.
Sako's website is truly rubbish so information and people's experience would be great to hear.

 

[Heym SR20]

They work very well. Deer fall over dead.

 

[NullMac]

Typical copper results really. Nothing earth shattering. However evidence suggests they will expand a velocities lower than the TTSX. Check out the resource below there is some useful stuff.

Bullet testing

 

[Rural Management Services]

Lots and lots of muntjac, roe and fallow put on the deck with 6.5cm 120gr and .308 120gr and 162gr.

The 162gr is a bit unnecessary for the UK unless you are chest shooting boar, but both the 120gr offerings work very well.

Using home load Yew tree, which are even better but blades are still a decent option.

 

[Jack3]

Lots and lots of muntjac, roe and fallow put on the deck with 6.5cm 120gr and .308 120gr and 162gr.

The 162gr is a bit unnecessary for the UK unless you are chest shooting boar, but both the 120gr offerings work very well.

Using home load Yew tree, which are even better but blades are still a decent option.

Which Yew Tree bullets are you using just out of interest? In 6.5

 

[long_range_rob]

I use 162gn factory in my Sako 75. Shoots 1/2 MOA on the range and works perfectly on fox/roe/muntjac/fallow so far. I cannot fault them.

 

[Rural Management Services]

Which Yew Tree bullets are you using just out of interest? In 6.5

102.4gr amazing expansion for a non lead bullet

 

[wytonpjs]

Hi, I was wondering if anybody has experience and thoughts about Sako Blades bullets, especially in a home load but also as a off the shelf cartridge?
I'm intrigued by the almost wave shape of the relief groves which I assume is to manage the pressure issues you can get with copper bullets.
Sako's website is truly rubbish so information and people's experience would be great to hear.

Just bought some in .243 and .308 to try against my TTSX loads worked up 5 years ago - will find out soon

 

[Donkey Basher]

Don't want to hijack the thread but if anyone reading has got these bullets in their quickload database could they PM me please - specifically 162gn 308W & 120gn in 6.5x47 Lapua. Thanks.