I'm using the
Hornady 55gr V-Max bullets They're not really a ballistic tip as we think of them. They are designed for varmit hunting and will expand at long ranges under low velocity. Plus they will hold together under high rotational velocity, so for my Swift, they are the perfect bullet
The link has good information on them. I got some 50gr V-max moly coated but I haven't had a chance to load them yet, I'll let you know when I do.
The trouble with the HPBT match bullets is that they are designed to shoot paper, I've found over the years of using them that sometimes they expand and sometimes they don't
I shot a nice 6 point white tale with a .308 165gr HPBT match bullet once. The bullet went through the front leg bone, a rib, through the top of the heart and then extited through a rib. The entrance and exit holes were the same size
If I wouldn't of hit it in the heart it would of got away. So I don't use them anymore. I've tried the .224 match bullets and they are pretty much the same, they shoot damn nice but they are not consitent on expansion.
I've shot over 200 ground hogs with the V-max bullets and so far nothing that I've hit has got away
But ground hogs are bigger then p-dogs so they should work well on dogs too. Try em, you'll like em
But that lam of your's sure is purdy 
