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[Snake]

Congratulations on a very nice buck brother. I am a fan of Balistic tips but only use the Winchester Balistic Silvertip . I used to buy reloads with just the regular Balistic tips and they don't seem to preform as good ....could be just my imagination though .

 

[Jcalder]

Congratulations on a very nice buck brother. I am a fan of Balistic tips but only use the Winchester Balistic Silvertip . I used to buy reloads with just the regular Balistic tips and they don't seem to preform as good ....could be just my imagination though .

It's the same bullet, but the Winchester version, combined technology, has a lubalox coating that may or may not be a pain to get rid of in your barrel

 

[Remi]

Congratulations on a very nice buck brother. I am a fan of Balistic tips but only use the Winchester Balistic Silvertip . I used to buy reloads with just the regular Balistic tips and they don't seem to preform as good ....could be just my imagination though .

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[Urban_Hunter]

Go to a TTSX and leave your problems behind

 

[rifle02]

Glad you found him, great buck! Where did you hit him? Was there an exit? Sometimes they just don't bleed externally well if there isn't an exit wound.

I took the Easy Shot behind the shoulder, exit wound was very small no blood on either side. Three tiny droplets of blood total in 75 yards.

 

[rifle02]

It's funny how opinions change. I like the rapid expansion of the BT more than an accubond. I personally would go in a different direction than a nosler bullet

I've never had anything other than great expansion with Ballistic tips of several calibers and weights. This one's got me puzzled.

 

[Jcalder]

I've never had anything other than great expansion with Ballistic tips of several calibers and weights. This one's got me puzzled.

Yep, I would expect rapid expansion and a pass through both, and soup on the inside

 

[rifle02]

I've used the 120's a bunch but from a 260 rem.


Where did you hit him and what is your velocity?

Hit him behind the shoulder in the classic shot. Can't tell you the velocity. The bullet was pushed by 22 grains of H 4198 and an 18 inch barrel. Maybe it wasn't going all that fast. I never use the maximum load.

 

[rifle02]

The trade off with rapid expansion is you lose penetration. The accubond is a compromise between the two and with it being a bonded bullet, weight retention will be higher allowing for more penetration.

Penetration isn't usually an issue on a rib cage shot on a whitetail. Everything I shoot is a pass-through but I normally have a big exit wound with a lot of blood. Not so this time.

 

[rifle02]

Congratulations on a very nice buck brother. I am a fan of Balistic tips but only use the Winchester Balistic Silvertip . I used to buy reloads with just the regular Balistic tips and they don't seem to preform as good ....could be just my imagination though .

In the past when I was first reloading for 7 mm-08 the black colored combined technology ballistic Silver Tip was all I used. They were devastating.

 

[Remi]

Hit him behind the shoulder in the classic shot. Can't tell you the velocity. The bullet was pushed by 22 grains of H 4198 and an 18 inch barrel. Maybe it wasn't going all that fast. I never use the maximum load.

I'd say that load is quite slow. The ballistic tip should open down to 1600fps but you won't get damage with that low of a velocity.


Nosler shows roughly 2200fps from a 24" barrel, if you lose 25fps per inch you'd be around 2000-2050fps at the muzzle. The factory SST's you're using are significantly faster than your h4198 load which is why the performed better.


H4895 gets me 2517fps from my 20" Howa. I'd be changing powders.

 

[rifle02]

I'd say that load is quite slow. The ballistic tip should open down to 1600fps but you won't get damage with that low of a velocity.


Nosler shows roughly 2200fps from a 24" barrel, if you lose 25fps per inch you'd be around 2000-2050fps at the muzzle. The factory SST's you're using are significantly faster than your h4198 load which is why the performed better.


H4895 gets me 2517fps from my 20" Howa. I'd be changing powders.

I loaded several different bullets with a number of different powders and tried them all. The one I was using seem to be the most accurate. It's still early in the deer season so I'd have no hesitation changing to a different load. I probably should just for my peace of mind!

 

[Remi]

I loaded several different bullets with a number of different powders and tried them all. The one I was using seem to be the most accurate. It's still early in the deer season so I'd have no hesitation changing to a different load. I probably should just for my peace of mind!

If you wanted to stay with 4198 have your tried the 100gr ballistic tip or the new Hornady 90cx?

 

[rifle02]

If you wanted to stay with 4198 have your tried the 100gr ballistic tip or the new Hornady 90cx?

Not really dedicated to any one powder. I have a fairly good variety. I just tried the ones that the load data that I look up have figures for. Just now I can't remember which powder I used but I tried some 100 grain ttsx and they were super accurate. I may give those a try on something other than paper.