I have read this thread with interest. The BT has,for many, proven a great Whitetail bullet. Me, not so much. I'm shooting a 6.5X55 that gives best accuracy with the 120 BT at about 3000fps. I have only an example of three kills. Each of which cause me to have some questions about "Tough Balistic Tips."

I shot three deer with them. No question about lethality. Three shots, three dead deer. Adult buck about 150lbs, two small does. My problem is there were no exits.

Each were shot broad side, in the pocket behind the front shoulder. Turned the internals to soup and caused major bruising on the offside internal rib cage. They each ran 70 yards or less. Where I hunt I want/need a blood trail. The undergrowth is so thick that they disappear after a couple of jumps and tracks are easily mixed with others and lost.

Fortunately each of these deer ran partially toward me, disappeared and I found them a few jumps from where they disappeared. Had they gone in the other direction without a blood trail I'm not sure I'd have found them.

I've been shooting Deer for over 60 years now and I know some weird things can happen when that bullet reaches the target and Deer are also capable of doing the unthinkable. If no pass through had happened once I'd have chalked it up to an anomaly. Twice and I'd think it to be strange, but three times, consecutively, and I'm wondering if the .264 Nosler BT 120gr at 3000fps should be something I should definitely stay away from.
Is that bullet just not up to that task?
Or, am I just missing something here?

Thanks
Jim





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