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last year I loaded up a bunch of 165 gr Nolser Ballistic Tips for my .30-06, did a lot of practice ahead of the season and took four head of big game:

Black bear at 325 yards
Antelope at 245 yards
Mule deer at 140 yards
Elk (cow) at 338 yards[/quote]

I am glad to get current information like this on the Ballistic Tip bullets by Nosler. In the past I have passed on good prices of ammo loaded with that bullet because of their reputation as fragile. It appears they worked well for you on a different variety of game.

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Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.