|
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 41
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 41 |
These are very good reasonably priced bullets and always have some loaded in my main hunting guns. One of my favorites is the 7mm 130gr loaded in the 708. Perfect deer medicine.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 10,810 Likes: 2
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 10,810 Likes: 2 |
They pair well with IMR 4064.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,248 Likes: 1
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,248 Likes: 1 |
The relatively short nose profile also helps minimize jump to the lands in some instances where magazine box confines are a limiting factor. I've had Remington 7mm-08 factory rifles where the 145 Speer BT can reach lands and still be under 2.82" OAL. Loaded just a bit off the lands, they generally shoot pretty dang well and perform nicely at 7mm-08 velocities. The reasonable pricing doesn't hurt either. I bought a bunch of 150gr .30cal bullets for my .308 hog rifles and 160gr 7mm bullets for my 7mmRM, but I'm still working on shooting up my other loads on hand. I bet they'll shoot fine.
Now with even more aplomb
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 199
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 199 |
I like Speer as an option. I use the 200 grain spitzer in my 338-06. Those allow me to shoot it a little more economically since they’re about 44¢ each versus the $1.50 each of the others. While I don’t use them exclusively, I definitely have them ready so I can shoot more and not go broke. They group very well anyways.
The 52 grain HPBT in 224 is a good alternative too.
130 grain spitzer in .277 is a great bullet for the 270 Winchester. Of course usually most 130 grain are good there with 4831.
Not that I’m a cheap bastard when it comes to bullets, I still use the awesome expensive stuff, but it’s nice to use less expensive to start out load development or get some practice done.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 637 Likes: 2
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 637 Likes: 2 |
Those 130 Speer SPBT's are working pretty well in my 7mm-08 with StaBALL6.5. Their prices are good too. I've also been using a combination of Speer 145 Hot Cor's and Varget in my 7-30 Waters.
ttpoz
in silvam ne ligna feras (don't carry logs into the forest)
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,736 Likes: 5
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,736 Likes: 5 |
7mm Speer Hot Cor 145 gr shoot under .5 inch in my 7mm-08 just have not used them on game yet, anyone used these on deer or elk?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 6,854 Likes: 1
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 6,854 Likes: 1 |
Have used them in a 280 since the late '60s. Never has a bad result, deer, caribou, pigs, antelope.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 56,358 Likes: 9
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 56,358 Likes: 9 |
145 btsp work exceedingly well in my 284's. I tried them in a 7mm Rem mag and surprise, they work in that too.
_______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
LOL
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 15,173 Likes: 18
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 15,173 Likes: 18 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 5,050 Likes: 7
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 5,050 Likes: 7 |
I use 165 grain in our 30-06s. They group well and perform well on deer for us. The economy of them is nice too.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2023
Posts: 149
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Feb 2023
Posts: 149 |
I've had good results with speer's 150's, 170's, and 200gr in my 8mm's. Even caught one (frontal chest shot)on a 200 lbs whitetail buck. I prefer them over Hornady at this point. Price making the biggest difference.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2023
Posts: 49
Campfire Greenhorn
|
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Dec 2023
Posts: 49 |
I have several boxes of the hot cors. They are very accurate on my old 270.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 2,432
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 2,432 |
I've had good results with speer's 150's, 170's, and 200gr in my 8mm's. Even caught one (frontal chest shot)on a 200 lbs whitetail buck. I prefer them over Hornady at this point. Price making the biggest difference. I use those in my Kimber Mont. 325wsm. I put a nice pass thru in a bull moose in Canada at 450 yards. He wasn't happy about it and just fell over and died right there. They shoot sub moa with IMR 4350 and VVN160 .
"Aim right, squeeze light" " Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not" NRA Life, GOA
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 12,397 Likes: 1
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 12,397 Likes: 1 |
I like the 165 gr. Speer HoC core in my .308 Win. After a long spell trying to find a load that would work in a Ruger M77 RS tanger it turned out that Speer bullet was the only one useable. Kind of a strange situation but it is what it is. Also works quite well in a Winchester M70 XTR. My .280 Rem. loves the 160 gr. older two core Speer Grand Slam and I'm lucky enough to have a lifetime supply. I also shave the newer version but haven't tried them yet. I also have the regular Hot Core 160 gr. 7MM bullet to try in a 7x57. I have used the .30 caliber Hot Core in a Ruger #1 .300 Win. Mag. with excellent results on elk. Regardless of price those bullet just plain work. What's not to like? PJ
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them. MOLON LABE
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1 |
Jambuster, do you usually get exits even on shoulder shots or angled shots with that 130 spbt? Reason I ask is that with Speer's across the board the bt's are a soft bullet compared to the HC. I never used the 130 BT, but my way of thinking is that I would go with the 145 if I was going with Speer's bt bullet. But never used either, so what do I know.
I have used quite a bit of the Speer 165 btsp in 30 caliber. I like it. 165's can be a bit stout for deer but in the Speer BT it works pretty well even if hit a bit back in rear lung. Soft bullet.
One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 41
Campfire Greenhorn
|
OP
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 41 |
I used the 130's in my 708 for years here in West Tennessee for the small deer we have. Usually about 125 pounds. I still do when I am here. Usually they pass through leaving about an 1 1/2" hole . I don't specifically remember shooting any in the shoulder because I shoot a little farther back. I load this same load for my grandsons and I will ask them.
My baby daughter married a boy in south Mississippi and since then I have used the Speer 145 BTSP because of wild pigs we encounter. I haven't killed any big pigs with them yet. My grandson has killed 3 or 4 pigs with the 130's on pigs up to about 150. Bullets pass thru and leave a 2 to 3" exit.
I think they are soft . If I was hunting tough game a lot like pigs I would us a hot core. Right now I am developing a 140 gr hotcore load for my 6.5 Creedmoor specifically for pigs.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 284
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 284 |
I've tried the 130 btsp and the hot cor in my 7mm-08 and haven't been able to get them to shoot good in my gun. I've got some of the 145 btsp but haven't tried them yet.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,321 Likes: 9
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,321 Likes: 9 |
I have taken just one deer with a hand loaded 145 grain SPBT, over IMR-4350. Bullet performed great. Deer went about 25 feet. I’ll be using this combination more in the future.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 985
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 985 |
I shoot a lot of Speer but Im still mad they quit making the 220gr for the 35's.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,947
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,947 |
Anyone use the 6mm 85g tbsp? Thinking about this in my Howa 6ARC. Price is right.
The truth angers those whom it does not convince
|
|
|
|
678 members (10gaugemag, 007FJ, 01Foreman400, 117LBS, 10Glocks, 69 invisible),
2,902
guests, and
1,288
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,193,641
Posts18,512,265
Members74,010
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|