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Allowing for the 3 grain difference in weight, is there a specific application where a handloader would choose one of these over the other? In other words, I'm trying to understand why a bullet manufacturer would make two similar bullets with only a 3 grain difference in weight? I know there must be a reason.
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I've wondered about the same thing. I would like to try one of these for my .30-06 since everything I read about these bullets alludes to them being an outstanding design for elk and even larger animals.
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I was always speculating that the envision a market for a hunting bullet being the exact same weight as people are shooting as a long range target bullet in competition, or target shooting on their own, for the off season periods..
at least that has been my speculation..
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Don't those two bullets have different lengths/ogives? I always thought one was shorter in some way. I thought one was meant for the short necked cartridges like the 300 win mag and the other for the '06 and 308.....I didn't think the 3 gr difference had any real effect...
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Is the 168-grain .30-caliber TSX the same as the 165-grain TSX? Is it really a match-grade hunting bullet?
These bullets have different ogive geometries. The 165-grain TSX incorporates a shorter tangent ogive in the nose profile. It�s designed for cartridges with short magazines such as the .300 WSM and .300 Win Mag. The 168-grain TSX BT has a tangent ogive which lengthens the nose profile and has shown superb accuracy downrange. It offers the best of both worlds because it�s also a premium hunting bullet offering exceptional terminal performance. It is best suited for cartridges such as the .308 Winchester, .30-06 and .300 Weatherby.
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Where did this quote come from? I am loading a 300 win mag. Was wondering why the 3 gr. dif.
Thank you for the information; Allan
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Don't those two bullets have different lengths/ogives? I always thought one was shorter in some way. I thought one was meant for the short necked cartridges like the 300 win mag and the other for the '06 and 308.....I didn't think the 3 gr difference had any real effect... I prefer the 168 in my Borden 300 wm and my hunting partner uses 165 gr in his Mod 70 they just work and fit in his magazine better!
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