Yep, it was upgraded to one of the "heavy jacket" BTs several years ago, primarily because so many hunters wanted to use it on elk.
A local friend of mine used one in his .300 Weatherby to shoot a cow elk that was facing him at around 200 yards. He recovered the bullet from under the hide of the rump.
Hello Mr. Barsness:
Since there are sooooo many threads about which BT's (Ballistic Tips) are considered "heavy jacket" I would like to compile a secret decoder ring of the jacket thickness of common BT's. I am selfish by nature so please respond with a simple yes/no of my commonly used BT's diameters:
The question is: "Are the following BT's considered heavy jacket"?
Is the .264 diameter 120gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .264 diameter 140gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? Yes/no
Is the .277 diameter 130gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .277 diameter 140gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .277 diameter 150gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .308 diameter 150gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .308 diameter 165gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .308 diameter 168gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
Is the .308 diameter 180gr Ballistic Tip considered heavy jacket? yes/no
I would really like to compile this for my use. Thanks in advance.
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