Originally Posted by Teeder
Originally Posted by bwinters
Hey ac,

Using 46.5, I get 2880 in my 22" Kimber MT. H4895 gave slightly more vel but didn't shoot as well. I have a stash of 150 gr TTSX and bought 500, 150 gr etips from SPS this summer. I did manage to shoot about 150 playing with every feasible powder. I wanted to arrive ~ 2900 with good accuracy. I tried: IMR 4166, H4895, Varget, Benchmark, Re 15, IMR 4064, AR Comp, and prob a couple I can't think of. Throughout Varget gave me the most consistent accuracy and velocity from 25 to 75 degrees with no change in POI. My Kimber likes the 150 gr TTSX with IMR 4166. I managed to find 3 lbs of 4166 a month or so ago and really have 2 loads using 150 gr monos for my rifle. Etips supposedly have a higher BC but looking at both bullet profiles, I have my doubts. I'll buy those crappy etips from you...... wink

Anyone know the minimum velocity requirement for the E-tips compared to the TTSX's?
I know the Barnes have been hashed around quite a bit, but I don't remember seeing anything about the E-tips.

Nosler shows minimal expansion at 1800 fps:

https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-line/expansion-tipr.html

Regards, Guy