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Brown truck is on it's way with 30 cal, 165 gr and 7mm, 160 gr.
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Brown truck is on it's way with 30 cal, 165 gr and 7mm, 160 gr. Nice. Pretty easy shooting Bullets. I seat them .050 off and start working up. Usually doesn’t take much.
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Heres a group I shot yesterday out of my pre 64 M70 in 280 Remington at 100 yards... Almost shot the same group at 200 yards but I pulled 1 out for 1-1/2 " for 5 shots. That wouldn’t break my heart. Great shooting. Thank you for the compliment...Rifle was bought for the action and stock. Made a mistake shooting it.... Pre 64 M70 with a Sako barrel and an MPI ? fiberglass stock. Don't know what to do with it now. I’d hunt the tar outta that rifle!
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I would to - which is why the 7mm/160 are inbound. Hoping my Kimber 280 AI digs them.
I really like the concept of that bullet. Best of all worlds - mono, bonded, aerodynamic, opens at lower vels but holds together. When they first appeared as component bullets, I wanted to try them but wanted to see if they would stick around. Apparently they will.
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Price is very good as well.
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[Linked Image] [Linked Image] Took this buck with my 270 Win and a 130 Tipper TBBC started at 3150. Deer was about 140 yards. I thought I was going to find the bullet but my old man caped it before I could get there. I suspect it was balled up in the hide. Broke far side leg and the deer ran 50 yards or so. Decent blood for only having an entrance hole. Last year we took a good sized Wyoming cow at 250 with the 140 version started at 2900. High shoulder and spine put it down pretty neatly. Blew right on through. I like them so far. They have been easy to get to shoot, in jugs they expand wide and hold up real well and seem pretty sleek. I Thats a hell of a nice buck. Guessing its a good one for that area.... Friend of mine lives in Northern VA and after I showed him the pic he agreed that's big for his area... What was the rifle you used.... Built a M70 with a Brux Barrel in 270, doesn't shoot the Federal load for sh*t... Wish it did, it would have been my primary rifle for sure.
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Like a dumbass I sold a pre 64 featherweight in 270 that shot the factory federal TBT into tiny knots at 200 yards. Sure wish I had it back.
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[Linked Image] [Linked Image] Took this buck with my 270 Win and a 130 Tipper TBBC started at 3150. Deer was about 140 yards. I thought I was going to find the bullet but my old man caped it before I could get there. I suspect it was balled up in the hide. Broke far side leg and the deer ran 50 yards or so. Decent blood for only having an entrance hole. Last year we took a good sized Wyoming cow at 250 with the 140 version started at 2900. High shoulder and spine put it down pretty neatly. Blew right on through. I like them so far. They have been easy to get to shoot, in jugs they expand wide and hold up real well and seem pretty sleek. I Thats a hell of a nice buck. Guessing its a good one for that area.... Friend of mine lives in Northern VA and after I showed him the pic he agreed that's big for his area... What was the rifle you used.... Built a M70 with a Brux Barrel in 270, doesn't shoot the Federal load for sh*t... Wish it did, it would have been my primary rifle for sure. It’s a P64 Featherweight... plain as the day it was made. Oh, and that buck came from Northern NY, but Virginia does put out some good bucks now and again.
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I did a search on this and got tired of looking at irrelevant posts........................
Any use these on game? Ideally, I'm looking at the 165 gr at 308 velocities on elk size critters out to 400 yards or so.
Thanks. I was shooting the Federal factory 308 165s, P308TT4 High Energy. Factory stated velocity was 2880fps, they chronoed 2840 out of my Ruger M77 Hawkeye 22" barrel. But sadly they are discontinued. Shoot well in my Ruger. Only a sample of one @ 153 yards, no tracking needed.
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I have a .270 WSM that really prefers the Trophy Bonded and Trophy Bonded Tip. Shoots them sub moa and also kills quickly. 100% pass through and usually leaves a quarter to golf ball size exit. Animals rarely move after receiving this round, typically DRT.
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I have a .270 WSM that really prefers the Trophy Bonded and Trophy Bonded Tip. Shoots them sub moa and also kills quickly. 100% pass through and usually leaves a quarter to golf ball size exit. Animals rarely move after receiving this round, typically DRT. I have a 270 WSM too, I have a bunch of 130’s. I’m eager to try them in it.
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I have a .270 WSM that really prefers the Trophy Bonded and Trophy Bonded Tip. Shoots them sub moa and also kills quickly. 100% pass through and usually leaves a quarter to golf ball size exit. Animals rarely move after receiving this round, typically DRT. I have a 270 WSM too, I have a bunch of 130’s. I’m eager to try them in it.
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I just took delivery on the 7mm 160. Anxious to try them on paper with my 7mm Rem Mag. if the weather ever gets better up here in the "Frozen Tundra".
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Loaded my good bud's ammo for his recent African PG hunt, 160 NAB's over 67.5 gr. RL-26 for his 7RM Sendero. Great performance at the range and in the field.
He's an Accubond fan, we didn't get a chance to try the Fed TBT, although I do have 7mm 140's and 160's to try. Will check them out at a later time.
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Currently using 180gr in my .300WM. Caught two of them under offside hide of a moose at a little over 200 yds. Haven't weighed them to confirm retained weight, but text book mushroom. Easily punched through small blacktail ribs, just behind the shoulder at about 60 yds. Pencil in, 50 cent size hole out. I had hoped to use them on an Afognak Island elk this past fall, but alas, no elk were harmed in the making of my "camping" trip!
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I’m going to load some up soon, try them when it warms up.
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A couple of years ago I used the 270-130’s on about 50 plains game. 30-35 were wildebeest, oryx, zebra, and kudu. They worked well but the 130 TTSX bullets opened to a wider frontal area. I prefer the Barnes. The Federal’s lost the front part of the petals. I couldn’t see any benefit of the bonded lead core. PM me and I will send those I still have.
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I shoot the 165 in an 06 and can't complain 1 bear lots of hogs and deer. good choice.
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That group inspires me... i need to see what my M700 280 will do, i have a factory box of 20 waiting for the range...
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Jack Carter designed a really great bullet, the newer versions should be even better. I think the latest have some of the best BC's of any controlled expansion bullet, the LRX and Hammer bullets may exceed them but not by much and usually the TBT's will be ahead. Think of them as a tipped Partition only they don't fragment as much. Weight retention is typically 90+%.
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