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Heh heh...
Just curious. My bet is that at the end of this thread the Nosler BT will have won the dubious distinction.
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Military stuff...jim
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It gets my vote, although it's not really ahunting bullet. It's just used that way all too often.
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One that hits the wrong place... period. No replacement for that. I'll take a 100 grain NBT out of a 25-06 into an elks lungs long before I'll take a 225 Partition out of a .338 into the grass bag. My vote goes to the original X-Bullet... who the hell know what was going to happen when they touched one of those off.
You're probably right though... there's an obvious distain for the NBT. It's my favorite bullet... but it will lose bad. ~JT
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You're probably right though... there's an obvious distain for the NBT. It's my favorite bullet... but it will lose bad. ~JT The only way to overcome the bad press is to keep using it, posting pics, and telling guys about it. I wrote them off in the early 90's but with you guys saying they are better now, it is obviously time to give 'em another try. So, my vote goes for the original version of the BT, and since I have shot up my supply, there's nothing left to vote for...
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Military bullets filed off to a flat- nose profile will lay the smack down if put in the right place, cheap too.
As for the worst bullets, I'd say the worst are those put in cartridges that stress their design. The Wincester Power- Point is great in the 30-30, not so much in the 300 Win Mag.
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Back in the mid-80's when I was just getting into reloading and a poor college student, I bought a box of Speer 130 grain BTSP's for my .270 Win. This is the only time, and the only bullet, I've ever used on game where I consider the bullet "failed."
I only shot three critters, a bear, bull elk, and whitetail buck. In every case penetration was very poor and numerous follow up shots were required. On the buck, the bullet took off a large chunk of hide and meat but did not penetrate the chest cavity far enough to kill it. Fortunately, with snow on the ground and blood to follow, a partner shot the buck a half mile away still going strong. I never used them on game again.
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sierra 165gr hpbt in .308dia.....can explode in thick air....at the right speed.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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One that hits the wrong place... period. No replacement for that. I'll take a 100 grain NBT out of a 25-06 into an elks lungs long before I'll take a 225 Partition out of a .338 into the grass bag. Agreed.......
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sierra 165gr hpbt in .308dia.....can explode in thick air....at the right speed. what speed would that be?
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I like a lot of Hornady's stuff but their SST is not good.
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Hornady Interbond (Or as Jorge calls them: "Interbombs")
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i'm not very fond of the corelokts, i tend to avoid them like the plague
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TSX SUCKS . . .. . . .
(that was just for fun)
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Scirroco I's, have no idea about the II's.
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sierra 165gr hpbt in .308dia.....can explode in thick air....at the right speed. what speed would that be? not too very far over 3500fps
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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yeah, that might do it....what cartridge? FWIW, they seemed to work pretty well in my '06 @ 2800...
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300RUM and about 110gr of 8700 they are RADICAL on coyotes if they stay together.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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i'm not very fond of the corelokts, i tend to avoid them like the plague +1
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