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Great thread, old skool cool.

I shot some of the 275gr Speers out my 338-06, never hunted them.
Shot a couple deer when I had a 348 Winchester Model 71. That gun has long since sailed, and do not remember the exact bullet used.
Used some Speer 220gr flat nose out of Rem 673 in 350RM. Worked great.

But anymore, short of lever actions, just do not feel the need to use RN bullets.

Some 150gr 270cal RN might be neat out of my Dad's old 760 pump, but a clip certainly alleviates the need fo RN. If they are even manufactured anymore.

May give them a run in the 338-06 as well, just for the heck of it!

The old 06 I got from you is turning into a good 338 CRS. Once it gets smoothed out a bit it’s going to be a peach.

A couple months ago, I found a great deal on a full box of Barnes originals .308 250gr bullets. The epitome of "round nosed" bullets:



They are a little too big for a 308 winchester though. Grew up shooting 220gr Remington corelokts in my 30-06, and I know those work great on things. The Barnes are more of a collectors item, but well worth the $15/box I gave for them...

I just bought some Speer 30cal 165gr RN bullets in the classifieds. I scoop them up every time I find them at a reasonable price. My Pre 64 30'06 loves them.

Those 250 Barnes would be cool for a bear hunt where you want to knock the stuffing out of them!

Didn’t read all the comments on all the pages so sorry if I’m repeating anyone. Hornady does/has made limited runs of RN bullets. I just picked up a box of 250’s for my 35 Whelen. Hawk Bullets makes “round tips” and they are designed similar to the old Barnes original bullets. Softer copper jackets and pure lead core. These tend to be stickier like a Swift and build pressure quicker than a guilding metal jacket on other bullets. But, they also seal tighter to the bore and tend to be more accurate in older bores. I know it’s been kicked around here before but they’re about the only consistent option for RN especially with Woodleigh not around.

180 gr RN were a staple for my dad in his M100 .308. I believe they were Speer hot Cors. He ran the old bronze points one year and quickly changed back. Those bronze points dropped deer right now but sure shot the hell out meat.

I used one of those 250 grain Barnes in a 30/06 to kill an elk. IIRC it drove through the spine and was found lodged under the offside hide. I have it in my collection of spent, game killing bullets with the description of the distance, recovered weight and what damage was done. I remember it was another picture-perfect mushroom.

I like it.

I killed 2 bucks this year, both with roundnose bullets. One from a 257 Roberts, the other a 250 Savage.

Were you using the 117gr Hornady?.

I killed one deer with a round ball out of my .50 Hawken and one with a 170 gr. Sierra FN out of my .30-30 this season.

No sir, factory Remington ammo in the 257 Roberts and 100gr roundnose handload in the 250 Savage.

JakeM78 I sent you a PM

Federal blue box 270 win 150 gr rn have been the most accurate round if shot in my Rem 700. Less than 1inch at 100yds. On the couple of deer I've shot with them, they have performed very well. Quick kills and thorough penetration on deer at 100 yds and under. Less meat blood shot meat damage seen. This may be due to a low velocity, I dunno. I like these RN and will keep shooting the.

edit* already posted same info earlier.

Some of my experiences favor a RN vs a spire point when penetration is needed.

I recently acquired 250 or so 150 grain 270 round nose bullets in a lot of stuff I bought. If anyone is interested I'd let them go for 50.00 shipped.

What make are they Bama?

I used to load 220gr RN bullets for one of my 30-06's. But stopped using them when I finally admitted that T-Rex has been gone a very long time! Lol!

Not sure on the brand, they were in a plain box.