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Is there any situation in the Contiguous 48 where the 220 grain Nosler Partition in the 30-06 is not the perfect choice ?
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Jackrabbits & squirrels??
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Is there any situation in the Contiguous 48 where the 220 grain Nosler Partition in the 30-06 is not the perfect choice ?
Antleope and mule deer in Wyoming or Montana off the top of my head. BMT
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Maybe. I've been using the 200 Partition for as long as Nosler has been making them. Nothing I've shot needed a second one, and the 1 in 10 twist lets me shoot em into bug holes. Now, in answer to your question: If you forget Silvertips that hunt people in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, no.
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Antleope and mule deer in Wyoming or Montana off the top of my head.
Are they harder to kill than the Idaho ones ? .
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Some may prefer the 220 grain Sierra Matchking for Camp Perry, but think the Nosler might hold its own. .
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So it ain't perfect. Nor is it perfect for PPC, BPCR, duck hunting nor squirrel hunting. I can keep going if you'd like?
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Is this a serious question?
If so, why?
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Antleope and mule deer in Wyoming or Montana off the top of my head.
Are they harder to kill than the Idaho ones ? . To the contrary, the Idaho Antelopes have Kevlar fur. The 7.62x51 Green tips (armor piercing) are minimum for Idaho Antelope. The 220 partitions will bounce off Idaho Antelope. . . . . .  BMT
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Is this a serious question?
If so, why? Probably . . But I do know that the 30-06 with 200 grain partitions at 2550 fps are darn near perfect on the "wet side" of the Cascades. Buddy shoots them at Deer, bears, Elk, and anything else he wants to (in season, of course). Everything dies real fast. BMT
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I was over getting a VIP tour of the Nosler factory several years ago. During the tour, we stopped by for a lengthy stay at the underground range. The bullet being tested at the moment was a sample lot of the .308" 200-grain Partitons and they were shooting them in the .300 WinMag railgun test rifle (ULA action).
I witnessed Gail Root shoot four consecutive groups in the 0s with this combination. If memory serves, the smallest group was .03" and the largest was .07"; just one hole, slightly larger than .308".
Gail told me that the bullet was consiltantly accurate and was probably the "most balanced" projectile in flight that existed.
Freakin' unbelieveable.
I'd never use them personally, I'm a fast/light bullet Ballistic Tip kinda guy, but the accuracy of the heavy Partition is both interesting and fascinating.
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I have used the 200 Partition a LOT in both the '06 and various .300 magnums. It not only works on elk at any range but I have also used it on Montana pronghorn and mule deer, and they died promptly. I suspect the 220 Partition would work the same way, even if it does start a little slower.
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I was over getting a VIP tour of the Nosler factory several years ago. During the tour, we stopped by for a lengthy stay at the underground range. The bullet being tested at the moment was a sample lot of the .308" 200-grain Partitons and they were shooting them in the .300 WinMag railgun test rifle (ULA action).
I witnessed Gail Root shoot four consecutive groups in the 0s with this combination. If memory serves, the smallest group was .03" and the largest was .07"; just one hole, slightly larger than .308".
Gail told me that the bullet was consiltantly accurate and was probably the "most balanced" projectile in flight that existed.
Freakin' unbelieveable.
I'd never use them personally, I'm a fast/light bullet Ballistic Tip kinda guy, but the accuracy of the heavy Partition is both interesting and fascinating.
Steve
WOW. My buddy did choose that load beacuse it sho so well. BMT
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Jackrabbits & squirrels?? I've taken a rabbit with a 220-grain Partition in the 30-06. It was a textbook example of a one-shot stop. Okie John
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Dogzapper,
Just curious, but were they shooting at targets to look at then, or the system they've been using for about 10 years now, where there is no target..........They use the a computer system that measures the approximate bullet impact through lasers and sound displacement I believe.
I was sorely dissapointed when I took that tour to find out that they rarely ever verify that the bullets are going where the computer said they were.
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I witnessed Gail Root shoot four consecutive groups in the 0s with this combination. If memory serves, the smallest group was .03" and the largest was .07"; just one hole, slightly larger than .308".
Gail told me that the bullet was consiltantly accurate and was probably the "most balanced" projectile in flight that existed. Steve
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DZ and Mule Deer-the 30 cal bullet I used the most (aside from the 165 Sierra HPBT) is the 200 Nozler. Not so much cause I felt the need for the heavy dog but mainly caused it flew so darn good that I felt like super man when I used it....<g>
My experience has been that is one hellish accurate bullet!
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