Anyone reload round nose bullets

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With all the new pointy bullet types out there, Does anyone still reload round nose bullets??? They must have an advantage somewere or bullet makers wouldn't offer them. I know they are mainly used in tube feed magazines. But besides those style of guns. does anyone use them? and for what?
 
I use RN on my Enfields and Mausers. Only my M-305 get pointed 150 gr bullets. But honestly, I just use whatever I feel like. Pointed, Rond Nose, whatever.
 
I think the main reason for making a bullet round nosed is to make the bullet heavier without making it too long to be useful in a particular cartridge.

Some say they expand more reliably as well. I can't say much about that.
 
I started reloading 160gr round nose for my 6.5mm.. but that's not for any real productive reason other than I have some and I like shooting. From what I have seen, 140's do just fine, and they are pointy.
 
I bought one box of 30 cal Sierra RN and been impressed with the groups.
At 100m they shoot about 1" lower than the pointy bullets.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to secure some more.

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i loaded some up in my 300 rum . the 220 hornady round nose .seems to shoot them well .my bear medicine .
 
Round nose bullets "hit harder" on game as they create a larger temporary wound cavity upon impact, as compared to pointy bullets. They also let you increase the weight of your bullets without increasing their length as much as with a traditional spitzer. Lots of rifles seem to prefer them for accuracy too.

For under 200 yards they're deadly. I've used them in my 338 win mag when going into the bush after game that was hit, but didn't have the decency to just fall right over and die. My father uses them in his 375 H&H at close range, as well as 220gr RN in his 303 British on the trapline.
 
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I have used 220gr Nosler Partitions in my .300 Win Mag for quite a few years. It is very effective at most normal ranges. I have also used 175gr semi-spitzer Partitions in my 7mm RM, but you can't get them any more.

Why Not? is right - with my .300 Win Mag and those 220's a 300 to 350 yard shot is no problem - they start off at 2850fps.
 
The most accurate bullets I've found yet in my 300 win mag are my home cast 200 gr round nose. I can cut cloverleafs with them all day long if I haven't had too much coffee. I haven't tried hunting with them.

Now.....the most aerodynamic shape is a tear drop according to everything I've ever read on the subject. A round nose bullet is closer to that shape than a pointy bullet.
 
I've loaded a lot of round-nose in the .375s. The chambers are throated for a 300 grain roundnose, and some spirepoints just can't take the leap. Many of the solids are flattened roundnose, flat for effect, round for feeding.
 
In my opinion a round nose or flat nose bullet is more effective on game than is a spitzer style. I can hear the howling now, but the round nose creates a larger entry wound in the skin and results in a better blood trail. Non-expanding bullets produce the best wounds with a flat or hemispherical nose. A round nose bullet is also the way to get the heaviest bullet in the shortest length which limits stability problems due to slower twist barrels. In situations where long range shooting is not a requirement, the round nose would be my choice.
 
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