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Just looking for some advice. I shoot a BAR .308. Presently use federal power shock 150gr soft point. I am thinking of changing to the 150 gr nosler ballistic tip. I have noticed the soft point deforming after going in and out of the clip. So I guess I have two questions. 1. what do you guys think of the ballistic tip? 2. Is the soft point deforming something to worry about? I use this gun/ammo for shooting whitetails.

Thanks for your help,
Kaupontenkak.
 
kaupontenkak said:
1. what do you guys think of the ballistic tip? I love them. Very, very accurate and if you place your shots through the lungs you will never have to go looking for a deer.


2. Is the soft point deforming something to worry about? No


I use this gun/ammo for shooting whitetails.

Thanks for your help,
Kaupontenkak.
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I used the 150gr. Ballistic Tip in .308 caliber on a very large Blacktail deer. True, it was out of a .300 Win Mag, but the shot was very long (for me) and the performance was excellent. I also used the 180gr version on a wolf from close range and again the performance was excellent. My friend in Northern Alberta uses the 165gr BT out of his .308 Win and always raves about its excellent performance at the range and on deer. He has probably shot over 10 deer with that combo.
 
I've seen 2 close range blow ups form magnum rifles with BT's.

Except as a varmit bullet, I thik they are obsolete, due to the introduction of the Accubond.

the Accubond is just as accurate for hunting and holds together.

they cost about the same, too.
 
BT

Saw a sectioned new gen 180gr BT and Accubond. Identical internal construction!!!! Only difference is one has a bonded core.

Old gen BT can be quite fragile at elevated velocities and hitting heavy bone.

If concerned, just load up some SST's and have at it. Just as accurate and certainly tougher then the old gen BT's. I think the new gen BT's will be the same.

Jerry
 
Hunting weight Ballistic Tips are fine for whitetails... the plastic tips deform less than lead when handled and your accuracy will be OK. I prefer Accubonds on bigger deer.
 
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If you have a choice between the BT and the Accubond, go with the Accubond. Although the BT works well and drops deer quickly, the resulting bloodshot can be excessive. The Accubond's results on three mature bucks (.270/140gr) have been great with very little bloodshot meat...KF
 
Out of a dozen or more whitetails I have seen shot with BTs the only bullet I was able to recover was a 95 grain .243 shot from a 6mm Rem. - All the others exited. These were a fairly even split between 100 gr .257s and 140 gr. .284s.

I am up to five or six in a row now with my 7-08, all one shot kills and no recovered bullets.
 
150 gr. SST from Hornady. Small entry wound, small exit wound.
So small I couldn't find any before opening the cavity.
I needed a scoop for the lungs. Only half of the far side one was still solid, but the blood vessels were exploded inside.
The Buck never know what hit him and never made a move.

For moose.... the 150 ballistic tip is not good. For deer... I'd say it works.
 
I find that BT's fly really well, but the jacket is to thin and breaks up upon impact, with little or no bullet retention, this has happen to me on a Wolf Bear and several Deer ? Have now switched to Barnes Triple Shock, love them.
 
I have found that Ballistic Tips are alot less accurate then Accubonds. I don't know why but from my guns this seems to be a common occurance. Give the Nosler CT Ballistic Silver Tips a try, they are one of the most accurate bullets I have ever shot and hammerd 5 deer for me this fall with no lost animals at various ranges.

Cheers!!
 
I like the ballistic tips, but with the early versions, I was pulling copper out of my pepperoni. Modern ones seem better. I too would switch to accubonds, except they don't make the bullet weights in the calibres I like to shoot.
 


308 Win + 150 gr. Ballistic Tip = Dead Whitetails


I actually would prefer the 165 gr. NBT. I took a nice black wolf in 2000 with this load in a 308 Win, and it worked awesome to say the least.
 
I used to load 180 grain ballistic tips at 2470 fps in my 30-06, and always got bang/flop results on Ontario whitetails at ranges under 150 yds. This year my back-up was a BAR in .308 with 180 grain NBT's loaded to 2500 fps. Unfortunately, I have no results to relay.
 
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I used to load 180 grain ballistic tips at 2470 fps in my 30-06, and always got bang/flop results on Ontario whitetails at ranges under 150 yds. This year my back-up was a BAR in .308 with 180 grain NBT's loaded to 2500 fps. Unfortunately, I have no results to relay.
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your 308 load will be too fast! the bullets will not have time to expand at close range

:rolleyes:
 
I used 165s with my .30-06 and they performed very well on 2 deer. This year though I switched to Hornady interbonds and didn't see a damn thing...
 
it'll work pretty good I think

I was just mocking someone here on GunNutz that said bullets at close range fail because the bullet doesnt have time to expand. Dont mind me folks! :D
 
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