Winchester .308 ballistic silvertip 168 grain

[mine]

Hello fellow hunters ,I've been using the ballistic silvertip in my .308 (a BLR) for years . I hunt black bear, whitetails and moose with this combo. My best buddy is trying to convince me to use a Nosler partition type bullet. Is there a big difference in the design of these two rounds.
Thank you.

 

[chappy]

lots of difference in those two bullets. partition has the rear core locked in, much tougher also double the cost. in your 308 the bt has been working for years why change now. if you were shooting a 300 mag the partition would be your best choice but at 308 speeds the bt will continue to work. in my 338 06 i shoot a 200 grn bt and it works great but i wouldn't use at 338 mag speeds.

 

[mine]

Thank you.

 

[LawrenceN]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Longwalker]

As chappy mentioned, the difference in the stronger partition design shows up more with faster cartridges. One of the beauties of the .308 is that "standard" bullets do a pretty god job most of the time.
You may or may not find your rifle shoots the partition bullets as well. If it does, you would expect similar performance from the partition compared to what you're used to in deer and black bear, no noticeable practical difference really. You will usually get slightly better penetration in moose. You will not notice an advantage on a broadside lung shot, but may on rear angling shots or if the humerus/scapula joint is hit. I personally choose the partition for hunting moose and elk with my .308 rifles because of that very slight theoretical advantage on bigger critters. If you're only switching to satisfy your friend, that's not a very good reason. If you hunt moose more than deer and bears, it might be worth a try.