125 g Nosler Ballistic Tip tough enough?
#11
RE: 125 g Nosler Ballistic Tip tough enough?
I would suggest trying it on a watermelon. Get a ood size one and lay it long ways to you. Then shoot into it and see what happens. It might not give you a definitive answer, but it might give you some clues. Good luck
#12
RE: 125 g Nosler Ballistic Tip tough enough?
They expand well from the barrel of the 30-30 contender so I would quess that would come apart bad at higher velocity. I would use a good tough 180 grain bullet. I even did in the 300 win Mag.
#13
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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RE: 125 g Nosler Ballistic Tip tough enough?
Im just curious where you got load data for the warbird using a 125 grain bullet???? A friend of mine has been loading the warbird for a few years and the only load data available is directly from lazzeroni arms and the lightest load is with a 150 grain ballistic tip. Id kinda find it hard to imagine that you developed your own loading data since even myself as an fairly experienced handloader I wouldnt mess around with a cartridge that is closely creeping up on a chamber pressure of 70,000 PSI.
#14
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Tennessee
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RE: 125 g Nosler Ballistic Tip tough enough?
Lazzeroni used to offer factory ammo loaded with 130 grain bullets, I think they were Barnes. I had some questions myself so I e-mailed Lazzeroni and they gave me some helpful advice.I started out with a conservative load of Reloader 25 (101 grains)with 125 grain Sierras just for fun and slowly worked up to a load that was a bit too hot (111 grains, 3953 fps). Of course I have backed it down, but the light Sierras never shot well, so I tried 124 g Nosler bullets.They shoot great (well, off the bench, anyway), but I never intended to hunt deer with the gun when I bought it.(I use a Marlin 30-30 for that, just about right for TN woods. I just wanted a powerhousefor the fun of it, kinda like my Ruger 454.)Anyway,there is something fascinatingto me abouthigh velocity guns and I was just thinking of trying it in the woods this year...
#20
RE: 125 g Nosler Ballistic Tip tough enough?
i don't know about the 125 ballistic tips but i've used 125 corelocks in my dads 30-06 and they worked great. that's what i'm sighting my 06 in with and plan to use for deer.