ANOTHER Nosler Ballistic Tip question.....
09-30-2008, 09:52 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,163
RE: ANOTHER Nosler Ballistic Tip question.....
I shoot 165gr NBT with 56gr of IMR4350 out of my06for 20 years. I have never had a problem with bullet blowup at any range. They are extremely accurate and i see no point in changing. But thats my opion and experience.
09-30-2008, 10:23 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Northeast Texas
Posts: 442
RE: ANOTHER Nosler Ballistic Tip question.....
Thanks for all the replies folks.
There's a pretty cool video on Federal Premiums website showinga 165gr.NBT, Sierra Game King, Trophy Bonded Tip, and Barnes Triple Shock bullets from a .30-06 shot into 24" block of ballistic gelatin from 100 yards.
First just with the gelatin. Then through deer hide into the gelatin. Then through Moose hide into the gelatin with a cow femur embeded in the gelatin.
The NBT actually did really good in all 3 tests. Even better than the Game King on the last test with the cow femur.
Pretty cool watching how allthe bullets perform in slow motion video as they penetrate the gelatin.
I know thats not a true "in the field" test, but it was cool to watch.
I know if I run into a hunting situation where pure penetration through hide and bone is needed, I'm going to REALLY give that Barnes Triple Shock bullet a shot.
It was the only bullet that passed completely through the gelatin in all 3 test. Pretty impressive.
There's a pretty cool video on Federal Premiums website showinga 165gr.NBT, Sierra Game King, Trophy Bonded Tip, and Barnes Triple Shock bullets from a .30-06 shot into 24" block of ballistic gelatin from 100 yards.
First just with the gelatin. Then through deer hide into the gelatin. Then through Moose hide into the gelatin with a cow femur embeded in the gelatin.
The NBT actually did really good in all 3 tests. Even better than the Game King on the last test with the cow femur.
Pretty cool watching how allthe bullets perform in slow motion video as they penetrate the gelatin.
I know thats not a true "in the field" test, but it was cool to watch.
I know if I run into a hunting situation where pure penetration through hide and bone is needed, I'm going to REALLY give that Barnes Triple Shock bullet a shot.
It was the only bullet that passed completely through the gelatin in all 3 test. Pretty impressive.
10-01-2008, 08:28 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast Alabama
Posts: 1,625
RE: ANOTHER Nosler Ballistic Tip question.....
That was a really good video. A few things I noticed were that they were saying the BT tends to break-up sometimes when it hits bone like that. The other was that the BT's were impacting the gelatin at about 2600fps at that velocity they usually do fine its when they are pushed over 3000 fps that they can break-up. I like how they stressed that you need to pick the right bullet for the right animal.
