redgreen

I used the 180 grain ballistic tip in the 300 winmag for a while. Very accurate. Way too fragile for my liking. Tissue damage was extensive. One 5x5 whitetail was coming in at a dead run straight at me, and I hit it twice in the sternum. Neither bullet penetrated into the chest cavity. They were in pieces on the bone. The Speer hotcores, grand slams, partition, and the hornady cup and core are a much better option.

skeeter 7MM

If I had a nickle for everytime I heard "lost a buck" to that bullet never use it again..wow i'd be rolling in dough! My thinking is always the same if you lose the buck, how the h#ll do you know what happened with the bullet or shot??? I've seen animals lost to partitions,etc never once did it enter my mind this bullet isn't worthy! I have seen 2 actual bullet failures in my life, shooter failure is a whole other matter!!!!!

No other bullet takes the flack the BT does.

Hey use what you want but not all of us have seen these failures with the BT and some of us actually don't believe any angle isn't a good angle even on a deer!

Cheers all

Markinsd

I hate when people say they lost a deer because of a bullet. I tried shooting 100gr Remington CoreLokt bullets in my .257 Robers, they grouped 4", switched to 100gr Sierra Game King bullets and was very happy until I had a jacket separation. I found the deer, but I had to track it for over a mile. Everyone said that Sierra bullets are awesome. I switched to 100gr Nosler ballistic hunting bullets and have not had a single issue. I might never have had a failure of a Sierra, but I did and I switched. If I have a failure of a balistic tip, I will probably switch, but don't blame the loss of a deer on the bullet failing. I would blame it on poor tracking skills.

Mark

MTdream

you hit a deer with a .300 win mag 180 grain bullet and it doesnt penetrate...there are some serious issues!!!

I have knocked down bull elk (350+ class bulls), dozens of deer, etc. with ballisitic tips...As I mentioned in previous post, I have switched to the Accubonds now as I think they are a little better, and clearly safe for elk...Several bulls down this last year wit them, and several cows...( I reload for most of my friends)

I am with Skeeter, 99% of the time it is not the bullet...especially on a deer...I could completely understand an older BT hitting shoulder on elk and not penetrating fully, but a deer...

have watched corelokts not do their job, have watched and shot barnes 3x not do their job...but all that is tongue in cheek, as it was not the bullet failing, it was the hunter not taking a reasonable shot with the equipment he had...quartering to you, with a highly frangible bullet it not the smartest thing...nor is quartering to you with a bullet like the Barnes 3x if you dont place it in the right spot...

bullets go and do what they are made to do...but it is easier to not blame ourselves for getting excited and screwing it up...

Buster_NW

Don't know if that was in response to my post or not, but my hunting partner did get the buck with a good follow-up shot. That's how I know what happened.

As for shot placement, I couldn't agree more. But the fact is, stuff happens...why not take as many variables out of the equation as possible?