Nosler Ballistic Tip Bullets

[Old Hunter]

E-Tip looks pretty good, but my heart is with the Partition. I've used it since I started hunting with no failures.

[6mm Remington]

I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. I like them all. Becoming a big fan of the Accubond though. Now my son Jeff uses the E-tip in his 6mm Remington and two years ago he got a nice big cow elk with one shot at 350 yards with it. The bullet did a really good job. Hard to go wrong with those three Noslers.
David

[canvsbk]

I've taken around 3 dozen white tails with the 165 BT in .30-06. No issues, ever. That being said I shoot Accubonds in my .25-06 for pronghorns. My choice for elk is also Accubonds. Put it in the right spot....no issues, ever.

[sjsmallfield]

Congrats on your succesful hunt CC. I shot a blacktail here in CA about ten years ago with my 30-06 at 80yds. He was quartering to me and I hit him just in front of his right shoulder with a BT. The bullet exited on his left shoulder. I could have stuck a softball in the exit hole. It was the most dammage I have ever had on a buck. Pretty much lost the whole front end.

[Colorado Cowboy]

Pretty much lost the whole front end.

Yep. These BT's were with the .257 Wby when I bought it and they shot really good groups in my .25-06, so I decided to use them. Mistake. I am going to pull all the bullets and set up my regular Sierras instead.

[Sawfish]

Congrats on your succesful hunt CC. I shot a blacktail here in CA about ten years ago with my 30-06 at 80yds. He was quartering to me and I hit him just in front of his right shoulder with a BT. The bullet exited on his left shoulder. I could have stuck a softball in the exit hole. It was the most dammage I have ever had on a buck. Pretty much lost the whole front end.

I had the same result on a Colorado Muley some twenty years ago. I was using the 165 gr BT in a 30/06. The buck was moving away fast, and my only option was a Texas Heart Shot. The hind quarters looked like you stuck a stick of dynamite up his butt, and touched it off. I vowed never to use another BT on game. However, Nosler re-engineered the BT line shortly after my experience, due to the many complaints about destructive performance on game. The new crop of BT bullets offer a more conservative expansion profile, but IMHO they are still pretty soft for high velocity shooting. Hard to beat the Partition or the old Speer Grand Slam for game bullets.

[Old Hunter]

Not shooting animals in the azz might be a good idea too.

[Bitterroot Bulls]

While in Alaska, I shot my bull three times with a 7mm Remington Magnum and 160 grain accubonds over Retumbo. The first shot center punched the lungs broadside. The second shot was a high-shoulder shot that broke both scapulas. The third shot was a double-lung shot mildy quartering. All three bullets penetrated to the off-side hide, where they were recovered.

I collected the bullets and cleaned them the best I could of hide, fat, meat and debris. These are the results:

The three bullets:



The first broadside shot retained the most weight (63.5%):



The second shot encountered the most resistance by penetrating both scapulas, and not surprisingly retained the least amount (55.6%):



The last shot was very similar to the first (61.4%):



Overall, I think the 7mm Accubonds performed as designed, and performed very well. The internal damage to the lung tissue was extensive. I am confident that shot #1 was all that was needed, but I have always been a "shoot em 'til they're down" guy.

I have recovered quite a few different accubonds from different critters, and the consistency of performance is very good.

[6mm Remington]

Nice job BB. Looks to me the Accubonds performed superbly. A huge bull moose is a lot of animal to go through so the penetration, weight retention, and overall performance look superb to me. Congratulations on the moose by the way.

[Muleys 24/7]

Ton of good info on this thread, I was going to start loading the nosler BT, but I think I'm going to go the E-tip or AB now