Nosler ballistic silvertip 30-30 bullet

[Bigahh]

Shooting my rifles at the cabin all this week, and bought a box of the new Nosler Ballistic Silvertips 150 grain 30-30 bullet. Nosler emailed me a load data sheet, and IMR4895 is suppose to be the most accurate powder. I did not try that powder as the store didnt have any, but worked up a load with Varget. 34.5 grains is listed as a max load. I am getting good accuracy with 34 grains. 1 1/4 inch groups with an average muzzle velocity of 2180 fps. I will try out some W748 tomorrow as long as the weather holds out. Suppose to get 12-17 inches of snow starting sometime tomorrow. May be doing nothing but stoking the wood burner. If anyone is interested in the load data for this bullet just let me know, and I will email it off to you.

[kimwcook]

What ya shootin' those boulets out of there pilgrim? Sounds like an accurate load.

[Bigahh]

My Marlin 336, with a Leupold 1.75 x 6

[86er]

FWIW - my friend Albert used a 30-30 to cull axis does last year. He used whatever ammo he had on hand, or someone gave to him. Among the loads was Remington 150 gr CL, Winchester 170 gr PP and Federal 125 gr JHP. Eventually he got the Winchester Supreme that features the 150gr Ballistic Silvertip CT from Nosler. He in a few over 40 does that he shot the Ballistic Silvertip was amazing. He told me any decent shot into the chest out to 125 yards put the deer right down, and that just didn't happen consistently with any of the other ammo he used. He also said exit holes were about 50/50, but all the deer hit with the BST went right down. Albert is a real cowboy with no computer, magazine subscriptions or outside knowledge of ballistics and ammunition products. When he recites an observation you can bet it is exactly as it happened with no bias or exaggeration. I think his experience is a pretty good testament for the Ballistic Silvertip bullets!

[Bigahh]

When Joe 1st mentioned this Bullet I wondered how its BC measured up to the Speer Deepcurl. Speer= .255 Nosler= .232, I believe Speer is still tops in that department other than the Gummy Tips which don't tickle my Fancy.