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I have been taken to task on more than one occasion when I do not recomend Nosler PT's for big game hunting and especially not for Dangerous game hunting.
While I find the Nosler PT to be an adequate bullet most of the time. I have found more often than not that they will shed their front core and lose serious weight which limits their penetration.
I do recomend the Nosler PT in the various Federal HE loads not so much for the bullet but more so for the combination of a fair bullet at good velocity and a quality cartridge for non hand loaders. They do offer a fair bullet with good BC at great velocity for a .308Win. I'm just really starting to wonder if they are worthn the extra money??
Pictured below are two bullets fired from the same .308 Win.
The one that is obviously showing a front core seperation was a 180gr Nosler PT federal HE it was recovered from a mule deer the shot was somewhere around 80 to 100 yards. The starting velocity on that bullet was right around 2650FPS (Average chrono through my rifle.) It weighs 118Grs. Not what I'd call stelar performance.
The other is a Walmart purchased 150Gr Winchester power point recoverd from the second hog it struck after completley passing through the first hogs chest. The distance was somwhere around 180yards. the starting velocity on these is around 2850FPS. It still weighs 147 grs.
Niether bullet hit "serious" bone.
It really makes me wonder if the noslers are worth the price. I'm starting to think they are a bunch of hype. This is the 4th 180gr nosler I've recovered that has shed either it's front it's back or both lead cores.
Am I missing something here?
DISCALIMER ALL OFF THE BULLETS SHOWN ON THIS THREAD WERE RECOVERED FROM DEAD ANIMALS. SO I GUESS IT'S ALL KIND OF A MUTE POINT FROM A SCIENTIFIC STAND POINT, HUH?
While I find the Nosler PT to be an adequate bullet most of the time. I have found more often than not that they will shed their front core and lose serious weight which limits their penetration.
I do recomend the Nosler PT in the various Federal HE loads not so much for the bullet but more so for the combination of a fair bullet at good velocity and a quality cartridge for non hand loaders. They do offer a fair bullet with good BC at great velocity for a .308Win. I'm just really starting to wonder if they are worthn the extra money??
Pictured below are two bullets fired from the same .308 Win.
The one that is obviously showing a front core seperation was a 180gr Nosler PT federal HE it was recovered from a mule deer the shot was somewhere around 80 to 100 yards. The starting velocity on that bullet was right around 2650FPS (Average chrono through my rifle.) It weighs 118Grs. Not what I'd call stelar performance.
The other is a Walmart purchased 150Gr Winchester power point recoverd from the second hog it struck after completley passing through the first hogs chest. The distance was somwhere around 180yards. the starting velocity on these is around 2850FPS. It still weighs 147 grs.
Niether bullet hit "serious" bone.
It really makes me wonder if the noslers are worth the price. I'm starting to think they are a bunch of hype. This is the 4th 180gr nosler I've recovered that has shed either it's front it's back or both lead cores.
Am I missing something here?
DISCALIMER ALL OFF THE BULLETS SHOWN ON THIS THREAD WERE RECOVERED FROM DEAD ANIMALS. SO I GUESS IT'S ALL KIND OF A MUTE POINT FROM A SCIENTIFIC STAND POINT, HUH?