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Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - USAF Retired - 05-04-2023
VASCAR2 Wrote:A good Friend was loading 31.2 grains of LeveRevolution with 123 grain SST as his go to load. I bet you find a sweet spot between 30.5 and 31.5 for good accuracy. Maybe someone else will chime in with their load. Another Friend loaded 31.0 grains of CFE223 with 120 grain Nosler Ballistic tips and got good accuracy. CFE223 and LeveRevolution powder are very similar in burn rate and loading data.
Much appreciated.
Had a fellow reach out on another forum and had 3 boxes of Speer Gold Dots. The 6.5 Grendel unicorn. I may be going with those. That have a reputation of being super accurate and a complete deer slayer. There is some Leverevolution recipes out there for that, so may give it a try. If that or Benchmark doesn't get me where I want to be, I may be doing a powder run.
Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - gldprimr - 05-04-2023
I havent used LeveRevolution powder but have used ARComp with both Nosler 120 gr. Ballistic Tip and 125 gr. Partition with good success. I had no issues/problems with either bullet though I think I get a bit quicker kill with the Ballistic Tip as it tends to come apart more easily than the Partition though the front of the Partition is quite soft. Either bullet will work for you as others here have said. I have used both the above Nosler bullets in my 6.5 Grendel as well as the 129 gr. ABLR which I find I like better than either of the other two at Grendel velocities though all work well. Try all three and see what shoots best in your rifle. None of them are bad choices. I have taken deer with all three with no difficult recoveries or tracking jobs.
Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - USAF Retired - 05-05-2023
gldprimr Wrote:I havent used LeveRevolution powder but have used ARComp with both Nosler 120 gr. Ballistic Tip and 125 gr. Partition with good success. I had no issues/problems with either bullet though I think I get a bit quicker kill with the Ballistic Tip as it tends to come apart more easily than the Partition though the front of the Partition is quite soft. Either bullet will work for you as others here have said. I have used both the above Nosler bullets in my 6.5 Grendel as well as the 129 gr. ABLR which I find I like better than either of the other two at Grendel velocities though all work well. Try all three and see what shoots best in your rifle. None of them are bad choices. I have taken deer with all three with no difficult recoveries or tracking jobs.
Will do. I also have the Gold Dots to try as well. Lots of testing to be done. Need to shoot through some Hornady Black to get some brass.
Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - 603Country - 05-05-2023
My plan, as yet not accomplished, is to load up and use the Nosler 100 gr BTs. The 2600 fps sounds good to me, and with the 260 in actual deer and pig use, the 100s do just as well as the 120s. I cant tell the difference, and neither can the deer and pigs.
Of course Nosler has to make them again, which hasnt happened in ages. And, theres the price issue. If they get too pricey, Ill just stay with the 123 gr SSTs.
Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - USAF Retired - 05-06-2023
603Country Wrote:My plan, as yet not accomplished, is to load up and use the Nosler 100 gr BTs. The 2600 fps sounds good to me, and with the 260 in actual deer and pig use, the 100s do just as well as the 120s. I cant tell the difference, and neither can the deer and pigs.
Of course Nosler has to make them again, which hasnt happened in ages. And, theres the price issue. If they get too pricey, Ill just stay with the 123 gr SSTs.
I got one box of the 100 grains when they were available. Wish I would have gotten more.
Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - LRRPF52 - 05-06-2023
This is what I got with the 100gr Nosler Ballistic Tip from my AA 16 barrel back in 2009-2010.
Case: Lapua unfired
Primer Rem 7 1/2
Powder: 8208 XBR
Bullet: 100gr Nosler BT
COL: 2.245
29.0 2523fps
29.2 2540
29.6 2568
29.8 2629
30.0 2584
30.2 2641
30.4 2675
Hodgdons data shows 30.8gr Compressed for their max load, generating 47,600psi under the 100gr NBT at 2.200 COL.
Nosler Bullet Choice - Deer Hunting - USAF Retired - 05-07-2023
LRRPF52 Wrote:This is what I got with the 100gr Nosler Ballistic Tip from my AA 16 barrel back in 2009-2010.
Case: Lapua unfired
Primer Rem 7 1/2
Powder: 8208 XBR
Bullet: 100gr Nosler BT
COL: 2.245
29.0 2523fps
29.2 2540
29.6 2568
29.8 2629
30.0 2584
30.2 2641
30.4 2675
Hodgdons data shows 30.8gr Compressed for their max load, generating 47,600psi under the 100gr NBT at 2.200 COL.
I can't find any 8208 XBR. I ran some Benchmark loads today with the 125 Partition. I only had a short amount of time, but up to 25.5 grains of Benchmark, the rifle would not cycle.