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I do use 140 grain Ballistic tips on occasion ... depending on expected shot distances.
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I've had very good luck with Nosler 120-grain Ballistic Tips and 130-grain and 145-grain Sierra Matchkings using loads right out of the Nosler and Sierra Reloading Books.
I have a "project" - an M98 Mauser variant that begs to be rebarreled. I contacted E.R. 2009
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A 130-grain Ballistic Silvertip at 3,300 fps was sheer destruction.
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I do use 140 grain Ballistic tips on occasion ... depending on expected shot distances.
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I found that, with the same powder charges I used for 50-grain Ballistic Tips, I could get 3,600 fps as opposed to 3,400 fps.
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A 130-grain Ballistic Silvertip at 3,300 fps was sheer destruction.
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While I do not have my load data at hand, I can tell you that I have never exceeded Hodgdon's max loads with H380 or Ramshot Hunter and usually exceed book velocity with 100 grain Ballistic Tips and Barnes TSX's.
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I found that, with the same powder charges I used for 50-grain Ballistic Tips, I could get 3,600 fps as opposed to 3,400 fps.
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While I do not have my load data at hand, I can tell you that I have never exceeded Hodgdon's max loads with H380 or Ramshot Hunter and usually exceed book velocity with 100 grain Ballistic Tips and Barnes TSX's.
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For whatever perverse reason, the only load it did not shoot well was Federal factory loaded with Nosler 165-grain Ballistic Tips.
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