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7mm 150 gr E-Tip Report
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<blockquote data-quote="Varminator 911" data-source="post: 208773" data-attributes="member: 9705"><p><strong>Why not a long range design?</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm wondering if these bullets couldn't be made closer to a VLD shape for long range. Add about 20 to 30 grains onto the front and boattail. Keep about the same amount of bearing surface and solid shank. Seems to me that you could make the area behind the tip thin enought that it would expand maybe even below the 1800fps I've seen so far. But there would be enough thicker jacket behind that to slow expansion and you'd still have a long solid shank. A long bullet like that might be good close or far. Nosler needs a line of bullets for long range. Maybe they haven't tried or maybe the accuracy isn't there. Probably they think the demand isn't there. Only problem I have with Nosler is they are slow; with a new line or adding to existing line of bullets. But I trust them to get it right when they do a bullet. I suspect the Etips will be good.</p><p> </p><p>One thing is obvious this bullet compared to the 150 gn 308 Etip, has a much longer solid shank. It is designed for more penetration than the 150 308 Etip. Again I think they'll get that right and give us good bullets for any job. Any job except really long range...so far. Maybe they'll get to that at some point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varminator 911, post: 208773, member: 9705"] [b]Why not a long range design?[/b] I'm wondering if these bullets couldn't be made closer to a VLD shape for long range. Add about 20 to 30 grains onto the front and boattail. Keep about the same amount of bearing surface and solid shank. Seems to me that you could make the area behind the tip thin enought that it would expand maybe even below the 1800fps I've seen so far. But there would be enough thicker jacket behind that to slow expansion and you'd still have a long solid shank. A long bullet like that might be good close or far. Nosler needs a line of bullets for long range. Maybe they haven't tried or maybe the accuracy isn't there. Probably they think the demand isn't there. Only problem I have with Nosler is they are slow; with a new line or adding to existing line of bullets. But I trust them to get it right when they do a bullet. I suspect the Etips will be good. One thing is obvious this bullet compared to the 150 gn 308 Etip, has a much longer solid shank. It is designed for more penetration than the 150 308 Etip. Again I think they'll get that right and give us good bullets for any job. Any job except really long range...so far. Maybe they'll get to that at some point. [/QUOTE]
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