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Hornady 165 SST vs Nosler 165 BLT Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="500yd" data-source="post: 701676" data-attributes="member: 27428"><p>165s will certainly put whitetails down, but in my opinion 150s are more suitable for a 308/30-06 for a couple of reasons. If you're hand loading, 125s/130s are even better.</p><p></p><p>1. The extra velocity yields a little flatter trajectory to over 500 yards. </p><p>2. The lighter bullets and powder loads are a little easier on the shoulder.</p><p></p><p>Since the mid 90s I've killed around 30 NW Missouri whitetails with Federal NBTs and Win BSTs with great success, head/neck/chest shots at long range. The only issue I've had is a few instances of the round not putting the animal down at less than 150 yds with lung shots. Seems to sail right through without producing enough shock or a large enough wound channel, assuming you don't hit a rib. If you hit a rib on entry at close range it's DRT. If you miss ribs a 2nd shot is often required.</p><p></p><p>Due to cost reasons, my next ammo purchase will likely be the Hornady Custom 150 SST. It's about $10 cheaper per box than Win BST. If I was a hand loader, I'd whip up some Barnes TTSX 130s, tune them to my 788, and never look back. 3000 FPS muzzle would shoot a nice bit flatter than my 2800 FPS 150s, and the solid copper bullet would allow shoulder shots that are not practical with NBT/BSTs.</p><p></p><p>In summary, if you're stuck with factory ammo, use the Custom SST 150s. If you hand load, go with the Barnes 130gr TTSX. Or if you want a really flat shooting zipper, load up the 110gr TTSX. Note the 243 Win is one of the most successful white tail calibers, and those bullets are 80-100gr. So a 110gr 30 cal is plenty big enough for whitetails.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="500yd, post: 701676, member: 27428"] 165s will certainly put whitetails down, but in my opinion 150s are more suitable for a 308/30-06 for a couple of reasons. If you're hand loading, 125s/130s are even better. 1. The extra velocity yields a little flatter trajectory to over 500 yards. 2. The lighter bullets and powder loads are a little easier on the shoulder. Since the mid 90s I've killed around 30 NW Missouri whitetails with Federal NBTs and Win BSTs with great success, head/neck/chest shots at long range. The only issue I've had is a few instances of the round not putting the animal down at less than 150 yds with lung shots. Seems to sail right through without producing enough shock or a large enough wound channel, assuming you don't hit a rib. If you hit a rib on entry at close range it's DRT. If you miss ribs a 2nd shot is often required. Due to cost reasons, my next ammo purchase will likely be the Hornady Custom 150 SST. It's about $10 cheaper per box than Win BST. If I was a hand loader, I'd whip up some Barnes TTSX 130s, tune them to my 788, and never look back. 3000 FPS muzzle would shoot a nice bit flatter than my 2800 FPS 150s, and the solid copper bullet would allow shoulder shots that are not practical with NBT/BSTs. In summary, if you're stuck with factory ammo, use the Custom SST 150s. If you hand load, go with the Barnes 130gr TTSX. Or if you want a really flat shooting zipper, load up the 110gr TTSX. Note the 243 Win is one of the most successful white tail calibers, and those bullets are 80-100gr. So a 110gr 30 cal is plenty big enough for whitetails. [/QUOTE]
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