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30-06 125 grain Nosler BT
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<blockquote data-quote="ShootnMathews" data-source="post: 1254567" data-attributes="member: 59915"><p>Posting this for informative purposes for anyone considering the bullet. </p><p></p><p>I have used Nosler BT for many years in many calibers all with great success. So I decided to try them in a super light 30-06 I have. The rifle is so light that 150 grain and up actually have quite a still recoil. With 168 grain bullets it kicks harder than any of my many guns. So I figured I could reduce that with 125 grain bullets. I just wasn't sure how the bullets would react at that speed. I have not had the chance to chronograph the load but it is shooting around an inch groups. Book estimates speed at 3100-3200 fps. I use this gun in 300 yard and closer situations so 1" is fine. I have not tuned this load just whipped up something quick for season. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, this past week I was able to take a nice 4.5 year old 10 pt whitetail at 60 yards. The shot was quartering to me and I only had one quick chance to shoot or pass. Some saplings were blocking the perfect shot and I had to hold back about 4"-6" from the ideal double lung shot. I ONLY shoot for lungs shots with BT bullets. At 2" deep the bullet made about a 1.5" wound channel which quickly opened up to about a 4" channel. The wound channel was approximately 12"-14" deep. The bullet did not exit. In the first lung I found many fragments of the bullet. The deer ran about 60 yards and fell dead. </p><p></p><p>About 5 feet from the deers location on impact I found large softball sized spots of blood. Then for the 60 yards I only found a handful of small spots. Where the deer hit the ground the ground was covered with blood everywhere. When I gutted the deer I'd say almost a gallon of blood was pooled inside the animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShootnMathews, post: 1254567, member: 59915"] Posting this for informative purposes for anyone considering the bullet. I have used Nosler BT for many years in many calibers all with great success. So I decided to try them in a super light 30-06 I have. The rifle is so light that 150 grain and up actually have quite a still recoil. With 168 grain bullets it kicks harder than any of my many guns. So I figured I could reduce that with 125 grain bullets. I just wasn't sure how the bullets would react at that speed. I have not had the chance to chronograph the load but it is shooting around an inch groups. Book estimates speed at 3100-3200 fps. I use this gun in 300 yard and closer situations so 1" is fine. I have not tuned this load just whipped up something quick for season. Anyways, this past week I was able to take a nice 4.5 year old 10 pt whitetail at 60 yards. The shot was quartering to me and I only had one quick chance to shoot or pass. Some saplings were blocking the perfect shot and I had to hold back about 4"-6" from the ideal double lung shot. I ONLY shoot for lungs shots with BT bullets. At 2" deep the bullet made about a 1.5" wound channel which quickly opened up to about a 4" channel. The wound channel was approximately 12"-14" deep. The bullet did not exit. In the first lung I found many fragments of the bullet. The deer ran about 60 yards and fell dead. About 5 feet from the deers location on impact I found large softball sized spots of blood. Then for the 60 yards I only found a handful of small spots. Where the deer hit the ground the ground was covered with blood everywhere. When I gutted the deer I'd say almost a gallon of blood was pooled inside the animal. [/QUOTE]
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