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Do any of you hunters hunt with the .223? If so, do the deer drop or do they leave a long blood trail when shot in the neck? I have finished buying all of my ingredients for loading the 60gr PT and I bought a Ruger Mini-14 at a gun show this weekend. I have a Colt AR-15 HBAR set up for...

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Thank you for your inputs. I was thinking along the same lines. I love my 165gr. and I think that's what I stay with.

Yes, I'm handloading. I use the same OAL for factory loads. It also jammed when I was shooting factory loaded Winchester's FailSafe. It really has nothing to do with bullet seating. The problem is the cartridge hang up before leaving the magazine.

Well, it's not about accuracy. After a few times of chambering the round and they have become mared up, the bullet starts to jam during chambering by hanging up on a small outer edge of the chamber. This jamming pushes the bullet deeper into the casing. By having a polymer tip, the bullet slides...

I have a bolt action Savage 110. I have been loading 165 gr. Partions for deer hunting. I love the Partion, but the tip gets mared up on the cup in front of the chamber during chambering. I switched to a Ballistic Tip and the bullet feeds fine. The only problem I have with the Ballistic Tip is...

I have been shooting a .30 cal. 165 gr. Partion bullet with great success. I see that there are many bullets weights for a .30-06. What makes one bullet weight more effective than the other? Is it range? How do you choose the weight of the bullet?

The Nosler Manual says the .30 caliber 165 gr. Partion is good for ranges out to 225yds. It also mentions the Ballistic Tip should only be used for long range distances. Between what ranges will the Ballastic Tip be effective?