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- Dec 26, 2007
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What is a general rule for seating the 165gr BT in an 06? I would like to know what you guys who have an 06 have found with the Ballistic Tip that has brought you all accuracy. I usually seat it just the length that it will clear the magazine and then begin to back up.
I had a Sako TRG reciever and a 22" Douglas barrel and I killed a 221 pound female hog with it at 90yds. She was turned at all most a 45 degree angle with her rear pointing to me in a food plot we had. She had six 7-8 month old pigs with her and when I pulled that trigger the other went in all directions but she hit the ground.
Now the 165gr Ballistic Tip hit the last rib on her right side and it made a hard ball size entrance wound and travel across and forward up her body exiting out the top of her left shoulder and she hit the ground right where she was hit. It was a violent kill, that just raddled her cage and she never twitched.
This coming year I am going to compare two bullets once again on there impact on deer, coyote and small to medium hogs and that will be the 165gr Ballistic Tip and the 165gr Sierra GK HPBT.
I want everything to be as even as possible so I am trying to get under 1/2" groups with the BT and 2950fps velocities. So any thing you guys have found that really helps the accuracy of the BT by the seating of the bullet please give me your impute. Now just because I have done this a lot does not mean your comments won't help me, on the contrary, so please take the time to explain your results with the 165gr BT.
I sure wish there was a BT for the 358
I had a Sako TRG reciever and a 22" Douglas barrel and I killed a 221 pound female hog with it at 90yds. She was turned at all most a 45 degree angle with her rear pointing to me in a food plot we had. She had six 7-8 month old pigs with her and when I pulled that trigger the other went in all directions but she hit the ground.
Now the 165gr Ballistic Tip hit the last rib on her right side and it made a hard ball size entrance wound and travel across and forward up her body exiting out the top of her left shoulder and she hit the ground right where she was hit. It was a violent kill, that just raddled her cage and she never twitched.
This coming year I am going to compare two bullets once again on there impact on deer, coyote and small to medium hogs and that will be the 165gr Ballistic Tip and the 165gr Sierra GK HPBT.
I want everything to be as even as possible so I am trying to get under 1/2" groups with the BT and 2950fps velocities. So any thing you guys have found that really helps the accuracy of the BT by the seating of the bullet please give me your impute. Now just because I have done this a lot does not mean your comments won't help me, on the contrary, so please take the time to explain your results with the 165gr BT.
I sure wish there was a BT for the 358