Have I got this right?

[captdavid]

Nosler's philosophy is that a bullet should have some frangibility and that all of their bullets are expected, even designed to loose some lead? I am shooting 150gn in a 7x57 and 165gn in a 30-06 The BTs are suppose to loose the most weight, and are designed to operate at between 2000 and 2700 terminal velocities. They might even be considered a little "explosive." They are accurate and have a high BC due to their design. The Part is designed to open quickly (as quickly as a BT?) and might even loose the front part, but due to the design to penetrate deeply. The Solid Base, I assume, is to answer the demand to bring back a traditional cup-and-core and performs as a BT? The AB has the accuracy and BC of the BT, but due to design will hold together better, yet still loose some weight and not penetrate as much. Have I got this right? thanks, capt david :grin: :grin: :grin:

 

[longwinters]

Merry Christmas Capt David,

I would tend to agree with you on your thoughts about the Nosler lineup. I think they are trying to give the best of both expansion and penetration with their bullets. I have been very happy with how they work having used the BT, the Partition and the Accubonds.

Long

 

[Northwoods Hunter]

I agree with Long...and might speculate that the Solid Base would perform inbetween the AccuBond and Partition

 

[Eagleye]

The solid base actually could be expected to have performance characteristics between the Ballistic Tip and the AccuBond. Regards, Eagleye

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I dont really see how a bullet can fall between the Partition and AccuBond. Both expand nicely and retain a good amount of weight. Advertised is what around 60-65%. I have found that to be true with both type of bullets when fired into wet newspaper. There weight retention is so close I mean.

 

[mshaffer]

The Solid Base, I assume, is to answer the demand to bring back a traditional cup-and-core and performs as a BT?

The Solid Base jacket is extruded just like the BT, with the same underlying design with the heavy [solid base]. The only real difference being the lack of the poly tip. The SB tends to exibit more controlled expansion than the BT.