70gn Nosler Btip

wy111 · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:03 pm Post subject: 70gn Nosler Btip

I know it may be an odd question on reloading, but has anyone got velocity and c.o.l. for factory loaded (Federal?) Nosler 70gn ballistic tip in .243?
I am starting to work up a new load and would like to get a baseline to compare with. At the moment I am getting an av. of 3543 off 41.5gns of Varget with an av. group of .655, .03 off lands, col 2.71. At the moment I am getting nowhere near the velocties of various manual data, for instance over 4600 with 42gns, while I max. at 3578.

Dave

Morax · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

go here

www.nosler.com/index.p...=6mm&s=108

Dawgdad · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

Hodgdon site says 70gr. Speer HP max load is 40.5gr Varget with a velocity of 3574 fps. COL 2.625.

A 65 gr V-Max has 3682fps from a max load of 41.0 grains of Varget. COL 2.600.

I do not think I have ever seen data that puts this heavy a bullet over 4000 fps. with Varget, or any other powder that matter.

wy111 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:31 am Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

Now i'm getting data wrong, must be the weather!.
sorry, I meant to say over 3600fps.
If you look attached data, Nosler show 3 powders giving over 3600, including Varget. My max. with 42gns is 3571, that is why i'm trying to find the ballistics of factory ammo, to compare with my data.
Dave

Morax · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

I had spoke with the rep from hodgon and another guy from hornady at length on this idea of speed versus terminal balistics, I was told that while speed is good , there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, I had told them while g-hoging, the 75 gr vmaxs were punching a dime to nickle size hole, and then removing the oposite side, they both told me to back down on the speed a bit and then see what happens, in fact the hornady guy told me it would be like a mini-nuke going off...

fireball 3 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

I've never used the 70gr noslers yet but I do use 55gr nosler btbt's in my 243 bull rifle. I've pushedthem out to 3865fps with no extra pressure. I like them for jacks and tree rats at 200yrds. It totally blows jacks apart when you pop them just behind their long ears. Dave from northern Calif. Cool

Morax · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

my god what would it do to a tree rat wtf

fireball 3 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

Bear with me as this is new to me. I'm use to a different web.

fireball 3 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: 70gn Nosler Btip

The last one we shot out here ,well, you khow what a fake fur looks like after it's went through the washer then the drier set on burn. Now we use a 22lr. atleast we can recognize what it use to be. Ha Ha Dave Laughing