Nosler E-Tip Bullets

[sakoshooter]

I just got an email reply from Nosler this morning concerning the .270 85gr E-Tip bullet. They said it wouldn't be available untill mid summer. I thought it'd make a hell of a coyote bullet. Maybe even good for antelope.

[Jason]

I wish they would make the XP3's availabe for reloading 

[carpsniperg2]

Are we talking the same etip? The etip is a lot like the barnes ttsx. It is a bullet for the bigget of big game. 99% weight retention. I would use a way lesser bullet for a yote, like the there CT bullets. They would be just fine for yotes, but a little more spendy and way over kill is my I just bought and loaded some 180's for my 300wm. They have a great BC as well.

[Jason]

I just bought and loaded some 180's for my 300wm. They have a great BC as well.

Another one I was looking at, Let me know how they shoot, do you know what your getting for speeds yet?

[carpsniperg2]

No, I just loaded them up the other day and have not shot them yet. Noslers web site does not give any info on speeds yet. I am sure they will update it, by adding the etips to there manuals, and website load data. So no idea on speeds yet.

I would also love to see the xp3, become available to the public to load But I don't think they ever will I have made more then a few calls

[MtnMuley]

Curious sako, as to what you plan on shooting with an 85 grainer out of a .270.  Yotes?  Seems like an awful small grainer for that type of bullet and caliber.  Just curious.

[sakoshooter]

Curious sako, as to what you plan on shooting with an 85 grainer out of a .270.  Yotes?  Seems like an awful small grainer for that type of bullet and caliber.  Just curious.

I just got an email reply from Nosler this morning concerning the .270 85gr E-Tip bullet. They said it wouldn't be available untill mid summer. I thought it'd make a hell of a coyote bullet. Maybe even good for antelope.

Are we talking the same etip? The etip is a lot like the barnes ttsx. It is a bullet for the bigget of big game. 99% weight retention. I would use a way lesser bullet for a yote, like the there CT bullets. They would be just fine for yotes, but a little more spendy and way over kill is my I just bought and loaded some 180's for my 300wm. They have a great BC as well.

Not sure what a CT bullet is Carpsniper. As far as big game goes, everything - deer/antelope and up is big game to me. I've learned my lesson too many times with lesser bullets in the old days. 1992 was the start of my Super Premium bullet career. Never looked back. Trophy Bonded Bear Claws, Swift A-Frames & Scirocco II, Jensen J-26 and J-36(no longer made). I shot some of the first Barnes X bullets made. They shot terrible and broke off their mushroom petals every time. Barnes switched copper bar stock to de-oxygenated copper(no more microscopic air pockets) and they started retaining their petals. They fouled barrels terribly when they first came out too but now they're a pretty good bullet. There are more and more super premium bullets available every day these days.

MtnMuley, My opening post states that I was thinking of loading it for coyotes. It ought to be fast, flat and kill quickly. Barnes makes a TTSX in 95gr that might be cool to shoot to.

[sakoshooter]

I wish they would make the XP3's availabe for reloading 

I thought Winchester made the XP3 but can't find anything on their website about them.

[carpsniperg2]

The CT stands for: Combined Technology bullets, they are made by Nosler. Its a bullet that Nosler and winchester teamed up to make. Hints the name. They are a great bullet for yote and deer/lope sized game. They have a varmint model and a regular hunting model. Check them out. Very high BC, they make a 130 and 150 in the .277dia

[carpsniperg2]

I wish they would make the XP3's availabe for reloading 

I thought Winchester made the XP3 but can't find anything on their website about them.

They own the bullet, but I am not sure they make them. They might, you can't buy just the bullets. They only sell them in there elite "loaded ammo" series.

[sakoshooter]

I wish they would make the XP3's availabe for reloading 

I thought Winchester made the XP3 but can't find anything on their website about them.

They own the bullet, but I am not sure they make them. They might, you can't buy just the bullets. They only sell them in there elite "loaded ammo" series.

Yeah. Just found them on Winchester's site. I wasn't looking at ammunition. It looks like it's only available loaded.
Their first try with that style bullet(Fail Safe) had the same results as the early Barnes X. Broke off all the petals most of the time. The XP3 must be their fix to that problem.

[carpsniperg2]

Yeah, the xp3 is a great bullet. I have been around a few animal shot with them, and like there performance. I know of a few guys that buy loaded ammo, and just pull the bullets To reuse them in there own loads. They get the brass to But very spendy to do

[demontang]

The xp3's look like nosler e-tip bullets to me, They just have a core and the winchester lubalux coating.

[MtnMuley]

Gotcha sako!  Can't believe I missed that part.

[Jason]

I contacted Nosler a week or so ago asking for the XP3, and the Accubond with lubalox coating.

Their response was..XP3 is only available in Win Supreme ammo and Accubond with lubalox coating only
available on loaded Winchester ammo.

[JKEEN33]

I've shot a few boxes of the xp3's and to be honest I didn't care for them. They were not a very accurate bullet. I've read the same complaint in a lot of reviews. That bullet is what got me into reloading. I bought one of the first 325's in WA and that was about all I could find to shoot out of it off the shelf.

I went from about a 2.5" group down to a .75" group by getting away from that bullet. They may work great on game, but I never trusted them enough to give them a try.

[engelwood]

I'm going to be running some tests, comparing the XP3's to some hand-loaded Barnes TSX 168's as well as some Nosler E-Tip 180's in the 300 WSM. My father in law's 300 WSM has put some nice holes in some good animals, but I too question the overall accuracy of the bullet/factory load. I personally think that his overall groups will improve significantly when the switch is made. Only time/testing will tell. One thing is for sure, the XP3 does do some damage when they hit an animal.

[JKEEN33]

I'm going to be running some tests, comparing the XP3's to some hand-loaded Barnes TSX 168's as well as some Nosler E-Tip 180's in the 300 WSM. My father in law's 300 WSM has put some nice holes in some good animals, but I too question the overall accuracy of the bullet/factory load. I personally think that his overall groups will improve significantly when the switch is made. Only time/testing will tell. One thing is for sure, the XP3 does do some damage when they hit an animal.

I have two 300WSM's also. The Remington does not shoot the XP3's well either. Never tried them in the Browning. Both like Accubonds, but haven't found anything yet that doesn't. 

[MDGrand]

I wish they would make the XP3's availabe for reloading 

ME TOO!!! That is an awesome bullet.

[Bob33]

I firmly believe there is no such thing as an "accurate" bullet or an "inaccurate" bullet.  Every guns has likes and dislikes.  You may find that a particular gun "loves" XP3, and another one of the same make may "hate" them.

I have seen far too many instances where a particular load in one gun shoots very well, but the very same load, down to the 1/10th of a grain of powder, shoots poorly in another gun.  Does that make the bullet "accurate" or "inaccurate"?

I believe it is a mistake to conclude that just because a particular bullet in a particular load does not shoot well in certain guns, that it is inherently inaccurate.  The same bullet with a different powder, or different primer, or different OAL may shoot very well in the same gun.  Then again, it may not.  You just have to ask your rifle what it likes and obey its wishes...

[JKEEN33]

I usually agree with you Bob, but not on this one. Tough to say it's the rifle when it will shoot two in what looks like it will be a nice group then throw the 3rd way out into nowhere. Maybe accurate is not the correct word, I Will use consistant. Just my experience with the XP3. I do agree, that some rifles will probably love them. Mine don't.