Nosler Versus

[Coasthunterjay]

yah i hear you but i am looking for better results and looking for something on paper that proves it......proves the performance differances that is......

[bobcat]

The silvertip is a ballistic tip with a black coating and a fancy name. No other difference that I'm aware of. The accubond, as you can tell from the name, is a bonded bullet, made to stay together. So if you want to go with Nosler and you want a bullet that you can use on deer, elk, bear, etc and at any reasonable distance and angle, then go with the Accubond. Or, try the new e-tip. It's 100% copper. That's the next bullet on my list to try. I want to try the 150's in my 30-06.

[bobcat]

Here, you can read all about all the Nosler bullets here:

http://www.nosler.com/?p=3

[Coasthunterjay]

e-tip looks good but it only comes in 130 grain for 270.......

what are your thoughts about the fragmenting of the silvertip?

do all ballistic tips fragment?

[bobcat]

Yes, the silvertip and ballistic tips will come apart, especially at shorter ranges when your velocity is higher, and/or when you hit bone. They are not bonded like the Accubond. The Accubond is for people who want a bullet that doesn't come apart. The e-tips should be even better in that regard as they are all copper. The 130 grain weight is plenty of bullet in the e-tip because it will stay together, unlike the Partition, and other conventional bullets.

[Coasthunterjay]

Accubond will stay together, Ballistic Tip won't.

whats the benefit of this? different price?

and the e-tip says it keeps 95% weight for inproved penetration?

what does that mean?

is it going to have as much stopping force as a 150 grain that only keeps 65% of its weight?

[Coasthunterjay]

sorry for all the stupid questions.......but thanks for answering them, and i was on that website as you posted it, and midway, and cabelas, and google all at once.....

imtaking in alot of info..........lol...........

[bobcat]

The benefit is improved penetration, just as Nosler says about the e-tip. The better the bullet, the more it costs. You get what you pay for.

[Coasthunterjay]

that really doesnt answer my question......

so the e tip weighing 130 grains is going to penetrate farther in my elk, deer, or bear, possably go threw it.....

But a 150 grain ballistic is going to hit my animal like a huge bat and go a long way threw it, but knock it on its but and do more damage on the inside......

Is this correct or no? i dont really understand the whole weight of the bullet thing.......

[bobcat]

Chances are a ballistic tip will make a bigger hole, yes. But the e-tip or Accubond is much more likely to go all the way through an animal, no matter what the angle. It all depends on what you want. A bigger hole and more meat ruined, and possibly a quicker kill, or do you want to have a dependable bullet that you can rely on, and that you don't have to pass up a shot because it's not standing broadside?

[Coasthunterjay]

Chances are a ballistic tip will make a bigger hole, yes. But the e-tip or Accubond is much more likely to go all the way through an animal, no matter what the angle. It all depends on what you want. A bigger hole and more meat ruined, and possibly a quicker kill, or do you want to have a dependable bullet that you can rely on, and that you don't have to pass up a shot because it's not standing broadside?

animals standing perfectly broadside or not has never stopped me from shooting it with a ballistic....but i want something better........

is the money really that different..........?

[bobcat]

OK...so if you want something better get the e-tip and no, the money isn't that different when you only need one bullet per animal.

[Coasthunterjay]

NICE I LIKE THAT...........

so 130 grains is going to shoot a elk the same at 300 yrds as a 150 grain bulet will?

[bobcat]

The 130 e-tip (or Accubond) is going to be more reliable on that 300 yard elk, than any of the cheap 150's you might use.

[Coasthunterjay]

thanks for calling my stuff cheap..........