Thread: .270 140 game kings exploding

Originally Posted by Shearer

I use the 165BTs and at 308 velocities (16"bbl so not much over 2500fps) they seem pretty tough.

Yup, when you section the heavier .30 cal Nosler BTs, the lower half of the jacket and the base are that thick it really jumps out at you compared to other bullets. Yet the BT has always had a reputation as being explosive. I looked into this on the Nosler reloading forum and the guys there were very helpful and had some interesting sections that demonstrated that it’s quite a variable bullet from calibre to calibre, and within a certain calibre between the different weights available. Didn’t we look into this @Max Headroom?
@Tahr ‘s suggestion of the Fusion is a good one, another bonded design. The one guy where I spend a lot of time shooting uses these to perfectly good effect in his .308 pig gun, factory ammo, 165gr. And that is generally at extremely close range!