Thread: 7mm sectioned projectiles

Not 7mm but I got bored so thought would give sectioning a crack!

Top is .30Cal 200gn ELD-X, Middle is 175gn TLR and bottom is un-cut 175gn TLR


my sectioning is not as good as the other pic's

Again not a 7mm but it's big brother Mr 30cal.
150 NBT vs 155 A-Max

The Nosler is a considerably more stout construction.
I thought I'd done a great job with just a bastard file until I took a photo. Maybe a bit more with a 2nd cut file will look better for another go.

I thought I'd done a great job with just a bastard file until I took a photo. Maybe a bit more with a 2nd cut file will look better for another go

Yeah I even gave mine a quick sand with 120 grit paper on a block, after draw filing

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Again not a 7mm but it's big brother Mr 30cal.
150 NBT vs 155 A-Max

The Nosler is a considerably more stout construction.

As I mentioned earlier, I said the old 30cal 150BT was shocking, too soft. Interesting to see your photo of the current bullet sectioned compared to the one's I used in the 1990's. Nosler obviously did their homework on improvements 30 years down the track.

Originally Posted by Mathias

As I mentioned earlier, I said the old 30cal 150BT was shocking, too soft. Interesting to see your photo of the current bullet sectioned compared to the one's I used in the 1990's. Nosler obviously did their homework on improvements 30 years down the track.

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I love this thread! It's lucky that circumstances never allowed me to fire any of those early 150 Nosler BT's at anything bigger than a goat! They died good and proper.

I will have a go at some of my collection at the weekend - currently I'm 'working from home' ��

Originally Posted by Mathias

As I mentioned earlier, I said the old 30cal 150BT was shocking, too soft. Interesting to see your photo of the current bullet sectioned compared to the one's I used in the 1990's. Nosler obviously did their homework on improvements 30 years down the track.

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I can't see too much variation over the last 30 years in those two 150NBT. Your sectioning is a lot cleaner than mine but overall they look the same. Maybe need to grab my glasses?
I shot a Sika stag not long before the L4 and it was a poor shot (to far back) but the animal expired relatively quickly and the bullet left an exit. So from a sample set of one it worked as required.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I can't see too much variation over the last 30 years in those two 150NBT. Your sectioning is a lot cleaner than mine but overall they look the same. Maybe need to grab my glasses?
I shot a Sika stag not long before the L4 and it was a poor shot (to far back) but the animal expired relatively quickly and the bullet left an exit. So from a sample set of one it worked as required.

The lower half of the jacket cosiderably beefed up on your sample. Looks much like a Sierra Game Changer now.

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Originally Posted by Mathias

The lower half of the jacket cosiderably beefed up on your sample. Looks much like a Sierra Game Changer now.

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I read somewhere that Nosler have refined the lead and whatever (antimony?) mix over the years.

165gr 30 cal SST

Those early day 150 gr NBT's were ok on smaller deer and animals but on bigger framed animals I had trouble putting them down. I used them in a 3006. In recent years they ( 180 gr NBT ) work very well in my current 30 06. Not a good comparison but I think they are a bit tougher than the old days.

Used the 165/168 gn NBTs in 30-06 during the 80s.
Found them to be ok.
Accurate.
Mind you a step up from reloading .303 with hard Norma projectiles that were not too effective.

Knew I had this screenshot saved somewhere- just tracked it down

if you look at rear of NBT jacket walls you will notice its tapered now and WAS pretty even before...to my eyes its half as fat again now right at base.... you still need to match weight of projectile to animal...... the 130s are pretty good in poohseventy at slower speeds .havent had one blow up yet but I m not pushing the pace on them....there are better projectiles for up close deerzies. they do shoot accurately .

Has any one cut a nosler accubond in half? would be a interesting comaprison to the rest of these bullets.

Originally Posted by crunch

Has any one cut a nosler accubond in half? would be a interesting comaprison to the rest of these bullets.

Nosler website has x sections.