Federal Nosler .308

[YFKI1983]

Hey all- been shooting Fed Nosler 150 gr ballistic tips out of my 30-06 forever.

Last year I bought 2 boxes for my .308 and when I got home realized 1 box was ballistic and the other was copper tip.

Has anyone ever used copper tip and if so are they much different. I would love to not have to mess with the scope

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[Trial153]

Try a couple shots with them and find out.

[Buckmaster7600]

Should be close but I would shoot a group or 2 before going in the woods!


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[YFKI1983]

They shoot well. I meant performance wise. I know what the ballistic tip does. Not sure about copper

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[jim335]

You can go to the Federal home page and look those cartridges up. I don't think the copper tip mushrooms as well as the Nosler ballistic tip.

[Pygmy]

I  have no personal experience with Federal  factory loads, but I did a quick search on it and the  cartridge appears to be loaded with Barnes TTSX bullet,  with which I have had considerable experience.

They don't expand as dramatically as ballistic tips ( with which I have ALSO had considerable experience) but they do expand and usually pass through the animal and raise quite a lot of hell while doing it.  They kill as well and as quickly as any bullet I have ever used and if you happen to take a shot at a less than perfect angle they penetrate better than most expanding bullets, while maintaining  all or most of their original weight.