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Federal Trophy Bonded Tip

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13 October 2018, 18:57
leemar28
Federal Trophy Bonded Tip
Anyone have any experience with these Bullets ?
Wondering about fouling issues as the are supposed to be Nickel plated , and how well they shoot.


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13 October 2018, 20:02
BNagel
Factory load and my reloads all work fine -- 7 mm Weatherby and 160-grain FTBT. Cleaning is no different than copper or cup-and-core bullets.


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14 October 2018, 00:33
leemar28
Do they foul out a barrel as quick as an all copper bullet ?


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14 October 2018, 01:16
Use Enough Gun
I shoot them all of the time in my .300 WSMs, and have not noticed a quick 'foul out' of the barrels.
14 October 2018, 01:18
BNagel
My break-in and cleaning regimen would keep me from knowing the difference. Shooting Hornady ELD-X and Nosler Ballistic Tips this go-round.

I'd expect zero difference as the nickeled bullets have, as I understand it, a baked on coating -- not like moly. Barnes bullets might be a bit worse, but again my cleaning wouldn't say much about it.


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