Who makes TNT bullets?

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18 October 2005, 06:52

bill r

Who makes TNT bullets?

I have a thousand 224 50 grain TNT HP do they shoot ?
Thanks

18 October 2005, 07:22

bartsche

Speer******* And yes they shot good if you don't try to put them out too fast. roger

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18 October 2005, 07:28

vapodog

Yes Roger is right...Speer and they're among my favorite bullets. Accurate and devastating to varmints.

I disagree however in that you can drive them as fast as you want.

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18 October 2005, 18:37

iwzbeeman

I've had them come apart in my 22-250 but perform beautifully in my .223. I THINK they are Speer's answer to Hornady's SX bullets.

18 October 2005, 19:50

bartsche

[QUOTE]Originally posted by iwzbeeman:
I've had them come apart in my 22-250 QUOTE]

EXACTLY,VD

roger

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18 October 2005, 20:04

Ol` Joe

Because of lite construction, Speer recommends different vel limits on TNT bullets in their manual depending on caliber being used. The .224" has a upper limit of 3400fps.

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18 October 2005, 20:16

Stonecreek

The 50 grain TNT is all I shoot in my Sako .222. It is knife-edge accurate and evaporates prairie dogs. It is also a fairly economical bullet, especially in the bulk packs.

Speer now has out a 55 grain TNT made for higher velocity rounds, but I have no experience with it. A friend is about to load some in a .22-250, so maybe I'll get a report soon.

They also make a 33 grain TNT expressly for the Hornet, but it is a disappointingly blunt and non-aerodynamic bullet

that doesn't seem to shoot that well. Bummer.

I have used the 70 grain 6mm in a .243. It did well enough, but not as well as my favorite load with 70 grain BalTips, so I did not pursue it.

18 October 2005, 22:18

Strawboss

Speer's 50 gr. TNT is one of the most accurate bullets I've used in my .223 and .22-250. It easily equaled or exceeded the accuracy of some custom benchrest bullets.

19 October 2005, 06:15

MINNESOTA_DICK

I shoot them in my Ruger 1V 220 swift at 3850 fps and have great results using them on P-dog.

I think that it is the rotation that makes them come apart. My swift has a 1-14 twist and if you figure thee rotation at 3850 fps as to a 1-9 twist out of a 223 rem they arn't spining aa high of a rpm out of the 220 swift as they are out of the 223 rem.

Just my thoughts.