Well friends, I've come into a nice little stash of older (I think?) of Remington Bronze Tip 308 bullets, 150 grain weight.

I can't find any reference for these particular bullets so I'm looking for input from you all.

Are these hard like Nosler and Barnes or are they soft like old Speer or Hornady?

Any of your experienced input would be appreciated. Thanks

They operate on the same principle as the Ballistic Tip in that the tip acts as a wedge to initiate expansion. For deer or antelope, they are fine, but they do come unglued in a hurry, so pick your shots accordingly. (They are not as stout as the Nosler BT, by the way.)

Keep them to no more than 28-2900 fps MV, and they'll do fine for deer or antelope.

Thanks Bobby. I'm loading these in the 308 so they won't be screamers. I'm no magnum person, I've found that the game can't tell the difference between 100 to 200 fps.

Around here the deer aren't terribly large so they should do fine for any of the shooting we do.

A good deer and antelope bullet, they're a bit fragile for anything larger. In your 308 they should work fine.

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Well friends, I've come into a nice little stash of older (I think?) of Remington Bronze Tip 308 bullets, 150 grain weight.

dan,

Yup, those are Remington Bronze Points. Remington only makes the one weight (150 grain) in .308". I've got a good stash of them tucked away, too. Pretty good bullet at the price I paid for them.

I've shot some in the .30/06 Sprg. but they REALLY shine in a .308 Winchester. Good Deer bullet at .308 Winchester velocities.

Use a Lee Factory Crimp Die and crimp them in the cannelure. Never seen a .308 Winchester that didn't like that bullet with that OAL right off the bat.

I have some both in the 150 and 180 (now discontinued) grain versions. They have been described very accurately to you. The 180s make excellent deer bullets in the '06.

So with your experience would any of you say they are a "softer" or "harder" bullet? By this I'm trying to arrive at a starting point for load development.

Or if you have any resources you can point me to that will list this particular bullet I'd appreciate it.

Thanks

I'd put them the same as any cup and core for hardness, the tip just makes them open real fast.