Can someone tell me what the deal is with the TBBC bullets? Speer is now making them but nothing is listed on their website. And Federal loads them in their premium ammo line. Is there any difference since Speer took them over? What are your results with them regarding performance and accuracy?

I have no experience with the new ones.

But, I have used them in several calibers in the past for hunting.

Their accuracy is good for hunting, and their performance on animals is great.

I've used the new and old with a 375 AI, and the newer design (with grooves) is more accurate than the old design (without grooves).

TBBC should perform equivalent to the North Fork design.

Regards, AIU

TBBC is my favorite when a "premuim" bullet is required. If Federal/Speer doesn't release them to the reloader market, I'll have to find something else. Wake up Federal/Speer. Give us what we want.

The Wife and I have shot a lot of animals with the older lead tipped TBBC 165gr Federal Factory loads. She used them in Zim with perfect results on zebra and wildbest.

I have also used the Federal factory load with the older 200gr lead tipped TBBC on elk at @100 yards, and at @425 yards and on a couple of red fox at 300 and 350 yards and they worked excellent. I recovered bullets out of the elk and from one of the red foxes [out of the snow], and they all had perfect expansion, even the one out of the fox. The one from the 100yard elk did eppand a little farther back.

It is one of my most favorite hunting bullets.

I have not tried the newer tipped TBBC bullets.