Two of my '06's didn't perform well at all using 165 grain Fiocci Dynamics factory loads. Both groups were terrible at 3 inches or so at 100 yards.
So, I decided to give some of the new 165 grain Nosler Whitetail Country rounds a whirl. Groups dropped right to 1.5 inches in one rifle to 1.75" in another and both groups were within 1 inch of the bullseye. Great. Here's the icing on the cake. Great penetration at the advertised 2900 fps MV shot at 155 yards. Hole is less than 1/2 inch of point of aim.
Sorry no other '06 rounds to compare to on the penetration factor on the plate. Just a previous comparison between 7X57 blunt noses and 7X57 ballistic tips, the latter of which obliterated themselves on impact. Pow!
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OMG! Just Googled "Nosler Whitetail Country" and found that they've -- once again -- "reintroduced" the original Nosler Solid Base bullet in this line of ammunition. This bullet was first produced in the late 1970's IIRC. It was "discontinued" when the Ballistic Tip was introduced, but Nosler continued to produce and sell it to other ammunition manufacturers as an OEM bullet and have offered it off and on through their outlet shop as "seconds", which are actually production overruns from orders from those manufacturers.

But it is a fantastic bullet! It acts more like a Partition than anything else, with fairly quick expansion coupled with deep penetration. When originally introduced they sold for about half the price of their Partitions. It was also typically more accurate than Partitions in most rifles. I suspect that the reason it was dropped from the line (in favor of the Ballistic Tip) is that too many shooters were using it rather than the more expensive Partitions, so they replaced it with a bullet that did not exhibit such penetration qualities, thus forcing shooter back to the Partition if they needed such penetration.

I stocked up on them whenever they were available as "seconds" and use them exclusively as my game bullet in .243/100, .270/130, and .284/150. I've also used them in .22 and .30 calibers with excellent success. Hopefully, Nosler will release some more of them in "seconds" sometime in the future.

Tested penetration in 1 inch stainless steel plate.

Using a 375 H&H.

Only bullet that went through was the Speer Tungsten Core.

In game animals, I can control the penetration of my bullets by adjusting the hollow point and its depth.

Shit an eland and a Cape buffalo in exactly the same position.

Both facing away at an angle.

Bullet went in at the rear of the rip cage.

Penetrated across to the chest.

There is a reason why benchrest shooters have preferred flat based bullets for decades. And a core will separate from a BT easier than it will from a flat base.

Sorry, Saeed, I can't resist it, but the eland and buffalo must have hurt coming out.

Shooting steel plate has no correlation.

On how a bullet well preform in and animal.

I have a nice stash of .277 150 grain Nosler Solid Base. If anyone hears of .308 bullets available, I'd love to know where to get them.

You obviously have not seen our deer. They are tough as nails and eat lead pellets and shit punkin balls.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Shooting steel plate has no correlation.

On how a bullet well preform in and animal.

Update: Dropped an eight-pointer last week with the '06 using Nosler Whitetail Country ammo. Got a total pass-through of part of one rib and through both lungs. Exit wound was narrow. Deer dropped after 50 yards.

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Originally posted by custombolt:
Update: Dropped an eight-pointer last week with the '06 using Nosler Whitetail Country ammo. Got a total pass-through of part of one rib and through both lungs. Exit wound was narrow. Deer dropped after 50 yards.

Sounds about right.

I can control the penetration of my bullets very easily.

By altering the diameter of the hollow point and depth of it.

I have had penetration on Cape buffalo hit in the rear end going forward, and the bullet goes all the way to the front of the neck.

My current bullets won’t do that because we do hunt in herds sometimes.

So I have made the hollow larger and deeper.