my rifle is shooting speer 270 grn BTSP very well, and I am thinking of using this load on moose and bear ....are the BTSP's equal in design to a nosler partition? I am not that familiar with Speer products,

thanks

No, the speer is comparable to the Sierra and Hornady soft points. The nose of the partition usually will peal back but the portion behind the partition will remain intact and provide deep penetration. The Speer BTSP will peel back all the way depending on velocity and what it hits. Because you are using a .375 caliber it probably is OK for moose, but I wouldn't want to use it for the large bears. The partition is the first step up for the premium bullets. I would trade some accuracy in preference for the partition. I have found the partitions very accurate in my rifles.

Phil

If you are looking for factory loads, you can do no better than the Federal 300gr Trophy Bonded Bearclaw load, standard velocity, not he high energy load.

I have used this load on everything from impala (100lbs) to eland (1,500lbs) and it had performed flawlessly. The few recovered bullets all look like they belong in magazine ads, with excellent expansion and retained weight. As an added bonus, it shoots three groups in honest to goodness cloverleafs in my rifle.

If your looking for component bullets to reload, look at North Fork's soft points. They are bonded lead core and solid shank, like the Trophy Bonded, but have a near universal reputation for accuracy in everyone's rifles who have tried them. Performance will be ecellent, and not unlike what I get from the Trophy Bonded.

I would use North Fork's 270gr if they make one. Trophy Bonded's next weight down from the 300 is the 260, iirc, and I would stick to their 300.

Of course, nothing ever wrong with choosing a Partition.

JPK

From personal experience with 2 elk, a moose and other large game, the Nosler will turn into a bore diameter billet if you hit your game animal at less than 150 yards. The reason is that the front of the Noslers are extremely soft.
I recovered some of mine. There was no mushrooming in tact when retrieved. One took from the heart of an elk, 2 from frontal shots on large deer where the bullets were under the hide on their butts.
My humble opinion!!

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Originally posted by Maxx:
my rifle is shooting speer 270 grn BTSP very well, and I am thinking of using this load on moose and bear ....are the BTSP's equal in design to a nosler partition? I am not that familiar with Speer products,

thanks

That is the preferred bullet for my .375. I have used it for deer & antelope with excellent results. You should do great with it for moose. Don't know about bears.

Boat Tail bullets tend to displace their lead cores much more than a flat base bullet, assuming both are un bonded.

Even bullets with very heavy jackets like the 300 grain Sierra BT will do this despite plenty of SD and relatively low velocity.

I have found medium bore Noslers to have a pretty stout front jacket, much more so than the 30 caliber and less line.

I would much rather hunt w a Nosler partition than almost any cup and draw bullet esp a BT.

One exception would be the Winchester Power Point which is a good conventional bullet made of thick brass jacket w coating of copper. It is a flat base.

Andy