Originally posted by Mike D
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Originally posted by Mike D View PostI had a couple of bad experiences with BTs in the early 2000’s and swore them off since.
Looks like they may have revamped them a bit.
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Don’t put one in a situation it wasn’t intended to be in and you won’t have an issue. I’ve personally killed hundreds of animals with a BT out to 500 yards and the only issue I’ve had was trying to send one way over 3,000 fps out of a 30 caliber and it blew up on impact not once but three times. She did die but she barely needed being caped out. Lesson learned on my part, I did this early on in my reloading days before I really knew what bullet performance was. Once you realize whats in its wheelhouse you can’t go wrong using them IMO.
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Originally posted by ttaxidermy View PostYou should have sent it with confidence. Confidence is the key word.
I've killed a big axis buck at a bit more than that distance with a 7mm08 and a 139gr bullet..
But I'm going to do my dead level best to find out how much it does drop at that distance, just in case.
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Originally posted by bboswell View PostBullet performance depends on impact velocity.
My 7-08 load is a 120 BT at 3100fps. I have not had one come apart and a large exit hole is not uncommon.
Put that same bullet in a 7mag and it’s going to turn into shrapnel.
I need to order some more. My supply is getting low.
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