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130gr 270 original Silvertip - 24hourcampfire Does anyone happen to know the BC for this bullet I have a few of them and I think I will load some up and use them in my father's 1953 M70 and my de
Why does the 220 grain . 30-06 load still exist? - 24hourcampfire I have a few boxes of Winchester silvertip 220 grain 30-06 ammo that I picked up cheap several years ago I have never used them for any serious hunting But was considering using them for moose, bear or elk at typical bush ranges, well under 200 yds My usual load of 180 grain Nosler Partition or a 180 Speer Grand Slam has always worked well, and given deep penetration My only experience
The old Winchester SilverTip Bullet - 24hourcampfire The old Silvertip was, in some models and some calibers, very reliable In others it was a catastrophe You never knew until you shot something I have a friend who's shot dozens of elk with 130 Silvertips in the 270 His father bought 1000 of them way back when and they're very reliable: expand and penetrate just like Nosler Partitions
old school Winchester silvertip bullets? - 24hourcampfire The "old school" Silvertip could be a decent bullet--if the jacket was heavy enough, but that apparently depended on what Winchester decided to do that decade I have seen them expand perfectly on bigger game at relatively high velocities, and come apart on small big game at moderate velocities
Silvertip Power-Point - 24hourcampfire I would appreciate someone in the know clearing up the Silvertip Power-Point story I have in front of me the May, 1968 issue of Gun World magazine The back page is a Winchester-Western ad that once again reminded me of the confusion over the construction, intended use and performance o
The old Winchester SilverTip Bullet - 24hourcampfire The old Winchester "SilverTip" Bullet #299618 05 29 04 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,936Likes: 1Northern California AggieDog Campfire Tracker AggieDog Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,936Likes: 1Northern California Can any of you gun writers who are knowledgeable explain why Winchester has suddenly minimized production of the old Silvertip bullet (not the nosler version, the old one