Winchester Ballistic Silvertip
I was able to pick up 40 rounds of this stuff (150 Gr .30-06) for $20.99 a box. I have never shot it before and was curious what kind of velocities it should produce in a standard 22 inch 110. I don't have a chronograph yet. I'm curious so that I can make a chart for it. Sighting in tomorrow (hopefully).
I know that Winchester claims 2900 fps, but I've seen chronograph figures ranging from 2990-2850 so I'm looking for some actual experiences with it.
Thanks
Winchester Ballistic Silvertip
Shot a buck last January with a 150 grain SST, from a 30-06 at 2900 fps MV (handloads). This was my first experience with SST's. Buck was 130 yards away, almost broadside, quartering slightly away. Bullet entered his right side, in his right armpit area. Bullet jacket mushroomed perfectly, passed through the heart, lodged in the off side shoulder. Bullet core separated completely from the jacket, leaving lead "dust" fragments everywhere in the meat, and traveled UP HIS NECK, (edit: meaning up through his neck) and broke his spine about 6" below the base of his skull. It was the most bizarre thing I'd ever seen a bullet do. I would not have believed it if i hadn't seen it myself. Needless to say, the bullet did its job with spectacular effect; it gave new meaning to "DRT". But by the same token, it was one of the most spectacular bullet "failures" that i have ever seen by my definition of desired bullet performance, (core and jacket stay together to form a mushroom that travels in a straight line, doing much damage, leaving a nice exit wound for a good blood trail if needed). If the core hadn't broken this deer's neck, I believe I probably would have lost him, as there was absolutely no external bleeding. Did not instill a lot of confidence in me for future use. Very glad I got the deer, but easily could have gone very differently. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/31/uduhe3az.jpg