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Wild Bill Bucks · December 28, 2005, 12:24 PM

John
I am a dedicated Nosler and Combined technologies user. Re-load My own.
Have found through years of shootin that rule of thumb for Ballistic tip ammo
is small to medium game(Grounhog to Whitetail)
Partition and accubond both are excellent choices for Larger game at about
180 grains and up.
Would not shoot Porkers with anything less.
I am presently shootin a Ruger 77 with Shileen competition barrel customized to shoot 150 to 168 grain CT Lubalox Ballistic tip bullets.
Loading .308 cal. with 47.5 grains of Varget with Winchester Brass and
Magnum primers from Winchester behind a 150 grain CT Ballistic tip bullet.Gives me around 2900 to 3000 fps and shoots a 1.5" rise and fall to 200 yards.
If I were going to be doing a lot of porker pounding I would
take that load to about 45 grains behind a 180 grain Partition and go make HAM.

December 28, 2005, 12:24 PM	#3
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	John I am a dedicated Nosler and Combined technologies user. Re-load My own. Have found through years of shootin that rule of thumb for Ballistic tip ammo is small to medium game(Grounhog to Whitetail) Partition and accubond both are excellent choices for Larger game at about 180 grains and up. Would not shoot Porkers with anything less. I am presently shootin a Ruger 77 with Shileen competition barrel customized to shoot 150 to 168 grain CT Lubalox Ballistic tip bullets. Loading .308 cal. with 47.5 grains of Varget with Winchester Brass and Magnum primers from Winchester behind a 150 grain CT Ballistic tip bullet.Gives me around 2900 to 3000 fps and shoots a 1.5" rise and fall to 200 yards. If I were going to be doing a lot of porker pounding I would take that load to about 45 grains behind a 180 grain Partition and go make HAM.