Nosler BT or hornady Amax?

alwayspackin1 · November 10, 2009, 02:00 AM

hey guys.

i am about to buy bullets to start loading for my new rifle, a Rem. 700 in .308.
i am going to buy a box of 168gr. Barnes TSX for sure, just to play with, but i also want to buy 100 or so to load and have for hunting and shooting.

i have narrowed it down to either the Hornady Amax or Nosler BT.

anybody have any experience with either of these?

if you have used both, which did you prefer? all other factors being equal, of course

Mike40-11 · November 10, 2009, 05:54 AM

Shot some A-Max this summer at Camp Perry. Up through last year the issue ammo for the 30-06 rifles was the Greek HXP surplus. This year they switched to new ammo. Hornandy A-Max that pretty well duplicates the M2 ball ballistics.

I thought, and the general consensus I heard from the shooters was that the ammo was a significant improvement. Scores seemed to bear that out.

Qtiphky · November 10, 2009, 07:13 AM

I used the Barnes Tipped TSX in my 308, 300 WSM and my 270 last year for deer hunting in Michigan. Excellent results and highly recommend them.

steve4102 · November 10, 2009, 07:38 AM

The AMax is a "Match" bullet and match bullets are not designed for Hunting. That said, there are those that use match bullets for hunting, but not me. I use match bullets for targets and hunting bullets for hunting.

November 10, 2009, 02:00 AM	#1
alwayspackin1 Member Join Date: April 27, 2009 Location: Southeast Arkansas Posts: 99	Nosler BT or hornady Amax? hey guys. i am about to buy bullets to start loading for my new rifle, a Rem. 700 in .308. i am going to buy a box of 168gr. Barnes TSX for sure, just to play with, but i also want to buy 100 or so to load and have for hunting and shooting. i have narrowed it down to either the Hornady Amax or Nosler BT. anybody have any experience with either of these? if you have used both, which did you prefer? all other factors being equal, of course __________________ *The glass is not half full, nor is it half empty. You simply have twice as much glass as you need.01/01/09*

November 10, 2009, 07:13 AM	#3
Qtiphky Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2008 Location: Upper Michigan, above the Mackinac Bridge Posts: 568	Good choice on the Barnes I used the Barnes Tipped TSX in my 308, 300 WSM and my 270 last year for deer hunting in Michigan. Excellent results and highly recommend them.

November 10, 2009, 05:54 AM	#2
Mike40-11 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 842	Shot some A-Max this summer at Camp Perry. Up through last year the issue ammo for the 30-06 rifles was the Greek HXP surplus. This year they switched to new ammo. Hornandy A-Max that pretty well duplicates the M2 ball ballistics. I thought, and the general consensus I heard from the shooters was that the ammo was a significant improvement. Scores seemed to bear that out.

November 10, 2009, 07:38 AM	#4
steve4102 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,955	The AMax is a "Match" bullet and match bullets are not designed for Hunting. That said, there are those that use match bullets for hunting, but not me. I use match bullets for targets and hunting bullets for hunting.