Was looking at getting some ammo for my 308. Has anyone used Belmonts 130gr and/or 150gr ammo and what where your thoughts. I hunt with a tikka 308 16inch barrel suppressed, ranges I shoot are 0-300 metres. Cheers.
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Was looking at getting some ammo for my 308. Has anyone used Belmonts 130gr and/or 150gr ammo and what where your thoughts. I hunt with a tikka 308 16inch barrel suppressed, ranges I shoot are 0-300 metres. Cheers.
I use 130's in my 308, 18" suppressed barrel
Very accurate...better than my handloads:wtfsmilie:
Have only used on Fallow, and all under 50m they have all dropped right there. Seem to expand well, couple of neck shots have just required a little work with the knife to remove head!
I rate them
They reasonably priced, buy a packet and see if they work in yours
Cheers
Dino
I also shoot the 130's In my 14.5 kimber and they are accurate and have effectively killed a few red deer for me.
I have tried the 130 HP, 150 SP and 155 Scenar loads. All in a 20" Howa lightweight with a Sonic suppressor at 100m.
The 130's are devastating on goats, referred to as 'hand-grenades'... Shot 1" or slightly over.
The 150 SP work well on deer and are accurate. 1" or less.
The 155 Scenar are good, a bit hard for goats, great on deer to about 400m. Very accurate, shot just under 1" at 200m.
I would love to try the 100gr Lapua HP load they have.
I have tried there 270 Win, 6.5x55 SE, 338 LM, 300 BLK and 223 Rem.
All of their ammo is as good as my starting handloads. I support them because i'm local and they are Kiwi.
No I don't work for them :thumbsup:
tried them a few years back and they are great.
I have used the 150 round nose 130hp and 110hp.
The 130hp shot very very well in every 308 I tried them in, they are a light very frangible projectile and work very well on goat/fallow sized game but a bit of caution and picking your shots ie slipped in behind the shoulder or a neck shot is advisable on bigger red deer.
The 110 was extremely frangible not that fast and not that accurate in the rifle I tried it in, I only shot two goats with this load.
The 150 round nose seemed to do the job as a bush load.
130 gr work very well in my 308. I can still break clay birds at 300 m with a bit of drop compensation. Shot a small pig with it.
I would look at trying them in 6.5 x 55 and .270 though I couldn't get a response by email when asking about my of these. Does it state mv on the packet?
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