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    Fed blue box 150gr always used to work well for me....if going to a tipped projectile like SST or similar I would go up to at least 165gr to retain decent penitration.

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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Fed blue box 150gr always used to work well for me....if going to a tipped projectile like SST or similar I would go up to at least 165gr to retain decent penitration.

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    Yip someone does the 165 Nosler Balistic Tips in a factory round.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Yip someone does the 165 Nosler Balistic Tips in a factory round.
    They are the business , though I load my own .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaraxa View Post
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