300 gr XTP Mag and Nosler shots

[mountaineer magic]

I picked up a bunch of XTP mags 300 gr. I know there has been a lot of discussions on the xtp but I was wondering about expansion on the 300 gr mag. I was told they don't expand. Also I picked up some Nosler SHOTS in 250 gr and 300 gr. Anybody ever try them. They were really cheap, thought I could shoot them at paper and see what they do. I only have Knight high pressure sabots(black) so I probably won't be able to try thr XTP's in my Triumph til I get some different sabots. I thought of trying them in the Genesis ,Knight,or fast twist Hawken barrel.

[sabotloader]

chetmarks

The only place i would worry about the 300 grain XTP-Mag is with a close range shot... they are built a little tougher than the regular XTP - so they are slower to start expansion.

The 'shots' should shoot paper very well, actually they would probably do just as well as a regular XTP on whitetail also.

I do not think you will even come cloase to getting a Black Knight Sabot down a Triumph. They were/are built for the older and larger bore of the old Knight rifles. I am not sure you will get them down anything new other than a .504 White.

[gleason.chapman]

ORIGINAL: chetmarks

I picked up a bunch of XTP mags 300 gr. I know there has been a lot of discussions on the xtp but I was wondering about expansion on the 300 gr mag. I was told they don't expand. Also I picked up some Nosler SHOTS in 250 gr and 300 gr. Anybody ever try them. They were really cheap, thought I could shoot them at paper and see what they do. I only have Knight high pressure sabots(black) so I probably won't be able to try thr XTP's in my Triumph til I get some different sabots. I thought of trying them in the Genesis ,Knight,or fast twist Hawken barrel.

Here ya go:

[gleason.chapman]

ORIGINAL: chetmarks

I picked up a bunch of XTP mags 300 gr. I know there has been a lot of discussions on the xtp but I was wondering about expansion on the 300 gr mag. I was told they don't expand. Also I picked up some Nosler SHOTS in 250 gr and 300 gr. Anybody ever try them. They were really cheap, thought I could shoot them at paper and see what they do. I only have Knight high pressure sabots(black) so I probably won't be able to try thr XTP's in my Triumph til I get some different sabots. I thought of trying them in the Genesis ,Knight,or fast twist Hawken barrel.

The Shots are the "practice bullets" for the Nosler partition, suppose to shoot identical.I don't know anybody shooting them at game, but I am sure they would work, since big hole usually means dead animal. As for the XTP vs the XTP Mag, here is the primary difference:

Chap