sproulman
Do you realize with the small 250-3000 - 87 grain bullet you are producing 3100 feet per second and 1900 foot pounds of energy from the muzzle and 100 yards still has 1484 fpe.This is very effective on thin skinned whitetail. The 250/3000 was designed for deer sized game and was the first comercial cartridge to reach the 3000 fps mark. It really is a whitetail/blacktail harvesting machine. Your small 87 grain bullet is producing more speed and more energy than a lot of ML projectiles at a 100 yards.
i have not used the PB but i would pick it over the solid tip bullet everytime for deer size
I am not sure what you mean by a
solid tip bullet, but if you are referring the the Aerotip - Nosler has proven along time ago this is a very effective design. Their Ballastic Tip design started this whole thing. The tip causes expansion to occur by being driven back into the bullet.
Nosler says:
1. The Ballistic Tip® Hunting bullet's polycarbonate tip resists deformation in the magazine and initiates expansion upon impact.
2. Fully tapered jacket and special lead alloy core allows controlled expansion and optimum weight retention at all practical velocity levels.
3. Heavy jacket base acts as a platform for large diameter mushroom.
4. Ballistically engineered Solid Base® boat tail configuration combines with the streamlined polycarbonate tip for extreme long range performance.
The ballistic tip is suppose to work better than a hollow point but offer a "Ballistic Coeff." that produces great down range effectiviness.
you want shock not a hole.bigger game , i would use the solid tip where you need bone breaking but not on whitetail deer.
This I totally agree with - the hydrostatic shock created by a bullet going through soft tissue is my prime goal.
i seen many heavy bullets go thru deer and deer run. experts all say you want hole out both sides
I prefer the 2 hole theory but I do want that tissue damage and shockyou speak of on the way through. A one hole shot on elk can on some occasions cause you a huge problem, but a two shot with that big exit hole will get your elk down a whole lot sooner and provide a blood trail.
