gleason.chapman

It really has been a long time since I have seen your name pop up on the forum. Glad to see you back around here...

I probably have purchased my las couple of boxes of Noslers. I think I have found a great alternative. The Speer Gold Dots, they are a bonded bullet that also have a controlled expansion so that they retain their weight. I am not sure they that they will penetrate to the extent that aNosler will, but the will not blow-up and they will drive.

I have shot XTP's for several years now plinking and target shooting, butI also know you can strip the copper right off an XTP in tough situations. The one XTP that I do haveconfidence in as "good" bullet is the10mm 200 grain XTP - it is a screamer 2300 ft./sec and really does a lot of hydrostatic damage as people are reporting.. We can not use it in Idaho as we have a .428 minimum.

The Gold Dots - we can use .... here is a couple of strings you might look at.... I tried to find you one time I wanted to send you some to shoot into your penetrations test that you conducted a few years back.... remember I sent you some .458/300 grain Noslers to test....

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1791957

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1791957

Might look @ this source of Noslers @ a greatly reduced rate - for blems...

http://www.shootersproshop.com/bullets.htm

They do not always have what you are looking for so you have to keep checking - but look at the prices....