ORIGINAL: Ridge Runner
ok guys the scoop on ballistic tips
When nosler first introduced them they were just a thin skinned hollow point with a ballistic tip on it, packaged in 100 per box, the 270's, 284's and 30's were very tender and had a tendancy to splash.
about 12 years or so ago nosler changed some of them, the heavier for caliber bullets that were intended to be used on big game animals were changed to the exact makeup of the nosler solid base boat tails, the NSB's were then discontinued, they were also packaged differently, game bullets are now 50 per box and varmint bullets are either 100 or 250 per box. So your modern ballistic tips are in fact a nosler solid base boatail with a plastic tip.
RR
I remember those early 30 cal bullets. And "splash" is a pretty good word for it. I head shot a doe with one of them... hit her right between the eyes as she stood still looking in my direction. Results were not exactly pretty, but very effective....