If you think that Nosler BT's are not hunting bullets, then you might want to tell Nosler. Apparently they think that they are making hunting bullets.
Ballistic Tip® Hunting
Hunting's Deadliest Deer Bullet
*NEW FOR 2008 - 30 caliber 168 grain Ballistic Tip®*
Nosler, Inc. is pleased to introduce the new 30 caliber 168-grain Ballistic Tip®. The world’s leading manufacturer of premium grade hunting bullets added the 168-grain Ballistic Tip® to enhance the already highly versatile lineup for deer and antelope hunters.
The Nosler 30 168-grain Ballistic Tip® is designed for match type loads and to provide hunters with a predictable and forgiving bullet for unpredictable and unforgiving situations nature throws their way.
Don't be fooled by cheap imitations, we have been making this bullet for over 20 years. In a perfect world there would be no changing winds, no hunting pressure, no wary, spooked, or running game that might require a fleeting or distant shot. And all it would take to bring down that trophy buck would be a textbook, 100-yard broadside shot.
Fortunately for us, the real world of hunting is a bit more challenging than that. In fact, the more you hunt, the more you realize how unpredictable and unforgiving nature can be--which is why we engineered the Ballistic Tip® Hunting bullet to be very predictable and extremely forgiving. For detailed reloading information
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Taken from Noslers website about the new 168gr .308cal Ballistic Tip (
http://www.nosler.com/index.php?p=3)
I used to be in the same anti-BT camp because I believed the myths, until some folks here corrected me.
Go to Noslers website and see for yourself. Nosler makes two bullets with the Ballistic Tip name. One is for varmints and the other for big game. The Ballistic Tip Varmint version includes all the BT's in .204 and .224 cal, and the 55gr .243"cal and 85gr .257"cal. All of the heavier .243" and .257" BT bullets are hunting bullets, and ALL BT bullets in calibers 6.5mm (.264") and larger are hunting bullets.
I guess they don't teach people how to do research in the public schools anymore. [&:]
Mike