unforgiven Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Looking at .260 Remington ammo . What's with the Nosler tip or any with a plastic tip . Are there feeding problems. They average a little over a buck a round. Thoughts.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Get a reloading press and save your 308 brass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 hour ago, unforgiven said: What's with the Nosler tip or any with a plastic tip The polymer tip allows the projectile to fly like a full metal jacket, but act like a hollow point in the target. My experience is that they do wok as intended. FMJs tumble into a log and get stuck; where polymer tips typically make it explode, raining wood chips all over the place. I would expect similar results when hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterrex Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 I do not have any problem with Nosler 165 gr polymer tips on my 308. The real long distance shooters have some of the tips melting. Hornady eld's use a different polymer so the tips don't melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks, I was more interested in the feeding aspect. I understand what the tips are designed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar-mountaineer Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 I have had not troubles with polymer tips in the ar platform as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks brother 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Didn't realize what you were asking; I've never had a problem feeding them. I presume polymer tips are tougher than a lead tipped projectile, meaning they would deform less in that process as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 4 hours ago, shooterrex said: The real long distance shooters have some of the tips melting. Hornady eld's use a different polymer so the tips don't melt. Hornady put that information out, when the ELD-M came out. I don't know how they found it out, but that would be a tough job to determine... At any rate, I use Hornady ELD-M projectiles in many different calibers, and they work. They're accurate, and repeatable. I've used the older Nosler 180gr .308 "white tips," in loaded ammunition, and they work, too. I probably still have a box or two of those around here. Polymer tipped ammunition feeds just fine, and it's not even an issue. Soft-point ammo is a different story. If might feed, but catch a part of the barrel extension - and cut it. As soon as you shoot it, it might go off target - like a fletch on an arrow sticking out. I don't like soft-points through a semi-auto AR, for that reason. Some don't feed worth a shiit, and jam worse than 36gr .22LR hollowpoints in a Ruger 10/22... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks brother 👍 the puzzle is coming together nicely. Brother Pat with the cammo A2 stock has me thinking. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 So, what do we win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 9 hours ago, unforgiven said: Thanks brother 👍 the puzzle is coming together nicely. Brother Pat with the cammo A2 stock has me thinking. . Look forward to the finished product brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 I look forward to the shoot 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 48 minutes ago, unforgiven said: I look forward to the shoot 😊 The fall shoot in Arizona? I'll be glad to meet you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I will have make Ariza, next year hopefully.😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) About 20 years ago, (seems like 20, did they have SST's back then?) after examining some lead tips I ejected out of my 338 WM BAR and seeing a lot of deformation I went to polimer tips, never looked back. Recently went to Barns poly tipped solid copper TTSX bullets, after seeing a lot of weight loss in bullets I was able to recover from game over the years. Haven't recovered a TTSX yet from anything big yet. Good velocities and tight SD's over the chrono. We run the ELD X in the 300 Weatherby, but probably switching over to Barns when we use the last of those up. Edited May 17, 2019 by Albroswift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 So from what I have read,the hook is the high shipping. SA ammo seems like a better deal for 142 SMK .260 Remington @ $ 1.15 a round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Brother, I've never payed a single penny for any .260 Rem ammo, as of yet. I've never purchased any factory ammo. I built my own from Hornady .308 Win Match brass, and buy the components, though. That gun has never, ever been fed anything but handloads, it's entire life. We need to get you into reloading. High price on 147 ELD-Ms would be $40 per 100 box. 40 cents each. RL-22 Powder let's call $35 for a pound (7,000 grains in a lb, I'm loading 43.0gr per round = 162 rounds per lb. $35 / 162 = 21 cents a round. Primers = CCI 200 Large Rifle Primers at $32 per 1000 box, so 3.2 cents each. I'm 40 cents + 21 cents + 3.2 cents per match-grade long distance loaded round. 65 cents per round, brother. You can see how reloading equipment pays for itself pretty quickly. If you have the brass, you're golden. I turn the case necks down, exact, every single time I make a piece of .260 brass from Hornady .308 Match brass. After that, I never have to do it again. That gear was $100, one time purchase, and it came from KM Shooting. I don't count that into the cost-per-round. https://kmshooting.com/ Edited May 18, 2019 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Last time i calculated the .338 LM loads that we shoot out of Ron's MRAD, they were 90 cents a round... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Fuk. That reminds me. I gotta send you some RL22 and some projectiles for the fall shoot. After all, it's mid May already. October will be here before we know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rsquared said: Fuk. That reminds me. I gotta send you some RL22 and some projectiles for the fall shoot. After all, it's mid May already. October will be here before we know it. Let's talk again first - RL-22 is a go, for sure. We need to up that projectile weight to the 285gr Hornady ELD-Ms for your gun. That's where the magic happens, brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 285's it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belt Fed Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 I shoot the Polymer tipped Winchester deer season XP in five different calibers in several AR's and have had no trouble feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 I just don't have the patience for reloading brother , you are right about the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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