Speer Bullets thread

Absolutely, a good old cup and core bullet of traditional design is an absolute killer. Given the tendency to go for frangible bullets these days, I think you've chosen a good in between.
For what it is worth: I ran into an issue of inconsistency in the shape of the last box of .308 150 grain Speer hot core bullets I purchased. I don’t consider myself to be an advanced hand-loader, but I am fairly methodical. Among other steps, I measure the BTO on every round I produce.

With the last lot of bullets, I found my BTOs were all over the place. I could not figure out why. Eventually, I started examining individual bullets and, if you look closely, you can see they are not identical. I pulled all the bullets and put them back on the shelf. I switched to Bergers for my 30-06.

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I used 150/165 BTSP in my 308. Killed a lot of deer with them before swapping over to Sierra. They shoot good and work reliably. They were not quite as consistent as Sierra for bullet weight and that's why I switched. None of the deer I shot knew the difference. You do have to be careful not to push them too fast because they're not a hard bullet. At 2600 impact velocity they're fine.
 
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