thoughts and opinions on Nosler Ballistic tip bullets for Home defense??

[E53001]

anybody have any experience or insights with these specific bullet tips???

[Robb Jensen]

If you're going to use a 5.56mm rifle for home defense you'll probably be best served by a 55gr HP or soft point vs. a varmint bullet.

[ST911]

anybody have any experience or insights with these specific bullet tips???

Varmint bullet that offers limited penetration and enhanced fragmentation.

See also: Hornady VMAX and Sierra Blitzking, both loaded in defensive loads as well.

All are exceptionally accurate in my experience.

[E53001]

i've used these in 30-06 silver ballistic tip and the results were outstanding for deer,and was just curious if anybody has tinkered around with them in 5.56 cal and what the end results were

[jmart]

If you're going to use a 5.56mm rifle for home defense you'll probably be best served by a 55gr HP or soft point vs. a varmint bullet.

How many 55 grain softpoints aren't constructed for varmint applications? Speer, Hornady, Sierra, they're all very lightly constructed. Unless you are talking a bonded bullet, but those are few. HPs are also lightly constructed, their jackets are really thin.

[BC98]

FWIW, I believe Hornady TAP are loaded with VMax bullets.

[PALADIN-hgwt]

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[Robb Jensen]

Check out the 223 rifle data book on Federal's web site. The 14.5 inch barrel and heavy clothing tests (page 3) in particular show load T223E (the Sierra 55 BTHP "gameking") getting 11 inches of penetration, and T223F (the Nosler 55 BT) getting 12.0 inches of penetration. The range tested was at 10 yards.

Here's the link for their 223 rifle data.

http://www.le.atk.com/223data/223rifle.asp?pgtocall=1

Paladin

It's for varmints with body armor ! aka 'tactical' varmints

I 'carry' 77gr MK262 Mod 1 in my 'carry' carbines. i.e. non-varmint bullets.

[556]

anybody have any experience or insights with these specific bullet tips???

I use/like them ( 55gr nosler ballistic tips) for my in the city home defense gun for two reasons.

They feed flawlessly

They don't over penatrate, if they exit the target there will be a mess. However if you miss the target they will almost alway fragment enough not to penetrate much more than 1 wall.

[556]

It's for varmints with body armor ! aka 'tactical' varmints

I 'carry' 77gr MK262 Mod 1 in my 'carry' carbines. i.e. non-varmint bullets.

My Colt (1-7twist) on my boat (ie "Boat Gun") sports the Barnes 70gr TSX. It is supurb on the penetration with a super wound channel. Inside 35 yards they will completely exit a average Black Bear and I haven't recovered one from caribou which were shot at 120 yards.