Nosler Ballistic Tip Ammo

Hard to believe something a lot better in actual bullet design which has been historically controversial at the least.

This really offers the best chance of a clean kill when deer hunting.

i do like this. I do not actually like any of the other options when put to the question.  a definite improvement for hunters..  Use your other ammo for targets.

Nosler Ballistic Tip Ammo

Nosler Ballistic Tip Ammo: Ballistic Tip Bullets Explained

Written by Sam Jacobs Date: 

08-06-2024 

Subject: Gun Rights

The Ballistic Tip is Nosler's trademark name for their line of hunting ammunition – which is a hollow point with the front cavity filled with a hard plastic polymer, creating an extremely aerodynamic bullet shape.

When impacting a target, the bullet tip is driven toward the rear of the bullet, resulting in a very uniform expansion or fragmentation or both, depending on the exact line of ammo in question.

The Ballistic Tip line is almost entirely made for hunting rifles, though there are a few exceptions out there for pistols and muzzleloaders.

As of 2013, the Ballistic Tip line from Nosler includes: Ballistic Tip Hunting, Ballistic Tip Varmint, Ballistic Tip Lead Free, Ballistic Tip Muzzleloader and Silvertip. You can technically include the AccuBond line in with these, but it has a very specific use for thicker-skinned animals. These all have very similar features, however.

Nosler Ballistic Tip Features

• Ballistic Tip: The polymer tip is color coded by caliber, and acts as an aerodynamic "plug" at the nose of the hollow-pointed bullet. This tip helps prevent clogging of the hollow point that would effectively make it a full metal jacket. The hollow point and polymer tip cause the bullet to expand rapidly and uniformly when penetrating a target.

• Tapered Jacket: The tapered jacket helps control expansion and also creates a very optimal state of weight retention at any velocity. This jacket is usually a copper-alloy and this helps prevent deformation in flight as well.

• Heavy Jacketed Base: The thicker base acts almost like a platform for the very large mushroom effect that happens during expansion on impact. This helps improve expansion uniformity also.

• Boat Tail: The boat tail design improves long-range accuracy and ensures smooth feeding. It's also a favorable design for reloaders.

Nosler Ballistic Tip Advantages

Any hunter familiar with this line of ammo will tell you that these bullets are extremely predictable. And when hunting thin-skinned game like whitetails or pronghorns, they will go down almost every single time.

The expansion of these bullets when they strike a vital area is top of the line, and the accuracy is near perfect in the hands of a seasoned hunter familiar with this ammo type. The color-coded tips are also a very nice touch.

For medium to large game, Nosler also offers the Ballistic Tip in 7mm-08 and other larger bore bullets including .458 caliber.