Reply: [ihc] silvertip - OT Nickel cases

[Ted Borck <tborck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Ryan Moore wrote:

> http://www.winchester.com/images/product%20catalog/SBST3006.jpg
>
> We'll see if this gets cut up, if it does, try
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?M26621CA9
>
> This is the round I'm talking about, it's the Winchester ballistic
> silvertip, and if Kerry had his way, it'd most definately be covered by his
> ban.
Nice looking .223 cartridge - what's it got to do with a .22?

> Those rounds are $1.46 a pop (not a case, that's per round), but they work
> *very* well.  I try not to shoot one of those unless my target is edible.
> Not a good round to plink with thanks to the cost.
>
> This is a new round, looks like it's an upgrade/new line on the Ballistic
> Silvertip, this one is called the Supreme Accubond CT.  Probobly not a great
> one for most game though, the big thing about this one is that it has a
> delayed expansion to allow for deeper penetration (and better penetration)
> than the Ballistic Silvertip (the silvertip has excellent penetration by
> itself, so I guess you'd use this one on some seriously large stuff).  This
> one runs $1.64 a round.
What are you hunting?

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Ted Borck	tborck@domain.elided