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Speer Varmint bullets

Is anybody shooting these out of a 6BR 1-8 tw? I would like to shoot these in 200, 300 yd. prone matches if they will work with this twist. I didn't see any mention of these on the front page.

Thanks, Longone
 
longone: I've tried the Speer TNT line of bullets in 22 & 6mm: OK for Varmints, but could not get them to perform in matchs'. With the 6BR, for 2 & 300 yds., get the Berger 68 Match HP, seat them to touch, with a near maximum charge of the popular powders, I get excellent, consistant results with N133 & N135), and you'll never look back. A lot of the Varmint bullets, V-Max, Nosler, etc) are very accurate, but still cannot compete with the dedicated match H.P. like Berger, Sierra, etc. Ever wonder why you'll seldom, if ever, find anyone using the Speers' in match competition?
 
Frank, Thanks for your reply. I actually shoot with a shooter that uses the 30 cal. TNT's at 300 and they hammer, he's shooting them out of a 308. He swears by them and pushes them along pretty fast. Maybe I can pick up a handful and try them to see if they will hold up in an 8 twist.

Thanks, Longone
 
70s at 3400 8t are fine in guns I tried,2).

Shot also a 1.5" for 4 shots, just over 2" group for 5th shot at 415 yds, in a 12" t gun.

8Ts have usually done 1/2moa.
 
The 30 cal. 125 TNT are indeed awesome in the accuracy department, so much so, that some short-range BR competitors, have used them in competition against true custom bullets.
My own experience is that they produce groups damn close to the custom pills....but in BR damn close won't cut it....we're talking thousandths.
 
30 cal 125 TNT is the practice bullet for a lot of 30 BR shooter to save using match bullets for practice

they seem to shoot almost as good as match projectiles

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The 125 TNT does a real job on groundhogs. My 308 shoots the TNT better than any other bullet I've tried, bar none.

An 8 twist 6BR barrel for my Savage should arrive really soon. I've got a box of TNTs just waiting to get shot.
 

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