Quote Originally Posted by jmg8550 View Post
$37 per box for .308 is expensive. And no, I have not priced 300 Weatherby Magnum ever. I try to stay away from what I consider exotic calibers.
$37 is cheap for higher end 308 ammo!

Lapua and Norma is upward of $45-88 a box!

Even non-exotic magnum premium ammo is $45-60 a box these days.

Want to see expensive? Look up prices of African dangerous big game cartridges.... 500, 600, 700 Nitro Express. $200-300 for a box of 20 is the norm for cheap ammo. The 700NE is almost $400 for 5, yes (five) rounds.


Quote Originally Posted by jmg8550
I thought the BTHP was a non-expanding bullet? Therefore, it would be a no-no on animals.
Sierra lists some of their HPBT's as GameKings. Hornady's SST and Nosler's Ballistic tips are nothing but HPBT's with polymer tips.
There are Match HPBT's but the HP is for balance rather than expansion. It all depends on the type of bullet design rather than the description as a HPBT. Tapered vs concentric jackets is the real difference.