Winchester Ballistic Silvertips

Anyone shoot these? Shot one deer with then in 280,didn't go far but no blood trail, passed through but no blood .

I shot the years ago when the first came out in a 270. Did the job but I was never really impressed with them. Haven't ever bought them for any other caliber.

Thanks got 2 box but may change to something else next year.

I tried and did not stick w - not much blood - years ago

I use to shoot them a bunch. Notorious for DRT as well as no exit or exit and a little blood. I would shy away from them especially if shot out of a higher velocity round. The bullets are bad about not holding together. Plenty of better options available in my opinion.

I have never been disappointed with them, shooting from my .270. I have killed 4 deer this season and none took a step. Been shooting them for years.

The old Silvertip was my favorite load in my 3030, I hated they changed them.

The old Silvertips were deadly in 270. Don't know why they quit making then,could buy them for $12 a box.

I shoot them in 30.06 in either 150 or 165 grain. The results on deer is DRT. Dropped one hog earlier this year in her tracks. The second one I shot ran a bit, but that was due to a lower hit. When and what changed?

I sort of thought the old (1985) silvertips sucked! I think they made a new model.

Miss the old ones my favorite 270 round

The current ballistic Silvertips are nothing more than a Nosler Ballistic Tip with a grey plastic tip and black luboox coating.

Made by Nosler and marketed by Winchester.

WINNER! Its the loathed, reviled, hated and heathenistic ballistic tip......but with a black coating and a silver tip. Same freakin' bullet the Aldeer bunch has declared worthless, and disparages (perhaps?) as much as the 6.5 CM. BUT....ya gotta hand it to the good marketing by Winchester, Combined Technologies/Nosler.

This...and they are fine deer killers. Sometimes there’s just not a good blood trail regardless of the bullet type.

I’ve tracked several my buddy shot with this exact round in a 280 and the blood trails were excellent.

Wait, I thought they called these expedition something or other....but marketed as accubond.

But then again.....accubonds could be considered ballistic tips, like the SST could be, and the interbond could be. Or the TTSX, or the ELD-X, or the SMK or SGK etc etc etc. They have a plastic/polymer/ballistic tip.

Accubonds are not constructed the same as the NBT. Like the SST isn't constructed the same as the interbond.

I bought some for my 30:06 but neither my Ruger didn't like them. When I gave my daughter my Savage 30:06 the silvertips went with it. My daughter went to the range and was hitting steel plate at 250yds. It appears the Savage likes Winchester, go figure.

I have run them in my 300 win mag for a long time. I usually pin both shoulders. I haven't had to trial too many, but I have just plain missed a few. I like how they have worked. Hunters on these forums can downgrade any bullet ever made, the nuts and bolts comes down to "are you confident in it." Buy a few different bullets and shoot them into plastic milk jugs and wet reams of paper. (Too bad they aren't making the large yellow pages anymore). See what you like the best and where it patterns for your gun. Be confident in your bullet, cartridge and placement, and forget all the rest of us. FYI, hit the right bone, in the right way, and any bullet will deform and look like it didn't function correctly. Personally, I'm not looking for major blood loss, I'm looking for him to go down.

I like them in every caliber. They’ll make a 243 “double deadly” if that was a thing.
They do well at close range and my brother use to drop them regularly at 300+ In 243 caliber.
I use them in 7-08.
Don’t fret