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Winchester silever tips

robert1970

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I was just wondering how effective winchester silver tip hollowpoints where compared to modern desighned hollowpoints.
 
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I used a factory loaded 225-grain Winchester Silvertip from my Ruger Vaquero .45 Colt to take a deer at 105 yards. It dropped dead in less than 20 feet, shot through the boiler room. I'm a believer that there's nothing wrong with a Silvertip, regardless of what is more "modern" or has better advertising.
 
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MAC702 said:
I used a factory loaded 225-grain Winchester Silvertip from my Ruger Vaquero .45 Colt to take a deer at 105 yards. It dropped dead in less than 20 feet, shot through the boiler room. I'm a believer that there's nothing wrong with a Silvertip, regardless of what is more "modern" or has better advertising.
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I love the old 45 colt,if you have a strong gun like the Ruger Black hawk,and you reload,you can do some amazing things with the old 45.
 
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robert1970 said:
i was just wondering,I have been thinking about carring them in my 1911.
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I am not sure I would buy them now, considering that I reload. They were a lead bullet with a aluminum jacket, which is good. From what I have heard they now use a copper jacket plated with nickel. Considering nickel is tougher than steel, not sure I would want to use it allot through my barrel.
 
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robert1970 said:
I love the old 45 colt,if you have a strong gun like the Ruger Black hawk,and you reload,you can do some amazing things with the old 45.
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Yep, my Vaquero is the original Blackhawk-sized gun, not the newer Cowboy/Colt one. I've got some bear loads that push a 255-gr hard-cast semi-wadcutter at some very respectable velocities. I've also made a few 300-gr Hornady XTP loads, but haven't figured out what to shoot them at yet!

But for medium-velocity stuff out of .45 ACP and .45 Colt, I still love the old Winchester Silvertip, especially in a revolver when you can see the shiny silver tips in the cylinder.
 
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WalkingWolf said:
... From what I have heard they now use a copper jacket plated with nickel. Considering nickel is tougher than steel, not sure I would want to use it allot through my barrel.
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Say it ain't so!

I'm trying to find out for sure, now, and they don't even make it in any .45 bullets for reloading anymore, neither!

http://www.winchester.com/Products/...ire-handgun/Pages/silvertip-hollow-point.aspx

And they don't show a listing for it on the handgun ammunition page.
 
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Silvertips are old technology. Their new technology bullets that stack up very well against all the other new fangled bonded core competition is the HST bullet.
 
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If one needs more expensive new-fangled bonded bullets, yes. The vast majority of us don't, but the market will be decided by the results of the advertising executives.
 
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MAC702 said:
If one needs more expensive new-fangled bonded bullets, yes. The vast majority of us don't, but the market will be decided by the results of the advertising executives.
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I only use bullets that are blessed by a priest, Rabbi, and Islamic Holy man if I can find one. If not I sprinkle them with Holy water...:uhoh:
 
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MAC702 said:
If one needs more expensive new-fangled bonded bullets, yes. The vast majority of us don't, but the market will be decided by the results of the advertising executives.
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I wasn't advocating their use, just answering the question posed. Personally I use bullets I cast myself. I can control the alloy and expansion characteristics perfectly to the velocity levels I'm loading.
 
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