Have you guys seen the new XP3 bullet yet? If it does what they say I am going to buy some when it becomes available to us reloaders.
New Winchester bullet
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 03:57 PM
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 04:12 PM
Are those the ones for the elephants? I shoot the winchester supreme and I love them I get good groups and have never had a problem (knock on wood) but they are a little on the spendy side.
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 04:18 PM
They advertise they are for thin and thick skinned animals and have a 2 stage expansion. I am reading this from the 2006 Winchester Product Guide.http://winchester.co...XP3product.aspx
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 06:21 PM
Well, since Winchester is going out of business, it will be the disappearing bullet. 
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Posted 12 March 2006 - 08:46 PM
John,Correct me if I am wrong, but arent there different divisions of Winschester and not the entire "Winchester" is going under.
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Posted 12 March 2006 - 10:40 PM
That's correct, there are different divisions of Winchester. 
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Posted 12 March 2006 - 10:43 PM
So is just that one division going under or the whole kit-n-kaboodle? (how ever that's spelled!!)
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 12:32 AM
First off, I'm new here. I am looking to learn about coyote hunting so I've been reading and getting info; looks to be a good site. Now with that said; those Winchester bullets, from what little they tell you on the site, don't look to be any different than the Nosler Accubond or the Hornady Interbond. As far as 2 stage expansion; the pictures didn't show me anthing different than what other bonded core bullets looked like after expansion. I think its just a marketing tool IMHO.I'm sure they are good bullets though; and I would have to reload them since my rifle doesn't like Winchester ammo.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 09:00 AM
Welcome, Tinhunter! Where abouts are you from?
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 02:17 PM
I live in Manteca CA
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 10:21 PM
I dont worry that much about ammo just finding a legal buck in California is the hard part.I shoot winchester silver tips for my 270 and 243.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 10:22 PM
Try another state like I do!I dont worry that much about ammo just finding a legal buck in California is the hard part.I shoot winchester silver tips for my 270 and 243.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 10:37 PM
I hear you smallblock its been 3 years sence i got a buck . I have permission to a small private ranch that i hunt also all i saw last season was doas we need doa tags come on DFG.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 11:21 PM
We need LION tags!
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 09:38 AM
I agree we need lion tags to help protect the deer herds (oh yea and the bicyclists and dog walkers down here in southern) My buddy had to give one a help up over a hill that was stalking me up a canyon that I was walking up towards him while tryting to drive deer up to him a couple of years ago. I thought he was just screwing around until we walked back down the canyon and I saw the tracks in my tracks. No way that sucker didn't smell me he/she just wasn't scared of me. It couldn't have been more than 400yds. behind me when he started yelling and shooting. I turned and was was looking for deer and never even saw it.
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 09:57 AM
I was under the impression that doe tags were regulated by each county. Besides, if deer herd numbers are down thinning out the does isn't going to help matters any.I hear you smallblock its been 3 years sence i got a buck . I have permission to a small private ranch that i hunt also all i saw last season was doas we need doa tags come on DFG.
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