Winchester 30-06 SPRG 180 Grain Rounds?

The XP3 is a hybrid "premium" bullet very similar to the Barnes MRX;both use a copper front/aero tip that opens into petals and the lower part of the bullet is a combination jacket and alloyed mass to provide weight and to support the expansion of the nose. The Barnes TSX and Tipped TSX do this with all copper construction-just to point that out. The Silvertip is the Nosler Ballistic Tip with the Lubalox coating in a Win/Combined Technology load,and while it is adequate for deer with good shot presentation it is a little frangible for my taste if you need to take a shoulder/quartering shot that has to go deep. The "rapid" expansion is just too quick for me because it doesn't retain weight/momentum as far as the XP3 might. I reload so I do use the Barnes TSX and Nolser Accu-Bonds and even on deer I have had no issues with the Nosler and the Barnes just perform perfectly on everything I and friends have shot. So, the XP3 is going to cost more,and you really don't need it for deer with good shot placement. If you were hunting mixed game like I do then the XP3 is the better option.

Silvertip

* Actually the Best one to use is the 180 grain Boat-tail Match Grade soft point bullet.* The other one is the Bronze tipped bullet for Best Accuracy and Performance.*.*

You don't need premium rounds in anything .243 Win or larger for deer.

Different construction entirely.

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Either one

Either one will work just fine.

Either will do the job.