I used nosler partitions in 130 or 150 grain and either dropped animals like nothing I ever saw.
Wide open shots, go with the 130s. If you're in the thicker stuff, go with the 150s.
That's what I shoot and I use 150's primarily.
if youre looking for store bought I'd try severall and see what your gun likes best. I have a real prefference for nosler partition bullets cuz they are accurate and perform well at slow and fast velocity, tried and true for over 30 yrs. I had some bad experiences with nosler balistic tips and barnes all copper x bullets when they were new, but that was a long time ago and never gave them a second chance. have heard good things about accubond and swift a-frames. I'm a nosler man and not about to change when I have something I 100 % know is gonna work good.
If I went to the woods and forgot my ammo, and someone offered to loan me Ballistic tip ammo, I would stay in camp. Not sure why that garbage is even sold in big game calibers. As for the Barnes all copper, they did have some issues when it first became popular. Now the Barnes TSX is one of the best loads out there in my opinion. They guarantee 100% weight retention. I did a lot of reading on them before I decided to break my bank account and solely switch to them. There are many reports on guys digging bullets out of the ground after it has gone thru an animal, and weighing the bullet. In every case the bullet was within 2-3 grains of its original weight. The TSX bullet is lately becoming the latest and greatest in the muzzleloader world, however I could not get them to group in mine or I'd shoot them in that too. I shot 5 animals with my 243 since I went to the Barnes, and all of the 5 never took another step after I pulled the trigger. Ask Johnl about them. He shoots the same thing in his 243 and to put a 250## boar on its azz with a shoulder shot is saying something
Having said all that......I would hate to have to buy a box of Barnes TSX for that caliber. You better take a night job
