nosler partition question

dkhamner · 02-28-2005, 04:54 PM

i know that i need to study up on the different bullet types such as the nosler partition, scirroco, corelokt ....the list goes on and on. i posted the question a few weeks ago concerning penetration. well a couple weekends ago i shot a 250lb+ bore hog at 450 yards +/- 10 yards. i was shooting my .300 RUM with the nosler partition 180gn. anyway, it was a broad side shot and the bullet hit him in the front shoulder and exited the other side right behind the opposite shoulder. the exit wound was not much bigger than the entrance hole. is that common for the nosler partition? i thought that the distance might have something to do with it. i thought there would be no chance for the bullet to pass completely through but it certainly did! anyway the hog did run about 20 yards, stood up on his back legs and fell over. end of his story. my question again, is this normal for this bullet? thanks in advance.

Rootsy · 02-28-2005, 06:15 PM

The front core of the partition is fragile and generally the lead will be shed as the bullet passes through and the copper will peel back... this is the scenario i've encountered on numerous occassions with this bullet in 7mm from the 280 Rem. The bullet will almost 100% of the time retain the rear core due to the copper partition within the bullet itself. To say whether it is normal or not, i can say that i've shot deer of a wide range of sizes with core-lokts, ballistic tips, HP's and partitions.... on a broadside shot, even hitting a shoulder bone i've had every bullet pass straight through.... 10 yds has been the closest shot... 160 was the furthest last fall... of which was a straight head on shot on a rather large doe UP doe (seriously she field dressed at 192 lbs)... bullet stuck at the bottom of the white patch, took out the spine as it transitions from neck to back, traveling downward, passed entirely through the chest cavity and broke the diaphram before coming to rest neatly against the stomach...

I also shot a doe at 30 yds broadside, 280 rem, 150 ballistic tips... striaght through the lungs, 2 ribs and i found the bullet in a split sapling near the trail i had walked in on the following day...

so as far as normal.. i'd say yes it is quite normal to pass straight through and i have never had an exit wound that looked like a howitzer hit it... generally a hole the size of a quarter or half dollar once the hide is off... especially if it hits a rib on exit.

just my humble observations

Jamie

White-tail-deer · 03-01-2005, 07:10 AM

I'd say it's normal from my experience. I've been loading the Nosler Partition in my 7mmRem Mag for over 15 years now. All of the deer I have shot with my 7mm the bullet passed thru the deer. One thing I have always been impressed with is the small amount of meat you lose with the partition, and never a huge exit wound. I guess you don't need to blow a hole the size of softball to kill a deer.

Wolf killer · 03-01-2005, 08:14 AM

Congrats on the hog.
I am used to seeing an exit wound that is about twice the size of the entrance wound.
I have stopped looking for better bullets. The partition works perfect for me every time.

rick_reno · 03-01-2005, 08:35 AM

What's the velocity on that bullet at that range? I've found those bullets expand nicely and generally do a lot less meat damage than the ballastic tips. It reads like if you got any expansion, it was minimal.

drfatguy · 03-01-2005, 08:42 AM

If you were looking for a large exit hole as evidence of expantion, this is not necessarily the case. An autopsy would have probably shown the bullet expanded where it needed to, in the lungs and heart. The pig went 20 yards. This demonstrated the bullet worked. One doesn't need meat jelly to show the world the bullet expanded. I am defending the bullet because I am a huge fan of partions.

Dr Fatguy

Superpig · 03-01-2005, 09:46 AM

The Partition functioned as designed. It's my opinion to this day that the partition is the best all around bullet made. There are better bullets for each and every application. No other bullet covers them as well as the partition. In your RUM you need a controlled expansion bullet such as the partition, Barnes X, Scirroco, Bear claw, & etc. Stay away from the Ballistic tip. If you like the polymer tips go to one of the new bonded core designs with the RUM. Good results and good luck hunting.