bonded vs solid and or 95/5
09-16-2014, 04:21 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2
bonded vs solid and or 95/5
anyone notice any difference on hogs or deer with these solid copper or 95%/5% bullets over the bonded style.
only reason i ask is im stocking up on new gear for the season and thought about trying one of the newer solid copper style rounds but if there not any different then ill just stick to the same bonded bullets iv been using.
dead is dead but if one goes threw bone better or gets better penetration maby it would be worth it.
caliber in use 223, 243, Florida sized deer, and hogs under 200 lbs more in the 50-125 range
only reason i ask is im stocking up on new gear for the season and thought about trying one of the newer solid copper style rounds but if there not any different then ill just stick to the same bonded bullets iv been using.
dead is dead but if one goes threw bone better or gets better penetration maby it would be worth it.
caliber in use 223, 243, Florida sized deer, and hogs under 200 lbs more in the 50-125 range
09-19-2014, 02:46 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
Posts: 4,472
No experience with hogs, but we've used both on deer and bear. Namely the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and the Barnes X. I give the Barnes a slight edge - very slight. Like one gets an A and the other an A+. I think the Barnes penetrates a little better as they expand into a cutting, slicing machine. The Trophy Bonded is more of a blunt mushroom. But, both retain 90% or better so they both penetrate well enough to kill a hog.
