nosler partition

[TJEN]

I perfer the terminal performance of the 60%-70% weight retaining partitions and the new accubonds. They offer more termal performance than any 100% retaining bullet can by design.

And some of the new heavier for caliber bullets and the 32 cal and up do not peel back tight to the shank. I have expanded 225gr 358 bullets that have not lead left up front but are still .64 dia. They where recovered from a sand back stop which is brutal on any bullet. So .64 exiting an animal but leaving lots of extra lead that does more damage than any 100% copper can do un less it lets fragments some 30% as well. and no cooper fouling to boot.

[Frank in the Laurel]

I can only tell ya that I shot my first one back in the early 1970's and nothing has ever been fired out of my 7mm rem mag since.. every single animal I hit with one never lived long enough to worry about..most of them where hit directly in the shoulder with the bottom cross hair running right up and down the leg..not behind the shoulder and the vast majority were pass thru's, I never had a single bullet failure on an animal once..true they are not benchrest quality but your not benchrest shooting when you hunting..but still my old 7mm mag will shoot them all day long at an inch and quarter, no matter how many shots you... great bullet, great design, absolute devestation on chest cavities..you'd be hard pressed to find a better bullet made in any time period..it is a classic who's time looks like it will never come!!

[steve4102]

Originally Posted by Frank in the Laurel

I can only tell ya that I shot my first one back in the early 1970's and nothing has ever been fired out of my 7mm rem mag since.. every single animal I hit with one never lived long enough to worry about..most of them where hit directly in the shoulder with the bottom cross hair running right up and down the leg..not behind the shoulder and the vast majority were pass thru's, I never had a single bullet failure on an animal once..true they are not benchrest quality but your not benchrest shooting when you hunting..but still my old 7mm mag will shoot them all day long at an inch and quarter, no matter how many shots you... great bullet, great design, absolute devestation on chest cavities..you'd be hard pressed to find a better bullet made in any time period..it is a classic who's time looks like it will never come!!

Hey Frank, maybe you already know this, but I thought I would share this with you anyway. I shoot these exclusively, they are not POS, they shoot great and perform just like the high priced 1sts. Just gotta check back every now and then to catch them when they are available.

http://www.shootersproshop.com/index...62&t=Partition


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[Pygmy]

The Nosler Partition was once revolutionary in the world of cup and core bullets..

It is now a classic, but no less effective than it was when it was developed in the late 40s..

Truly, there are many more very effective bullets available nowadays.. I am a huge fan of Barnes X bullets... However, I consider these bullets just a greater variety of tools for the reloader.. I'm happy to have so many bullets to chose from..

I have a modest collection of bullets that I have recovered from dead critters over the years.. One of my favorites is a 160 grain 7mm ( from my .280) that killed a huge Alaskan bull moose on a float hunt in 1989.. Classic partition mushroom.. Still weighs 105 grains after penetrating appx. 2 feet of rompin', stompin', Alaskan bull moose.. Killing him was the EASY part......

Nosler partitions remain an excellent choice for any big game, as long as your rifle groups them well..

[BarnesX.308]

I perfer the terminal performance of the 60%-70% weight retaining partitions and the new accubonds. They offer more termal performance than any 100% retaining bullet can by design.

How so? If a bullet can expand to 200% diamter and retain all of their weight and exit, how is that not better? The bullet is tranfering energy depended on its speed, weight and frontal diameter. The Barnes X, for example, is dumping more energy all the way through the animal tha a bullet that sheds it weight and diameter half way through.