Anybody have personal experiences using the 165 grain interbond (Hornady light magnum) on elk? Curious how it performed and how the bullets looked if recovered. The claims are that it won't seperate from the core and retains most of its weight. The ballistics sure look impressive:

.30-06 Sprg., 165 gr. IB [align=right]85159[/align] Velocity (fps) / Energy (ft-lbs) Muzzle 100 yd 200 yd 300 yd 400 yd 500 yd 3015/3330 2802/2876 2599/2474 2405/2118 2219/1803 2041/1526 Trajectory (inches) Muzzle 100 yd 200 yd 300 yd 400 yd 500 yd -1.50 1.50 0.00 -6.60 -19.30 -39.00

However, here are a couple of others that sure look impressive as well: The Barnes MRX (triple shock with a ballistic tip) and the high energy nosler partition:

General Information:
Load No Caliber Grains/ Grams Bullet Style Brand Use [align=center]P3006AH[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]180 / 11.66[/align] [align=center]Barnes® MRX[/align] [align=center]Vital-Shok®[/align] [align=center]document.write(FederalBallisticsCompare.GetUsages( '3 ',true));[/align] [align=center]P3006R[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]180 / 11.66[/align] [align=center]Nosler® Partition®[/align] [align=center]Vital-Shok®[/align] [align=center]document.write(FederalBallisticsCompare.GetUsages( '3 ',true));[/align]
Ballistics Comparisons:
Velocity in Feet per Second (To nearest 10 FPS) [align=center]
Velocity[/align] Load No Caliber Muzzle 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y [align=center]P3006AH[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]2700[/align] [align=center]2538[/align] [align=center]2382[/align] [align=center]2232[/align] [align=center]2087[/align] [align=center]1947[/align] [align=center]P3006R[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]2880[/align] [align=center]2685[/align] [align=center]2498[/align] [align=center]2318[/align] [align=center]2147[/align] [align=center]1982[/align]
Energy in Foot Pounds (To nearest 5 Foot Pounds) [align=center]
Energy[/align] Load No Caliber Muzzle 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y [align=center]P3006AH[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]2913[/align] [align=center]2575[/align] [align=center]2268[/align] [align=center]1991[/align] [align=center]1741[/align] [align=center]1516[/align] [align=center]P3006R[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]3315[/align] [align=center]2881[/align] [align=center]2494[/align] [align=center]2148[/align] [align=center]1842[/align] [align=center]1570[/align]
Wind Drift in Inches (at 10 MPH) [align=center]
Wind Drift[/align] Load No Caliber 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y [align=center]P3006AH[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]0.6[/align] [align=center]2.4[/align] [align=center]5.9[/align] [align=center]10.8[/align] [align=center]17.3[/align] [align=center]P3006R[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]0.7[/align] [align=center]2.8[/align] [align=center]6.3[/align] [align=center]11.7[/align] [align=center]19.0[/align]
Average Range [align=center]
Average Range[/align] Load No Caliber 50 Y 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y [align=center]P3006AH[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]-0.1[/align] [align=center][/align] [align=center]-3.9[/align] [align=center]-13.9[/align] [align=center]P3006R[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]-0.2[/align] [align=center][/align] [align=center]-3.3[/align] [align=center]-12.2[/align]
Long Range [align=center]
Long Range[/align] Load No Caliber 50 Y 100 Y 200 Y 300 Y 400 Y 500 Y [align=center]P3006AH[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]0.8[/align] [align=center]1.9[/align] [align=center][/align] [align=center]-8.1[/align] [align=center]-23.3[/align] [align=center]-46.1[/align] [align=center]P3006R[/align] [align=center]30-06 Spring. (7.62x63mm)[/align] [align=center]0.7[/align] [align=center]1.7[/align] [align=center][/align] [align=center]-7.2[/align] [align=center]-21.0[/align] [align=center]-42.2[/align]