ORIGINAL: loadbreak
After reading the thread on fragmentation I hateto itsay but I'm as confused as ever. I'm only in my second year with a muzzle loader and was going to try the Nosler Partition 300g XTP over 100g of BH209. I want a bullet that fragments very little but expands and gives me a pass through. I don't want to start an argument but what bullets in particular do hold together and perform well on marginal shots?
The Nosler Partition 300g is an excellent bullet that hold together very well. There are two Noslers, the Nosler HG 300g:
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0011545350
and the 300g Nosler Rifle Bullet:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat602007-cat20843&id=0009895213950a&navCount=2& podId=0009895&parentId=cat20843&masterpath id=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IJ&rid= &parentType=index&indexId=cat20843&has JS=true
I use the HG (Hand Gun) for deer. Sabotloader uses the 260g Rifle bullet for deer. The HG is .451 diameter, the rifle bullet is .458 diameter.
This Nosler Partition was shot into a 6 point buck at 50 yards in the brisket facing me, I found it under the hide in the rear leg of the deer. It shot the whole length of the deer, expanded perfectly and was the only one I ever recovered, all the rest shot thru deer. The 300g always shoot thru deer (broadside), the 240 and 260g sometimes shoot thru.
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