Federal Fusion Ammo?
10-14-2006, 03:33 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: oregon live in texas
Posts: 207
RE: Federal Fusion Ammo?
i just purchsed a box this morin and went 2 the range and shot some in 7mm08 and was suprised i think i found a factory load that the savage 7mm08 likes of mine alos tryed my new box of barnes tsx in my 7mmag and was very happy shot very well
10-14-2006, 08:10 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
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RE: Federal Fusion Ammo?
Fusions are actually only supposed to be a "deer" bullet or in other words used on thin skin game only. Federal says so themselves in their ad. I mean even with their bonding process you need a partition or something to control expansion especially on large game or to punch through a shoulder blade on an elk. Radical expansion is only good in certain circumstances and at higher velocities I'm afraid these fusion bullets may have a tendency to seperate from the jacket when faced with any resistance other than a vitals shot on deer or other smaller big game.
I, by no means would recommend this bullet for anything other than deer and I'm even suspect of that.
My close friend builds the vats that they use to construct these bullets and I've spoken to the engineers and I understand the advantages of the way they molecularly bond the two. It's an almost flawless process at almost the atomic level.
I prefer a bullet like a Partition or a Barnes X bullet that has no jacket that can seperate and is able to punch through bone if needed because I'm not arrogant enough to think that I'm a perfect shot every single time out to 300 yards.
I, by no means would recommend this bullet for anything other than deer and I'm even suspect of that.
My close friend builds the vats that they use to construct these bullets and I've spoken to the engineers and I understand the advantages of the way they molecularly bond the two. It's an almost flawless process at almost the atomic level.
I prefer a bullet like a Partition or a Barnes X bullet that has no jacket that can seperate and is able to punch through bone if needed because I'm not arrogant enough to think that I'm a perfect shot every single time out to 300 yards.
10-22-2006, 08:20 AM
#17
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
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RE: Federal Fusion Ammo?
My buddy tried them for elk this year and they shot well out of his Winchester 30:06. When we were quartering his elk we found the bullet in the chest cavity and it had broken up and separated. I wouldn't use them and he won't again.
10-22-2006, 10:14 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
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RE: Federal Fusion Ammo?
ORIGINAL: Champlain Islander
My buddy tried them for elk this year and they shot well out of his Winchester 30:06. When we were quartering his elk we found the bullet in the chest cavity and it had broken up and separated. I wouldn't use them and he won't again.
My buddy tried them for elk this year and they shot well out of his Winchester 30:06. When we were quartering his elk we found the bullet in the chest cavity and it had broken up and separated. I wouldn't use them and he won't again.
Seems there are some mixed reviews.