I would not call that crap performance if the animal was taken cleanly. One must remember the NP was invented in the late 1940s when typical velocity was 2500-2700 fps. If pushed to 2900-3100 you will see that front portion seperate but if the rear portion continues to the opposite side hide it has expended all its energy inside the animal and to me that is fine performance.
Yes but I disagree with the whole concept, especially on larger PG and definitely no place for DG for NP.
The blue wildebeest was feet in the air instantly. Shot in the shoulder at 100 yards with bullet lodged in hide of opposite shoulder. My PH said he'd only seen one other instance of blue wildebeest tipping over on the spot and it was shot with a larger caliber than my 30-06. The gemsbuck shot two days later was incoming at maybe twenty yards, shot in the chest, then shot again still running at twelve yards in the shoulder. Both bullets blew up its heart. I only shot it a second time in self defense ... maybe. The third gemsbuck last year I hit initially on the fly through the neck. It was bleeding out when I finished it with frontal shot in the chest through the heart. It then ran about thirty yards and piled up. Typical behavior for heart shot no matter what bullet is used. I suspect that bullet didn't partially disintegrate like the other two because it was a frontal shot that didn't hit much bone.
I respectfully disagree. I much prefer a bullet that expands and retains its weight, whether it becomes a mushroom shape like a Swift A-Frame or petals like a Barnes TTSX.
Yes but the remains of the bullet after quick shedding don’t expand much. If I want to shoot a solid, I will shoot a real solid. If I want expansion, I will shoot an expanding bullet that retains its weight.
Now that opens up another rabbit trail. I agree and would add that round nose bullets open quicker and hold together better. I suggest because the nose of the bullet is not so long and skinny. I carry Peregrine VRG mono copper softs in my 458 lott. My theory is that if it doesn't open, then it will act as a solid. It is a flat nose bullet with a brass wedge inside the hollow point. So it has the same profile and trajectory as the solids. Not a long range sniper but more reliable than boat tail spitzer mono metals.
Well said.
The concept behind Partitions is to cause significant internal damage due to fragmentation with enough bullet remaining to still continue on the same flight plan. The problem with old style hollow point bullets is they either completely disintegrated or what remained would often as not get knocked off course. Losing weight is not necessarily a bad thing if it causes enough damage to kill quickly.
I bow to your experience on dangerous game, but if I were to hunt leopard I would consider them.
I believe the oryx line are a bonded bullet.
In my experience they performed well, I hunted few seasons with them. Roe deer, and boar. 308 win. 180 grain. Yes. Bonded.
Check with your PH, but I believe you should be in good shape with those bullets and weights.
They look pretty damn good. Unfortunately, I don’t reload.
