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none of the above | |||
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butch what do you recommend? | |||
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I have switched to Accubonds for all of my rifles.....except my .243 ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Winchester XP3. Wish they sold the component bullet itself and offered 338 & 375 calibers. X bullet front and lead rear core to shorten the length. EZ | |||
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It's not at all surprising to see the Accubond faring so well in the poll. They are made in many calibers and in many weights in each caliber. I'm wondering why Hornady's SST and interbond wasn't included? While my loading bench has quite a few white tipped bullets my favorites are not tipped at all..... /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I voted Accubond. I've never seen a Federal Trophy Bonded tip in person. In fact, they are kind of like Bigfoot. Some pictures floating around the internet and Federal website but no solid physical evidence they exist as a component for reloaders. | |||
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Polls are tough to get all the options available. I used good old Nosler Ballistic Tips for many years - when they were still in 100 count boxes. Quit buying them when they went to 50 count boxes and that was "maybe" the 4th Generation Design change. All the first three Generations woked fine when you realized they were quite fragile and needed to be used in that reguard. Haven't used any other Tipped Bullets and probably never will. Good old Standard Grade Bullets have always worked just fine for me. And absolutely positively 100% for sure, I'll not be using any Politically Correct Bullets endorsed by pelosi/boxer/schumer/shwartznager/brady/califoney/the UN/etc. | |||
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Hot Core, Are you talking about not using "lead free" bullets? | |||
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Thats the ones - Expanding Solids. I like "Lead" in my Bullets. | |||
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I'm with you on that. I just haven't warmed up to Barnes style yet. | |||
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I'm with you as well. It's not so much that I hate Barnes bullets as much as I can't stand the pro Barnes people that post. They are like a cult and treat the X bullet like it's a death ray. It's turned me off to them. Plus, I don't use magnums so premium to me is an Accubond or Interbond. | |||
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Scottfromdallas, re: Barnes bullet users: Very damn well said!!!!! I take the posts about their accuracy and lethalness and shred them and put the results around my tomatoes. It beats real bull shit all to pieces.  Aim for the exit hole | |||
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It never fails... there's always at least one person who can take a decent thread and turn it into a pissing contest by bashing others. Good job guys. I'm one of those barnes believers. I don't post anything about them that I haven't found to be true, and I sure as hell don't exaggerate. What I say about them is what I have seen with my own eyes. Every deer I've shot with them has dropped where they stood with massive organ damage. Better results than I've had with any other bullett. "It's turned me off to them." My reply to that... You can't make a judgement on them then, since you obviously haven't tried them. Making a decision against something simply because so many others like it is not a valid reason to write off said product. My point is this. It's one thing to speak your mind about a product, but when you start bashing those who use and believe in those products... Well, Them's fightin words. However, this the only post I will make on this thread. I'm not here to have a  I'm simply saying that you need to be aware of what you post and those you post about. There's no reason for you to talk shit about someone just because they like something.FiSTers... Running is useless. | |||
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Is this a serious post? | |||
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None of the above, put a Hornady Interbond and youll get my vote. | |||
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Hmmm...looks like the Accubonds are pretty popular. I may have to give them a try. I'm a kool-aid drinkin Barnes guy myself. I drank so much Barnes kool-aid my lips turned red...and in the process I put 225 grain 338 caliber Barnes X bullets into the following animals and in every case they performed as advertised. 7 sitka blacktails 2 caribou 1 mountain goat 4 moose 3 brown bears 1 interior grizzly 1 black bear 1 California pig | |||
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I started using NP's in my "go to gun" in the early 80's. (I started using NP's in the early 70's) If i go buy a box of NP's for it today, i get the same "proven it always works" bullet. If i had worked up a load for a Barnes design, how many times have they changed their bullets since then? SO, IF you find a Barnes design you like now, you better buy a pile of them FAST, as tomorrow they will probably be different! DM | |||
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I've done very well with the .338 225 grain TTSX, as well. ----------------------------------------------------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26-4 National Rifle Association Life Member | |||
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thanks for the replies keep them coming | |||
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A good bullet choice is influenced by the distance it will be used out in the field. A 308 180g used in Pennsylvania out of a tree stand for a whitetail at 50 yards requires different performance than a 300RUM 180g at 350 yards used in Montana for a bull elk. Therein lies the dilemma for the bullet maker - - same bullet, different applications, and try to design a bullet that will meet both. My experience has been on the wide open terrain side of things and for that the Nosler Ballistic Tip is the best in accuracy and performance. JMHO, but I like it.  | |||
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Exactly what have you taken with the leaded bullets? Or any bullet for that matter. Just for the record, you know _____________________________________________________ A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill | |||
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Ahhh, heck guys just load Nosler Partitions and be happy! They have worked well for 60 years. | |||
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November 19th my son in law shot a nice white-tailed deer with 150 grain Hornady SST out of a 30-06. Range was 120 yards. The deer was hit a little high on the front shoulder standing broadside. The deer staggered at the shot and Died Right There. We could find no exit. I had to clean the deer in the back pasture and did not find the bullet. As a big fan of Noslers and Accubonds, I was very impressed with the SST. Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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