Just curious as to bullet performance on the Interbond not the interlock. Apparently it is of the same construction as the Accubond and is supposed to stay together in the same way. What is your experience. I'm thinking of 180 grain in a 300 Weatherby mag.
Take good care,
Dave

i use the 165 gr in 300 win recovered several on shoulder shot whitetails that still weighed 125 to 130 gr im pushing them about 3200 they seem to work fine for me.

I use them exclusively in my wife's 308 win. and a few friends and family member's 30-06. I use the 165gr variety and they work fantastic. My neighbor shot his bull moose last year with my reloads at a whopping 15 yards while walking out of the bush.

The bullet mushroomed well, for the most part stayed intact and recovered under the offside hide. I never did weigh it, but there was a fair amount of bullet left considering what it went through. I would imagine there was around 110 to 120 grs left over.

On deer, they're usually pass throughs unless hitting a shoulder blade.

Thanks for the replies. I was hoping they would be good. I really like the Swift A-Frames but here in Canada they are a pain in the ass to get hold of. Dealers in the States won't ship here so we are sort of cut off. The dealers that had Swifts aren't selling them any more so it's time to make a change. Thanks again.
Dave

I"ve taken a big Mn. whitetail with one out of a .270 and last year my son took an antelope at 185yds with one out of his .270. They seem to work just fine

Some rifles won't shoot them, same as many other bullets. The biggest problem with them is there is no control on the amount of expansion. They tend to open to a huge mushroom and that limits penetration. Not a problem on deer, but may be on larger animals. I shot a mature buck a few years ago broad side with my .270 at about 75 yards. The buck went down in 15 yards, but the bullet barely made it beyond the offside ribs. In 30+ years of hunting with that rifle I've had many cup and cores seperate at those speeds, but can't remember one that didn't exit in a similar situation.

I've used the 165 gr Interbond in the 300 WSM, 308 and 30-06 and have had excellent results in all of them. On hogs, I have had more instant drops with the IB than I have any other bullet. Performance and accuracy have been outstanding. I can't wait to try the IBs in different calibers.

I've also heard they will be making a 270 grain 375 caliber interbond which sounds pretty interesting for my 375 Weatherby. Not the round nose design but a spitzer boatail design.
Take good care,
Dave

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Originally posted by 470 Mbogo:
Just curious as to bullet performance on the Interbond not the interlock. Apparently it is of the same construction as the Accubond and is supposed to stay together in the same way. What is your experience. I'm thinking of 180 grain in a 300 Weatherby mag.
Take good care,
Dave

Hey Dave, not exactly true that the Accubond is supposed to stay together like the Interbond.

Quoting from NRA's American Rifleman from their May, 2004 issue:

"While other bulletmakers tout 90 percent weight retention from their bonded bullets, Nosler took a different approach. Its goal is deeper penetration, even at the sacrifice of weight retention. The problem with bonded bullets that are designed for high weight retention is that they quickly form a large frontal area that impedes penetration. Nosler designed its bullet to have about 60 to 70 percent weight retention. That obviously means that it will lose some weight. That's because it's designed to shed some of the expanded bullet material to keep the frontal area of the Accubond bullet a little smaller than some other bonded bullets. Accubond is designed for early expansion, but rather than tear completely apart as a Ballistic Tip often will, the Accubond's petals are designed to fold back tighter against the bullet shank. This makes a slightly smaller diameter mushroom to allow deeper penetration."

The Interbond is bonded in the front and stays together much like the Swift A-Frame, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and Northforks (now out of business). Now that is good crowd to run with but the Accubond is made to have terminal performance like the Nosler Partition which puts in good company also. But 2 different types of terminal performance.

I'd say if your gun will shoot the Interbond then go for it. I wish they made one in 6.5 caliber.

Tried some in .30 caliber, but not as accurate in my 300RUM as the Accubonds

I've dropped a couple whitetails with the 139gr version from a 7mm-08. Last last one was quartering away with it's head low and turned. The IB took out a rib going in, exited the far shoulder rentered its neck, hitting the spine and exiting again. I was impressed that it stayed together and didn't blow a big hole like Hornady's SST.

RH

killed an elk year before last using the 180's out of a /06AI, one shot kill, clean pass through at 200yds. loaned the rifle to a friend last year and he killed an elk at 375yds. with no problems. interbonds work great if your rifle shoots them.

b h

I hit a WT in the shoulder at 30 yds with 139gr IB at 3200. The bullet didn't exit. I wiil not use them again.

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Originally posted by Rob1SG:
I hit a WT in the shoulder at 30 yds with 139gr IB at 3200. The bullet didn't exit. I wiil not use them again.

I would think that any bullet weighing 139 grain and driven at that velocity would have a tough time . How fast did the WT drop and what did the bullet look like? According to some tests the Accubonds lost more weight than the Interbonds and the Interbonds mushroomed out more which would stop penetration quicker. But as you can see some of the posters have had pass throughs on Elk at two and three hundred yards. Curious if you found your bullet.
Take good care,
Dave

Yep gotta agree with Mbogo..people expect too much from the ole cup and core bullets. If your gonna drive them over 2800 fps and hit stuff up close with them then stuff will definetly happen when they hit!
However if the game is in the bag how can you complain?
If the performance you get from the Interbond is not too your liking then pickup some partitions or TSX or the like.

I use the 130 gr. Hornady IB in my 270. I get 3 shots in under 1" shooting both the Hornady IB and SST (interchangeably).

The only game I have taken so far was a quartering shot on a small whitetail at 100 yds. The IB left a 1" exit wound, but the internal damage was impressive.

470, I loaded that bullet based on where I was hunting, SW oklahoma,expecting a shot of 200-400 yds.But sometimes you have to take the shot presented. I hit him on the ball of the shoulder as he was quartering toward me chasing a group of does. We lost him at the time of the hunt but kept looking for him and found him several months later in a Sandplum thicket at 150-200 yds where he had layed down, bullet was not recovered. Lots of reasons why the bullet didn't work the way I expected but I can't trust them anymore.Just my experience which is what you asked for. SD of that bullet is the same as a 165 gr 30 cal bullet.

470 I have used several of the Interbonds in several different calibres. The first was the 180gr 30 cal bullet in the 300 Wby. I took a large Montana Mule Deer with this combination.The deer was quartering away from me and the bullet entered well back in the rib cage,breaking several ribs, blended the lungs into jelly then broke the front shoulder on the off side and I found the bullet just under the hide low on the neck. The recovered bullet weighed approx 135 grs. This was at approx 200yds. I have also taken a number of large Manitoba Whitetails with the 150 gr 30 cal Interbond in the 300 WSM. I have not recovered any of these bullets as most of these shots have been broadside lung shots and have pretty much been Bang- Flop. I took one large Manitoba buck with the 130 gr 277 Interbond in a 270 WSM. This buck was on the run when I hit him and he piled up about 40 yds away. That bullet passed through as well leaving a huge wound channel that let out about a quart of blood everytime the buck hit the ground. I have also used the 139 gr 7mm Interbond bullet in a 280 on a couple deer. Again bang flop and no recovered bullets. As for accuracy all four of the bullets will group 3 shots into an inch or less @ 200 yds. I will definitly be using them again.

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According to some tests the Accubonds lost more weight than the Interbonds and the Interbonds mushroomed out more which would stop penetration quicker.

I posted a question on the site as to which was better, the Interbond or Accubond. By far most replies favoured the AB. My experience is limited to one kudu with 225 Interbonds in my 338 Win, so no conclusions there. It did, though, improve on the accuracy of the Interlocks I had been using before.

I see where Hornady is loading them in 85gr .243Cal. I'd be interested in hearing some results from this loading.