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<blockquote data-quote="trebark" data-source="post: 783894" data-attributes="member: 19172"><p>Have to agree with Derek. The rapid expansion, tipped bullets are absolutely terrible. To provide another anecdote, my nephew shot a whitetail at 335yards with a 130grain SST out of his 270 right before dusk (and I mean moments before it was too dark to see). At the shot, I watched the deer hit the ground. In the few moments it took us to high-five and celebrate it was too dark to see. We gathered our gear and walked out to get the deer. It was gone! We searched and searched, then returned the following day and searched and searched. No blood! nothing! That bullet his the deer in the ribs and knocked it down. Then it just got back up and walked away! Lesson: NEVER use SST (or Nosler Ballistic Tip) bullets...EVER.</p><p></p><p>As to whether there is an advantage of a bonded bullet over a soft-point, it depends. If you're shooting a thin skinned animal like a whitetail or a pronghorn, I would (and have) have no problem shooting them with a soft-point bullet. If I were going after something tougher (like elk or bear) that required great penetration, I would opt for a tougher bullet like a bonded bullet, barnes solid, or berger VLD or hybrid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trebark, post: 783894, member: 19172"] Have to agree with Derek. The rapid expansion, tipped bullets are absolutely terrible. To provide another anecdote, my nephew shot a whitetail at 335yards with a 130grain SST out of his 270 right before dusk (and I mean moments before it was too dark to see). At the shot, I watched the deer hit the ground. In the few moments it took us to high-five and celebrate it was too dark to see. We gathered our gear and walked out to get the deer. It was gone! We searched and searched, then returned the following day and searched and searched. No blood! nothing! That bullet his the deer in the ribs and knocked it down. Then it just got back up and walked away! Lesson: NEVER use SST (or Nosler Ballistic Tip) bullets...EVER. As to whether there is an advantage of a bonded bullet over a soft-point, it depends. If you're shooting a thin skinned animal like a whitetail or a pronghorn, I would (and have) have no problem shooting them with a soft-point bullet. If I were going after something tougher (like elk or bear) that required great penetration, I would opt for a tougher bullet like a bonded bullet, barnes solid, or berger VLD or hybrid. [/QUOTE]
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