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<blockquote data-quote="D.Camilleri" data-source="post: 456510" data-attributes="member: 2567"><p>I will add another comment, the bullet has to due it's job! Years ago I almost lost one of my best Wyoming mule deer that was hit perfect with a 338wm. A 550 yard shot that went through both lungs and a deer that went a long ways. Was it the mighty 338's fault? No, it was the 225 gr barnes X that didn't expand at all. The bullet penciled through both lungs with no expansion and very little delivered energy. I didn't find the deer until the next day and was amazed at what I found. This has led to my search for the perfect bullet and I am not sure I have found it yet. The tipped tripple shock shows promise and I loaded some up this year in 225 gr and they shot well. Then I was informed of a griz shot in alaska this year with the same bullet that failed! The bear was shot through the shoulder with a 338wm and the bear went into the alders. The hunter knew something wasn't right and climbed a tree and spotted the bear crouched down waiting for an ambush. The hunter pulled his rifle up the tree and finished the job. Upon examination, all of the pedals of the tipped tripple shock peeled off going through the shoulder bone. This is what I consider to be bullet failure. I have had the same thing happen with Nosler Partitions including a nice 6 point bull that I shot a couple of years ago at 542 yards with my 338 rum. The difference being that the shoulder took a lot of energy from the hit, but when quartering the elk, only a small hole was found going into the chest cavity, the partition had lost all of the frontal area before the partition. The elk only went several yards and piled up, but the bullet didn't perform to my standards. I am now shooting Nosler Accubonds and so far I have had excellent performance with the 225's in my 338 rum. I even managed to recover one this year from a quartering shot on a nice muley in the high country. The bullet looked perfect, unfortunately I didn't get to measure it since my wife didn't appreciate it sitting on the island in the kitchen and it mysteriously disappeared. As far as the Accubond goes, it has worked well in my 338, but been a little marginal in my 300 rum as I have seen it blow up on impact on several antelope causing drt, but ruining the cape in the process. </p><p></p><p>So, what is the perfect bullet? I want swift to make me a 225gr 338 A frame with a polmer tip and a bc of 550 or more and then I will have the perfect bullet. The A frame is a proven performer that has the integrity to crush bone, mushroom well and retain almost all of it's weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D.Camilleri, post: 456510, member: 2567"] I will add another comment, the bullet has to due it's job! Years ago I almost lost one of my best Wyoming mule deer that was hit perfect with a 338wm. A 550 yard shot that went through both lungs and a deer that went a long ways. Was it the mighty 338's fault? No, it was the 225 gr barnes X that didn't expand at all. The bullet penciled through both lungs with no expansion and very little delivered energy. I didn't find the deer until the next day and was amazed at what I found. This has led to my search for the perfect bullet and I am not sure I have found it yet. The tipped tripple shock shows promise and I loaded some up this year in 225 gr and they shot well. Then I was informed of a griz shot in alaska this year with the same bullet that failed! The bear was shot through the shoulder with a 338wm and the bear went into the alders. The hunter knew something wasn't right and climbed a tree and spotted the bear crouched down waiting for an ambush. The hunter pulled his rifle up the tree and finished the job. Upon examination, all of the pedals of the tipped tripple shock peeled off going through the shoulder bone. This is what I consider to be bullet failure. I have had the same thing happen with Nosler Partitions including a nice 6 point bull that I shot a couple of years ago at 542 yards with my 338 rum. The difference being that the shoulder took a lot of energy from the hit, but when quartering the elk, only a small hole was found going into the chest cavity, the partition had lost all of the frontal area before the partition. The elk only went several yards and piled up, but the bullet didn't perform to my standards. I am now shooting Nosler Accubonds and so far I have had excellent performance with the 225's in my 338 rum. I even managed to recover one this year from a quartering shot on a nice muley in the high country. The bullet looked perfect, unfortunately I didn't get to measure it since my wife didn't appreciate it sitting on the island in the kitchen and it mysteriously disappeared. As far as the Accubond goes, it has worked well in my 338, but been a little marginal in my 300 rum as I have seen it blow up on impact on several antelope causing drt, but ruining the cape in the process. So, what is the perfect bullet? I want swift to make me a 225gr 338 A frame with a polmer tip and a bc of 550 or more and then I will have the perfect bullet. The A frame is a proven performer that has the integrity to crush bone, mushroom well and retain almost all of it's weight. [/QUOTE]
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