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swift scirocco II 6.5 cal. 130gr.
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1281259" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>No we're not because the jacket expanded too, not just the lead core.</p><p></p><p>I have not seen the schematics you are talking about. Have you got a link?</p><p></p><p>As I said I feel like what's causing it is either a jacket that is too thin or too soft. The Sirocco uses a pure copper jacket whereas Hornady and Nosler use a copper allow called "Gilding Metal". </p><p></p><p>Nosler goes a step further with their accubond and the jackets vary considerably in thickness with caliber and weight.</p><p></p><p>I can't argue against the SiroccoII as far as weight retention goes. They must have an amazing bonding process because even the bullets I've seen flatten out completely retain most of their weight with the lead and copper still well bonded together.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm just the victim of numbers. We'll put 7-10 deer a year into the freezer every year and if you shoot enough of any given bullet at enough animals you're going to eventually have some failures. My problem with the Sirocco II is that I had too many of those failures, sometimes at very critical moments to ever trust them again so I moved on or more precisely back to the Hornady Interbond until I ran out after they suspended production of them to launch the ELD series bullets.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately through blind luck and necessity I came across the Peregrine's while I was in Africa which pretty well, at least to this point ended my search for a better bullet that truly has controlled, limited expansion consistently across the broad range of impact velocities I need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1281259, member: 30902"] No we're not because the jacket expanded too, not just the lead core. I have not seen the schematics you are talking about. Have you got a link? As I said I feel like what's causing it is either a jacket that is too thin or too soft. The Sirocco uses a pure copper jacket whereas Hornady and Nosler use a copper allow called "Gilding Metal". Nosler goes a step further with their accubond and the jackets vary considerably in thickness with caliber and weight. I can't argue against the SiroccoII as far as weight retention goes. They must have an amazing bonding process because even the bullets I've seen flatten out completely retain most of their weight with the lead and copper still well bonded together. Maybe I'm just the victim of numbers. We'll put 7-10 deer a year into the freezer every year and if you shoot enough of any given bullet at enough animals you're going to eventually have some failures. My problem with the Sirocco II is that I had too many of those failures, sometimes at very critical moments to ever trust them again so I moved on or more precisely back to the Hornady Interbond until I ran out after they suspended production of them to launch the ELD series bullets. Fortunately through blind luck and necessity I came across the Peregrine's while I was in Africa which pretty well, at least to this point ended my search for a better bullet that truly has controlled, limited expansion consistently across the broad range of impact velocities I need. [/QUOTE]
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