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<blockquote data-quote="sab" data-source="post: 1718830" data-attributes="member: 1548"><p>Personally, I think y'all are asking for the impossible (with current tech). Although I'm a long time member of this forum, I'm really not a LR hunter. The partition is THE bullet I use in my primary rifles, but its limitations keep my shots at under 500 yds (300 yds in some rifles). Partitions don't expand very well beyond that. It just takes a lot of impact energy for a Partition to do its thing. Putting a better tip and a boat tail on it may get you accuracy at long range, but it still won't perform well.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, there are other bullets out there that I think (I don't know for sure because I have no first-hand experience with them) are horrible under 300 yds because they explode, but at longer ranges, they work. It simply isn't possible to have a bullet that performs close and far.</p><p></p><p>If I ever decided to do some LR hunting, I'd likely use my Partition loads for up to 400 or 500 yds, and work up a load with a different bullet for longer distances. That's the only way I believe you can cover all shot ranges and be assured of an ethical result. Just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sab, post: 1718830, member: 1548"] Personally, I think y'all are asking for the impossible (with current tech). Although I'm a long time member of this forum, I'm really not a LR hunter. The partition is THE bullet I use in my primary rifles, but its limitations keep my shots at under 500 yds (300 yds in some rifles). Partitions don't expand very well beyond that. It just takes a lot of impact energy for a Partition to do its thing. Putting a better tip and a boat tail on it may get you accuracy at long range, but it still won't perform well. On the other hand, there are other bullets out there that I think (I don't know for sure because I have no first-hand experience with them) are horrible under 300 yds because they explode, but at longer ranges, they work. It simply isn't possible to have a bullet that performs close and far. If I ever decided to do some LR hunting, I'd likely use my Partition loads for up to 400 or 500 yds, and work up a load with a different bullet for longer distances. That's the only way I believe you can cover all shot ranges and be assured of an ethical result. Just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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