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Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag -- Heaviest Bullet Weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1622670" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>Like BallisticsGuy mentioned, for Elk you need tougher bullets, like Partition or Accubond, if you want to go longer maybe the Accubond Long Range. </p><p></p><p>At 500 yards the Accubond will have a better BC, but a Partition will do the job and then some.</p><p></p><p>Bullets like the Nosler Balistic Tip, a Hornady SST or other lead tip bullets like a Sierra Game King are more explosive on impact and cause a large initial wound but the core and jacket can separate and even desintegrate and fail to penetrate enough to produce a fast kill. This is more likely at fast speeds at close range. At 500 yards they will work good but not great, but if that elk pops up at 150 years the bullet will blow up on impact and not penetrate, therefore the animal may walk or run a long distance before it expires.</p><p></p><p>A Bonded bullet retains more weight because the lead core and the copper jacket are bonded together to avoid separation, this is done several ways depending on the company. This bonding causes more weight retention which means more penetration therefore causing a deeper wound including in many cases the bullet exiting the animal on the other side causing more damage and bleeding, therefore a faster death. Some bonded bullets are the Nosler Accubond and the Accubond Long Range, the Hornady Interbond, Federal Trophy Bonded Tip and Bonded Bear Claw, and the Remington Core Lokt Ultra Bonded amongts others.</p><p></p><p>A partitioned bullet like the Nosler Partition or the Swift A-frame is like 2 bullets in 1, they have a copper partition in the middle of the bullet that keeps the bottom part of the bullet together for deeper penetration, these bullets have been around for a long time and their reputation for being deadly is well established. You can't go wrong with a Partition bullet.</p><p></p><p>The Bonded and Partition bullets mushroom well on impact and cause a wider wound channel due to the widening of the bullet's front portion, this also help cause a faster kill.</p><p></p><p>Regardless all of these bullets still require a well placed shot throught the vitals. Some like to hit the shoulder and penetrate to the vitals, some like the double lung and heart hit behind the shoulder for less meat damage.</p><p></p><p>Attached is an image of a Nosler Partition bullet to give you an idea of their construction.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1622670, member: 108965"] Like BallisticsGuy mentioned, for Elk you need tougher bullets, like Partition or Accubond, if you want to go longer maybe the Accubond Long Range. At 500 yards the Accubond will have a better BC, but a Partition will do the job and then some. Bullets like the Nosler Balistic Tip, a Hornady SST or other lead tip bullets like a Sierra Game King are more explosive on impact and cause a large initial wound but the core and jacket can separate and even desintegrate and fail to penetrate enough to produce a fast kill. This is more likely at fast speeds at close range. At 500 yards they will work good but not great, but if that elk pops up at 150 years the bullet will blow up on impact and not penetrate, therefore the animal may walk or run a long distance before it expires. A Bonded bullet retains more weight because the lead core and the copper jacket are bonded together to avoid separation, this is done several ways depending on the company. This bonding causes more weight retention which means more penetration therefore causing a deeper wound including in many cases the bullet exiting the animal on the other side causing more damage and bleeding, therefore a faster death. Some bonded bullets are the Nosler Accubond and the Accubond Long Range, the Hornady Interbond, Federal Trophy Bonded Tip and Bonded Bear Claw, and the Remington Core Lokt Ultra Bonded amongts others. A partitioned bullet like the Nosler Partition or the Swift A-frame is like 2 bullets in 1, they have a copper partition in the middle of the bullet that keeps the bottom part of the bullet together for deeper penetration, these bullets have been around for a long time and their reputation for being deadly is well established. You can't go wrong with a Partition bullet. The Bonded and Partition bullets mushroom well on impact and cause a wider wound channel due to the widening of the bullet's front portion, this also help cause a faster kill. Regardless all of these bullets still require a well placed shot throught the vitals. Some like to hit the shoulder and penetrate to the vitals, some like the double lung and heart hit behind the shoulder for less meat damage. Attached is an image of a Nosler Partition bullet to give you an idea of their construction. Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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