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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Petey308" data-source="post: 2569255" data-attributes="member: 106845"><p>What it sounds like you experienced is a result of too much impact velocity with not enough sectional density. The Partition is somewhat unique, in that it's a bit of a hybrid design. It has two chambers with essentially two cores. The front section (ogive) has very thin walls. The core in the base is encased and that area of jacket is also thicker. </p><p></p><p>What all this means is that the thinner front part tends to expand rapidly upon impact and if there's not sufficient mass, that material will be shed away before the bullet can inflict adequate damage to vitals. The base can still swell enough, as well as also no longer have the sectional density left (mass) to continue penetrating and exiting. </p><p></p><p>I hen you went to the 150gr version, you increased sectional density and the mass of both sections of the bullet, which ended up being a better balance for your particular cartridge and impact velocities. </p><p></p><p>Shoulder shots with partitions, going into heavy bone, can experience a lot of spalling and the bullet material in that front section tends to produce a lot of bloodshot meat. A lot of it can be rinsed and salvaged though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey308, post: 2569255, member: 106845"] What it sounds like you experienced is a result of too much impact velocity with not enough sectional density. The Partition is somewhat unique, in that it’s a bit of a hybrid design. It has two chambers with essentially two cores. The front section (ogive) has very thin walls. The core in the base is encased and that area of jacket is also thicker. What all this means is that the thinner front part tends to expand rapidly upon impact and if there’s not sufficient mass, that material will be shed away before the bullet can inflict adequate damage to vitals. The base can still swell enough, as well as also no longer have the sectional density left (mass) to continue penetrating and exiting. I hen you went to the 150gr version, you increased sectional density and the mass of both sections of the bullet, which ended up being a better balance for your particular cartridge and impact velocities. Shoulder shots with partitions, going into heavy bone, can experience a lot of spalling and the bullet material in that front section tends to produce a lot of bloodshot meat. A lot of it can be rinsed and salvaged though. [/QUOTE]
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