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Is it just me or does every long range hunting bullet compromise too much in some category? Will we ever see one that truly does it all?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2402925" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Another bullet I have had serious issues with.</p><p></p><p>The jacket is too thin and the lead too soft. I've found some of them in game that were flattened out nearly the size of a half dollar.</p><p></p><p>I was almost ground into dust walking up on my first Wildebeest knowing he'd been hit properly who got up really, really mad.</p><p></p><p>500 yards and 3 shots later, induding a pistol to the head as a finisher we found the first round hit the crease between the neck and shoulder perfectly before turning 90 degrees straight up coming out of the top of the shoulder never having actually entered the chest cavity.</p><p></p><p>Had almost the same thing when a low shot hit the sternum of a small cull buck that flattened out and shot straight up into the spine. It was a killing shot of course but pure luck.</p><p></p><p>I would not advise anyone shooting Siroccos at over 3,000fps to shoot anything with them under 400yds.</p><p></p><p>Today, the best bonded bullets left on the market are the Nosler Accubonds since Hornady took my beloved Interbonds off the market. For about a decade supplies of the Interbond kept getting more and more erratic with them doing only occasional runs of them but after they launched their new LR bullets they seem to have ceased completely.</p><p></p><p>If they had remained on the market and regularly available I'd have never needed to look elsewhere. Admittedly though, I've taken fewer than 20 shots on game at over 1,000 yards with most taken between 300-750, probably ninety percent between 400-600.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2402925, member: 30902"] Another bullet I have had serious issues with. The jacket is too thin and the lead too soft. I've found some of them in game that were flattened out nearly the size of a half dollar. I was almost ground into dust walking up on my first Wildebeest knowing he'd been hit properly who got up really, really mad. 500 yards and 3 shots later, induding a pistol to the head as a finisher we found the first round hit the crease between the neck and shoulder perfectly before turning 90 degrees straight up coming out of the top of the shoulder never having actually entered the chest cavity. Had almost the same thing when a low shot hit the sternum of a small cull buck that flattened out and shot straight up into the spine. It was a killing shot of course but pure luck. I would not advise anyone shooting Siroccos at over 3,000fps to shoot anything with them under 400yds. Today, the best bonded bullets left on the market are the Nosler Accubonds since Hornady took my beloved Interbonds off the market. For about a decade supplies of the Interbond kept getting more and more erratic with them doing only occasional runs of them but after they launched their new LR bullets they seem to have ceased completely. If they had remained on the market and regularly available I'd have never needed to look elsewhere. Admittedly though, I've taken fewer than 20 shots on game at over 1,000 yards with most taken between 300-750, probably ninety percent between 400-600. [/QUOTE]
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