Looking for a new hunting bullet... Which one!??!

On the deer I just shot no zipped him but it was a small buck. On the oryx in Avitar no pretty much disintegrated. On previous oryx stopped in the hide on the other side of the animal. The ones I find and in good standing are on the further shots like 350 - 500.
What has been your on results with the Partition? Heck I used to hand load and hunt with the great old Core Lokt and could buy them by the 500/1000 box. Its one of my top picks even today and only started away from it when I started drinking the high BC grape Kool Aid.
 
What has been your on results with the Partition? Heck I used to hand load and hunt with the great old Core Lokt and could buy them by the 500/1000 box. Its one of my top picks even today and only started away from it when I started drinking the high BC grape Kool Aid.
Sounds like what my dad would say (in a good way) and the buddy I was with. Thanks for input. I do think sometimes things can get over complicated quickly!
 
What has been your on results with the Partition? Heck I used to hand load and hunt with the great old Core Lokt and could buy them by the 500/1000 box. Its one of my top picks even today and only started away from it when I started drinking the high BC grape Kool Aid.
This is on the list to try. Guess I can get some good $ for my eldx now. Lol
 
I used both Edlx and LRABs but in different calibers. Both work good advantage to the LRAB is it's a bonded core that will hold together. The front sheds and fragments while the core will hold together. Edlx act like ballistic tips as the lead core will often separate from jacket. LRAB are harder to tune, Edlx can be picky as well. 2 out of 5 guns I tried would shoot them accurately. I wouldn't hesitate to hunt with either as they both have performed perfectly on game for me
 
Personally for whitetail and black bear here in New England I have really good luck with the eld-match line of bullets. Run heavy for caliber in the 2800-2900 range and you'll be very happy with the performance. I dont have any experience with the 30 cals but I have extensive experience with the 140 eld-m in 6.5 and 162/180eld-m in 7mm. Even the 162 at 3150 from my 7mm rem mag did very well.
Man I can't get in this I used to shoot the eld m on game and thought they were ok. After recovering a lot of them and shooting a lot of game I decided to make the switch to hammers. This experience is out of a 6.5 creed. Bullet worked ok and it was accurate but when getting into some of the bigger game it just wasn't what I wanted in a hunting bullet. Seen worse but better bullets are out especially for his ranges.
 
Man I can't get in this I used to shoot the eld m on game and thought they were ok. After recovering a lot of them and shooting a lot of game I decided to make the switch to hammers. This experience is out of a 6.5 creed. Bullet worked ok and it was accurate but when getting into some of the bigger game it just wasn't what I wanted in a hunting bullet. Seen worse but better bullets are out especially for his ranges.
Hey man different strokes for different folks. Ive used the 140 out of the 6.5 creed pretty extensively and have had fantastic results. In matter of fact, my wife just dumpstered a whitetail at 308 yards the other day with that load and he didn't even make it 20 yards. After using traditional hunting bullets for years I switched to the what was then the old A-max then got into the eld-m and haven't looked back. I thought about trying hammers, but at over $1 dollar a piece I just can't do it when I can do the same thing for 35-40cents a piece and not have to change my loads from my long range practice and hunting loads. I've heard lots of great things about them, they're just not my thing. If people want to do that then go for it. Again, this is my experience on whitetails and black bear sized critters. No experience on elk or like sized critters.
 
I would get rid of every bullet that I own and switch to the Federal Terminal Ascent if I could. Unfortunately they arnt making any of them right now.

I had used the 7mm TLR on an elk at 600 yards and it performed the best out of any bullet I have ever used. Mushroomed perfectly, penetrated perfectly and the elk died. It's also a bonded bullet so the lead doesn't spray everywhere.

I wish that they would start making them again. The Terminal Ascent is the improved TLR which needed improvement in consistency.

I'd use an Accubond or a hammer bullet with your intentions now know.
 
Hey man different strokes for different folks. Ive used the 140 out of the 6.5 creed pretty extensively and have had fantastic results. In matter of fact, my wife just dumpstered a whitetail at 308 yards the other day with that load and he didn't even make it 20 yards. After using traditional hunting bullets for years I switched to the what was then the old A-max then got into the eld-m and haven't looked back. I thought about trying hammers, but at over $1 dollar a piece I just can't do it when I can do the same thing for 35-40cents a piece and not have to change my loads from my long range practice and hunting loads. I've heard lots of great things about them, they're just not my thing. If people want to do that then go for it. Again, this is my experience on whitetails and black bear sized critters. No experience on elk or like sized critters.
I hear you on the loads. I can say they would probably be my backup Load and I used the 147gr a lot. I never had a problem on deer with them. It was when I got into hogs and African game thicker skinned stuff.
Hammers are more money but we are in an expensive sport. Not saying it's always the Bullets fault but after having bullet failure in the past I've never wanted to take a risk. Same with Berger. If you draw blood on most hunts it's your ls so imagine a killer not working either pencil through or come apart to early on say a sable bull or some very expensive 5k plus animals. That extra $1 a bullet would seem like a good deal.
Well that's how I rationalize it lol
Same reason I know I can shoot them at 1k plus but if I can I'm getting closer.
 
Got to agree with snox801 order some hammer bullets to fit your twist rate and never look back, just call Steve at hammer bullets he will steer you in the right direction on bullet selection and most likely recommend a powder they are having good luck with
 

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