What bullet for black bears?

[memtb]

Frank, or the Swift A-frame, same concept.

Or, maybe the original design from which these were somewhat copied……the German H Mantle! Made years before the partition! I guess that " imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" was alive and well at the time! memtb

RWS H-Mantel: A Fantastic All-Purpose Bullet

A description of the history, design, and recommended uses for the RWS H-Mantel bullet; an underrated, yet fantastic all-purpose bullet.

thebiggamehuntingblog.com

 

[Calvin45]

Or, maybe the original design from which these were somewhat copied……the German H Mantle! Made years before the partition! I guess that " imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" was alive and well at the time! memtb

RWS H-Mantel: A Fantastic All-Purpose Bullet

A description of the history, design, and recommended uses for the RWS H-Mantel bullet; an underrated, yet fantastic all-purpose bullet.

thebiggamehuntingblog.com

I don't know that John Nosler was aware of the existence of the rws mantel bullet. And it's not a true partition, a partial partition. I don't think the partition is an imitation so much as "convergent evolution" in bullet design. Just because more than one person has a similar idea come to mind doesn't mean one's copying the other.

Nonetheless I love that you pointed this out, always good to see credit for an idea given where it is due. A lot of folks probably do think the Nosler partition was the first true controlled expansion bullet. It wasn't.

While we're casting a light on lesser known predecessors to more popular bullets…a lot of folks probably think Nosler's "ballistic tip" was the first high bc (for its time) plastic/polymer tipped hunting bullet. It wasn't. The earliest plastic tipped hunting bullet I'm aware of is the C.I.L. Sabretip, made in Canada at least a full decade before Nosler released their b-tip to much greater fanfare in the much larger American market. Of course there were other tipped bullets like the Remington bronze point long before that, but the Cil was the first plastic tipped one I know of.

 

[Reemty J]

Calvin you sure a silly Canuck invented the plastic tip???
if so it was probably a Newfie

 

[Calvin45]

Calvin you sure a silly Canuck invented the plastic tip???
if so it was probably a Newfie

I like the plastic tips!!! I ain't givin no Newfie credit for this!!!!!

 

[Calvin45]

I cannot find info about who exactly is responsible for the CIL/Dominion sabretip plastic tipped bullet but I have indeed found confirmation that it was THE first polymer tipped bullet, ever (Craig boddington interestingly enough remembers them being around a long time before anything else like them). The first Nosler b tip came out in 1984. There are boxes of vintage "sabretip" ammo FROM THE 1960's!!!! that have shown up on auctions here and there. Very interesting to me. Also apparently Nosler is much better at marketing, so good for them as well haha.

 

[blvette75]

Let's hear it

ELDX, but I am going to see how 140 grn long range accubonds will work for accuracy then hunting.