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08-08-2021, 17:54 #1
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Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
Evening ladies, gents
I got hold of Titan EXBT monolithic rifle bullets. Hollow point boat tail molly coated micro grooved. Sounds all nice and dandy, but what can I expect from these as hunting bullets? The guy I got it from said something about them being like Barnes X bullets. I am really keen on trying them out. I have been hunting with Peregrine's since I started reloading & this will be my first dip into new monolithic territory.
Any advice would be appreciated.
All I could find on this bullet is from https://www.helber.co.za/pg3/3605/ti...-rifle-bullets
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09-08-2021, 07:34 #2
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
Hi Brennen,
I use them in both 6.5x55 and 300 Weatherby.
It works to the same principle as Barnes-x but the petals break off and continues to penetrate with the shank instead of folding around on itself like Barnes-x. Thinks shot placement with them is more forgiving and most cases they turn lights out instantly in my experience. Meat damage is minimal and no lead in your meat. They are quite accurate and both rifles shoot well below moa.
My main reason was that they are locally produced and easy to obtain and don't run out of stock as the imported stuff.
This is my experience with them, I'm quite happy with them and most likely won't switch to anything else. Hope you come right with them.
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09-08-2021, 10:59 #3
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
Thank you for the information. I will take the rest of this month and do some load development then I’ll gauge if I am confident enough to use it for the end of season hunt.
I like the idea of the petals helping out to destroy vitals.
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10-08-2021, 13:18 #4
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
My first thoughts are that the petals falling off thing would be difficult to design to get consistently each time with respect to variations in the impact velocity of the bullet and whether you strike soft tissue or bone?
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12-08-2021, 08:56 #5
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12-08-2021, 10:15 #6
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
Too many teeth broken on the pieces of brass in the biltong.
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12-08-2021, 10:49 #7
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
I read about petals breaking off from a German gunsmith, maybe ten years ago. The idea is that the scrapnell causes damage to the organs surrounding he wound channel.
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12-08-2021, 11:47 #8
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16-08-2021, 13:51 #9
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
I have hunted with monolithic bullets designed to shed the petals (Cutting Edge) with monolithic bullets designed not to shed petals but still doing it (GSC and the 9.3mm version of the Hornady GMX) and monolithic bullets that does not shed the petals and there is no practical difference in how they kill game.
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17-08-2021, 18:47 #10
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Re: Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet
Thank you very much for the replies and information. I am slightly behind schedule wrt loading these freedom seeds. I will start prepping x10 casings to conduct a quick ladder test over the weekend to gauge how these freedom seeds fly. From there I can tune the combo to an acceptable hunting round. Then I have less than a month to make it work before my usual hunting grounds close the late season hunt.
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