Monolithic Expanding Bullets, Weight and Velocity.

[treeman]

I think the same can be said for Nosler Partition bullets vs normal cup & core.

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If there was only one bullet allowed this would be it, likely the best of the best /

[458Exp]

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If there was only one bullet allowed this would be it, likely the best of the best /

I disagree.

Very good Bullet but in my eyes soft and still loses to much weight.

[TStone]

I disagree.

Very good Bullet but in my eyes soft and still loses to much weight.

It is, in the right caliber, a very good antelope bullet. A buffalo bullet it is not.

[treeman]

[QUOTE=458Exp;1466587]I disagree.

Very good Bullet but in my eyes soft and still loses to much weight.[/QUOTE
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Shoot it slower then.

[treeman]

It is, in the right caliber, a very good antelope bullet. A buffalo bullet it is not.

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I wish I had the ability to dispute this, but never done Buffalo. Surely it must be about as good as it gets without being a mono.

You talking Woodleigh territory ?

[Desperatezulu]

Partitions aren't bonded and the rear section (partition) is not fully encapsulated by copper, meaning that rear lead core can be squeezed out if the bullet does some hard work (tumbling, oblique strike on bone and so on). The front section is is pretty soft and is often shed even at medium impact velocities, as has been stated.

Like we've debated many times here, bullet suitability is dictated in part by application (obviously placement is key blah blah). I.e. for magnum velocities, bonded bullets like Sciroccos, Accubonds, Interbonds etc are superior to the Partition. But at moderate velocities, the Partition does well as it mushrooms more readily. To my mind when we want to compare lead core bullets with monos, the most comparable are the afore-mentioned bonded bullets because these bullets and monos need some speed to mushroom. At low impact velocities, both are liable to pencil through while the Partition and rounder-nosed bonded bullets like the Oryx and A-Frame open up more readily.

Surely it must be about as good as it gets without being a mono.

A-Frames are probably as good as it gets of the lead cores - they are bonded, rear partition is fully enclosed in copper jacket and the jacket is quite a bit thicker than the Partition. My 2c.

[MyLani]

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I wish I had the ability to dispute this, but never done Buffalo. Surely it must be about as good as it gets without being a mono.

You talking Woodleigh territory ?

I witnessed very bad performance from Woodleigh Softs and FMJ's on a Buffalo earlier this year. And this was from Norma African PH Ammo. The Reserve has moved away from this ammo now.
I preferred Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, then a very close Swift A Frame, as I like the solid Shank.
We have moved all the rifles over to Safari Bullet Company as its local, waaay cheaper than A Frames, and have had excellent performance on everything shot with them so far

[treeman]

interesting indeed. I have never even seen a A Frame, yet load maybe 50 - 60 000 reloads in my time, but same old same always.

[TStone]

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I wish I had the ability to dispute this, but never done Buffalo. Surely it must be about as good as it gets without being a mono.

You talking Woodleigh territory ?

What MyLani said.

[A-R]

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I preferred Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, then a very close Swift A Frame, as I like the solid Shank.
We have moved all the rifles over to Safari Bullet Company as its local, waaay cheaper than A Frames, and have had excellent performance on everything shot with them so far

The local Rhino bullets are very close to Trophy Bonded Bear Claw in construction and perform the same or possibly even better.