Are Nosler Partitions still relevant ?

[RockAndSage]

They'll outshoot me at ranges I'm capable of reliably hitting at, and they're reliable in doing their jobs. If they hadn't ever existed and then suddenly came out today, especially in a tipped version, they'd storm the hunting world as The Best Thing Ever. But they've been around forever, and are just boringly reliable at this point.

 

[streamerfish]

They'll outshoot me at ranges I'm capable of reliably hitting at, and they're reliable in doing their jobs. If they hadn't ever existed and then suddenly came out today, especially in a tipped version, they'd storm the hunting world as The Best Thing Ever. But they've been around forever, and are just boringly reliable at this point.

Yeah. I love to tinker.....No need to choose a different bullet, just like to tinker.

 

[Sinistram]

IMO, the Partition is still one of the three finest hunting bullets you can buy. A 210gr would be awesome in your RCM.

 

[TheViking]

What do they do better than a fusion or Norma or really anything else inside the 500?

I’ve said this on here a few times but the Fusion Tipped has really impressed me. IMO it does the same thing as a partition (generally speaking). It fragments, expands super well and penetrates all the way through. I’m not saying it’s on par with the Partition but it’s a damn good bullet. I don’t love shooting bigger magnums as much anymore but my 7 PRC stacks them and hits like Thor’s hammer with those FFTs. Hard to stray away from them and gun.

 

[Vern400]

Partitions open rapidly at very low speeds. I haven't tested lower it but I know they open very well at 1800.

At mid-range velocities the mushrooms get very large. 2D.

Partitions core holds together in very high speeds 3000 ft per second plus at impact the core will stay together.

Yes, you have to deliver the bullet on target and the BC is not the best and it's not match accurate in some rifles. Once it arrives, it is the gold standard.

I'm presently developing loads for use beyond the partitions optimum range. True. But if I think something big might try to kill or eat me or stomp me, I use partitions, or 00 buckshot.

 

[Taco John]

The Partion is to projectiles, what Abraham Lincoln was to presidents.


If the universe had only ever given us partitions, no one would be the lesser for it.

 

[mtnbound]

Most shooters believe they need a high BC bullet, because social media says so, yet they rarely if ever kill something past 500y. There are a good number of bullets that try to mimic what the Partition does but fail. While I like to test different bullets designs if I had to choose one bullet it would be the One.

 

[Ozarkansas]

I’ve found Nosler partitions shoot great out of my .243, and their performance on game is incredible- I’ve never failed to get a passthrough and never had anything run more than 50 yards. Admittedly it’s a high- single digit sample size for that cartridge/bullet combo, but I have a ton of faith in it.

Since my longest shot opportunities are generally sub-100 yards, and I don’t practice enough to be proficient past 300 anyway, I feel like partitions don’t give up anything to more modern bullet designs.

Partitions are my go-to example to rebut guys who say they shoot a small caliber “because modern bullets are so much better”. No, you shoot a small caliber because you just learned that they were effective, but the bullets needed to make them effective have existed for a long time

 

[Grumpystilskin]

Partitions aren’t a bad option for inside of 3-400 yards. Always will be. If they shoot accurately in your gun, run it and have fun!

 

[Deerfield]

My experience with partitions is limited to the 160gr 7mm but if the performance of that one is anything like the rest, they are a very good bullet.

I have been shooting nothing but ELDM, TMK and Bergers the last few years but there was a couple seasons I hunted with the 160 partition out of a 7 mag. I shot half a dozen or so deer with it between 15 and 200 yards and I don’t think any of them took more than a step or two. Most were bang flops. It killed just as effectively, if not more, than the match bullets I use now.

 

[MG35]

NOTHING wrong with a 210 gr. Partition. A Partition is never a mistake.

A 200 gr. Nosler Accubond would also be a great choice.

I know we’re talking about 338 here but my 300wsm has filled the freezer several times with both Nosler Partition (though admittedly a WHILE ago) and accubond!

ain’t nothing wrong with dusting off some old stuff and making sure it hits what your aiming at! To be honest you just made me pretty nostalgic

 

[V00D00]

imo every bullet manufacturer out there is still trying to beat the partition.

 

[TimberRunner]

Lots of good bullets out there. I think Partition should be on that list somewhere. Agree that its for your short/medium range shots.

 

[Ratamahatta]

Anybody shooting the 22 cal 60 grain partition on any animals?

22 Caliber 60gr Partition (50ct)

22 Cal 60gr Partition® NOTE: Requires a Minimum 1-12" Twist

www.nosler.com

 

[giggypops]

If you are east of the Mississippi almost everything is less than 350 yards, usually under 150 and the Partition is the gold standard every other manufacturer tries to emulate. I have killed moose with them and they have never let me down. I wish they were cheaper and always in stock because they are my pick for when something needs to die. Honestly if I had access to western elk I would still use them because I am never shooting a game animal past 350 yards. Hunt your game and get closer.

 

[gerry35]

To the OP the 210 gr Partition is one of the classic 338 cal bullets and is never a bad choice. There's a reason they are still around and doing well 80 years since they were invented.

There are a couple that I really like a lot. The 270 cal 160 gr is an awesome bullet and my favorite for black bears on up. The 220 gr in a 300 Mag at 2700 fps did extremely well for close range grizzly in the salmon spawning creeks. You can get it over 2500 fps in a 30-06 too. The 140 gr in 260 Rem and 6.5x55 took out a bunch of deer and black bears over the years.