Choosing a bullet that will reliably expand and exit elk.

[The big greasy]

I’ve heard nothing but good about the partition. Accubond I’ve read and whiteness not great performance that a bullet like this is so raved about. Maybe it was just fluke. A small moose was shot a couple times from a 7mm mag and the bullet didn’t penetrate the front shoulder at all.

Imo it’s either a Barnes tsx, ttsx, or Nosler partition. The only beef I have with Barnes I’m my experience is it’s a small entry and small exit hole, but insides are liquified.

 

[Choupique]

heard nothing but good about the partition

It still is the gold standard for a hunting bullet IMO. The only reason I don't use them is that .338 partitions are $2+ a piece, just for the bullet...

 

[The big greasy]

It still is the gold standard for a hunting bullet IMO. The only reason I don't use them is that .338 partitions are $2+ a piece, just for the bullet...

With a bullet like that, and an animal on the other end I would pay the 2 dollars lol. I’m just bias to the Barnes tsx I guess.

 

[Choupique]

Yea if only it worked that way. The reality is the vast majority of mine will be launched into the berm or steel plates and that's a big chunk of money for a dude without a lot of play money. I'd pay $200 each for them if they helped me find stuff to shoot at!

Shooting deer with a .338 win mag does make the bullet basically not matter as long as it does some kind expansion or fragmenting or whatever. Doesn't take a $2 bullet to get that.

The 180gr partitions from .30-06 was always my favorite general purpose hunting getup prior to small bore enlightenment.

 

[The big greasy]

Yeah I guess if your banging steel with them, yeah it’s expensive. I just load for a gun for animals and eat the bullet price, so it doesn’t shoot much.