Federal 168 trophy bonded tip bullets

[Mike D Texas]

I was doing some clean up/organization of my reloading room and ran across these bullets I apparently bought at some point. I don’t recall anything about them and I likely picked them up a few years ago when components were scarce. These are the .308/168 grain light blue tip version and I can only find that they are/were loaded in the Federal LE ammo.

@Formidilosus would these bullets be worth hanging on to and using in a .308 Win for hunting; specifically for when I go to Africa for plains game?

Are these the precursor to the Terminal Ascent bullets?

 

[sndmn11]

Are these the precursor to the Terminal Ascent bullets?

Yes, if I remember correctly they are the same construction.

Edit to add a link

Trophy Bonded Tip Vs. Terminal Ascent

They’re two of the world’s best big game bullets. And though they share a lot of the same DNA, Terminal Ascent and Trophy Bonded Tip are very different, and we explain why.

www.federalpremium.com

 

[bigunit]

Pretty sure those are terminal ascents. All the tbt bullets ive used had orange tips.

 

[Mike D Texas]

Pretty sure those are terminal ascents. All the tbt bullets ive used had orange tips.

They are definitely not terminal ascents. I have those and they are much sleeker than these and they have dark blue tips.


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[Mike D Texas]

Yes, if I remember correctly they are the same construction.

Edit to add a link

Trophy Bonded Tip Vs. Terminal Ascent

They’re two of the world’s best big game bullets. And though they share a lot of the same DNA, Terminal Ascent and Trophy Bonded Tip are very different, and we explain why.

www.federalpremium.com

Thanks for the link.


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[Fireflyfishing]

Appears they are good for hunting werewolves.

 

[Formidilosus]

@Formidilosus would these bullets be worth hanging on to and using in a .308 Win for hunting; specifically for when I go to Africa for plains game?

Are these the precursor to the Terminal Ascent bullets?

No- they are not precursors to Terminal Ascents. They are Tipped Trophy Bonded Bear Claws- very high weight retention, bonded bullet- deep penetration, narrow wounds. They sell/sold them for hunting and the TRU line for barrier loads for LE.

 

[Mike D Texas]

No- they are not precursors to Terminal Ascents. They are Tipped Trophy Bonded Bear Claws- very high weight retention, bonded bullet- deep penetration, narrow wounds. They sell/sold them for hunting and the TRU line for barrier loads for LE.

I thought I remembered you saying something about the blue tip TRU loads.

Thanks for the info.


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