Hornady Interbonds

[tyeager2964]

I can pick up a couple of boxes of 154 gr 7mm for 52 per 100. Thoughts on comparisons to Accubond. At that cost they are roughly half price. I usually shoot Partitions or Sierra 160 gr BTSP but I would like something tougher with a better BC than a Partition.

 

[deerkiller]

I can pick up a couple of boxes of 154 gr 7mm for 52 per 100. Thoughts on comparisons to Accubond. At that cost they are roughly half price. I usually shoot Partitions or Sierra 160 gr BTSP but I would like something tougher with a better BC than a Partition.

Interbonds were always Hornady's "guaranteed" bonded core bullet, I would think the likelihood of core/jacket separation is as unlikely as an Accubond - EITHER has a high enough B.C. for me

 

[elkguide]

From my experience, both Interbonds and Accubonds are good bullets and I still shoot them both.

I've had better accuracy results with the Interbonds.

 

[Yellowknife]

They are close to interchangeable with the SST's for loading for me, but for some reason they have never shot quite as well (in the .308 180 gr flavor).

I've only used them in limited amounts because of that, but did get full penetration on a broadside cow moose recently. If they shoot ok, I wouldn't hesitate to use them.

 

[Mosby]

I killed a couple of elk with the Interbond. Very accurate in my rifle and a great bullet for the price. I shot Accubonds at the range but haven't hunted with them. They shot well in my rifle and I would have no problem hunting with them. I bought them to hunt whitetail in Canada and then stopped going. They grouped similar to the Nosler BT in my 300 WM, which was a little better than the Interbond.

I found the Barnes LR TSX to be the most accurate bullet in my 300 WM. Its not even close. My nephew hunts with a 7mm mag and he had similar results. If you want a tougher bullet than the Partition with a better BC, I would look at Barnes. I have found them to be extremely accurate in my rifles.

 

[tyeager2964]

I have nothing against mono bullets they just aren't my cup of tea. Any idea on Interbonds lowest expansion for?

 

[deerkiller]

From my experience, both Interbonds and Accubonds are good bullets and I still shoot them both.

I've had better accuracy results with the Interbonds.

I never really had a chance to accuracy test side by side but I'll say that Hornady is doing well starting up production again for sure - those Barnes LRX seem to be one tough bullet but then so is the TSX AND TTSX, all three are excellent IME

 

[elkguide]

I never really had a chance to accuracy test side by side but I'll say that Hornady is doing well starting up production again for sure - those Barnes LRX seem to be one tough bullet but then so is the TSX AND TTSX, all three are excellent IME

I can only go on my limited experience. I have a 500 yard range in my back yard so I do get to shoot a little. (My wife, who is a born and raised city girl, has grasped the concept of harvesting our meat but doesn't appreciate even slightly the thrill of that tiny, little, ragged hole in a piece of paper!)

I have several rifles that are a little bit finicky as to what they like but when I make an assessment of bullet accuracy, I turn to a couple of .30 caliber rifles that I have that just love to make a tiny little hole with whatever projectile I feed them. Berger VLD's are the most accurate hunting bullet that I have ever shot. Hornady SST's come next followed very closely by Nosler Ballistic Tips. Then there is a cluster in the next segment of Sierra TGKs, Hornady Interbonds, Nosler Partitions, Speer BTSPs all do well. Then I would place Hornady ELD-x, Barnes TTSX, Nosler Accubonds and Nosler E-tips in the next category.

I have watched many animals taken with many different projectiles. Modern bullets of today are definitely better than what we had years ago but even those old solid lead bullets or even the rocks on a stick, all killed animals. The bullets of today do seem to do it more efficiently than some of the earlier offerings but you still have to put the bullet in the right place. I buy the "top of the line bullets" and once I have determined which shoots the most accurately out of the rifle that I am hunting with that year, that is the bullet that I use.

 

[ClearCreek]

I have taken a bighorn sheep and a white-tailed buck with that bullet shot from my 7mm Rem mag. and both animals dropped in their tracks. Both passed through the animal so no bullet recovery. (I loaded up 20 rounds for the sheep hunt and only used one round, so I decided to shoot my deer with those rounds when the deer season rolled around.)

For me the 154 gr Interbonds seem to shot to the same POI as the 154 gr. SST's from the 7mm mag.


ClearCreek

 

[Newtosavage]

Interbonds and SST's are interchangeable in the 7mm 139 variety out of both my Tikka and two Savage 7mm-08's. I've shot mixed groups at 300 yards with both that measured well under 1 MOA, multiple times just to confirm this for my own peace of mind.

I prefer SST's for deer because I've had interbonds pencil through, but for bigger critters I'd use the interbond without hesitation.

 

[deerkiller]

I had the same accuracy experiences starting back when Partitions were THE elk bullet to use - Ballistic Tips are/were tough to walk away from due to the accuracy but a lost elk made me a hard won believer - I know it's controversial but the studies are difficult to ignore, for me anyway, about lead ingestion and what it does to the human system - BT's, SST, Bergers in particular, all these "killer" bullets that leave lead fragments simply cannot be ignored, hype or not - I now use monolithics for my first accuracy attempts, if "no go" I move to bonded core and between those choices fragmenting types are not a consideration at all for me nor have I any inaccurate rifles in the safe, but we eat a lot of game meat and some people don't think a little lead will hurt anything, I do ...

 

[ozyclint]

are 'interlocks' the same as 'interbonds'? i have used 130gr hornady interlocks for years out of my .270win. no complaints. accurate, reliable. great value.

 

[ClearCreek]

are 'interlocks' the same as 'interbonds'? i have used 130gr hornady interlocks for years out of my .270win. no complaints. accurate, reliable. great value.

No, Hornady Interlock and Interbond bullets are not the same.

Interlock bullets are the cap and core variety, while Interbond bullets, are, as the name implies, a much "stronger" bonded bullet. Interbond bullets are almost twice the cost of Interlock bullets.

I have taken a ton of game with the regular old Hornady Interlock bullets.

ClearCreek

 

[FLAK]

Love me some Interlocks.

 

[ozyclint]

Thanks for the info. Never had an interlock perform badly.