Updated Partition bullet

[rookieforever33]

I'm on both sides of the fence of frangible vs tougher bullets. I have killed enough animals with various bullets and followed all the necropsy tgreads to know that pretty much any bullet will kill an animal if it hits the right spot. Ive also seen that manufactures have tried countless ways to hit a sweet spot, interlocks, corelokts, bonded, thicker wall bases, monos, also people use frangible match bullets to get higher BCs and bigger wounds. It seems that Nosler made the best of both worlds decades ago. The partition nose fragments quickly while the base keeps driving. Its still loaded in factory ammo, but many desire a sleeker high BC bullet and its not even available in many of the newer cartridges. Whats the chance that a new style partition ever becomes available? Same design with a sleeker ogive and better BC. Not as finicky of impact velocity as many newer designs. Federals terminal ascent came close but is bonded with 90 percent weight retention. Im thinking closer to the 60 to 70 percent retention of old. Am I the only one that thinks this would be a good seller?

 

[JoeB]

would the accubond fit this need?

 

[SDHNTR]

Yep, it’s called the accubond. Theres simply no longer any need for the Partition design with bonded cores and controlled expansion jackets.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I thought the accubond was the “updated”partition.

I love both accubonds and partitions, I’ve shot a lot of stuff with 180g partitions out of my 30-06. Probably my favorite combo out there.

Anytime these new bullets pop up and everybody online goes ape shit for them I have to ask myself: for what I do, the distances I hunt and the animals I hunt, what can I get that a partition or accubond won’t give me? I play around with the ELDM and tmk in my 6.5 but other than that, it’s nosler all the way.

 

[SDHNTR]

I thought the accubond was the “updated”partition.

I love both accubonds and partitions, I’ve shot a lot of stuff with 180g partitions out of my 30-06. Probably my favorite combo out there.

Anytime these new bullets pop up and everybody online goes ape shit for them I have to ask myself: for what I do, the distances I hunt and the animals I hunt, what can I get that a partition or accubond won’t give me? I play around with the ELDM and tmk in my 6.5 but other than that, it’s nosler all the way.

Agreed. For normal hunting, I want hunting bullets.

 

[rookieforever33]

The accubond doesnt shed weight quite the same, close but not quite. If you watch gell tests the partition petals always fold back and tear more than accbond. The partition front definitely fragments quicker

 

[Formidilosus]

I'm on both sides of the fence of frangible vs tougher bullets. I have killed enough animals with various bullets and followed all the necropsy tgreads to know that pretty much any bullet will kill an animal if it hits the right spot. Ive also seen that manufactures have tried countless ways to hit a sweet spot, interlocks, corelokts, bonded, thicker wall bases, monos, also people use frangible match bullets to get higher BCs and bigger wounds. It seems that Nosler made the best of both worlds decades ago. The partition nose fragments quickly while the base keeps driving. Its still loaded in factory ammo, but many desire a sleeker high BC bullet and its not even available in many of the newer cartridges. Whats the chance that a new style partition ever becomes available? Same design with a sleeker ogive and better BC. Not as finicky of impact velocity as many newer designs.

Yes, that would be an excellent bullet.

Federals terminal ascent came close but is bonded with 90 percent weight retention. Im thinking closer to the 60 to 70 percent retention of old. Am I the only one that thinks this would be a good seller?

The Terminal Ascent isn’t remotely a Partition in wounding.

 

[Formidilosus]

Yep, it’s called the accubond. Theres simply no longer any need for the Partition design with bonded cores and controlled expansion jackets.

Accubonds aren’t remotely a Partition in behavior. They are a standard bonded bullet. Most Partitions fragment heavily in the front portion like a tipped match bullet- Accubonds do not do that.