Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game when is a Nosler Partition not adequate?

There was also a Combined Technology Partition Gold for a little while, with a little steel cap on top of the rear core like the Fail Safe.

Don't recall using Partitions driven any faster than 3300 fps in any rifle, but never have had a problem. As mentioned earlier, a hunting partner used a .257 Weatherby with 120 Partitions to kill a good 6-point bull elk in 2012. The range was about 150 yards and the bullet went broadside through the ribs and exited. He used Weatherby factory ammo, and the 120 load is listed at 3305 fps.

A good friend here in my little town used 130 Partitions handloaded to 3400 fps in his .270 Weatherby for several years. They worked fine, but when AccuBonds came out he switched to them, because they shot more accurately in his rifle. He's used them on a number of animals, including his biggest bull elk, taken with a frontal shot.