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Anyone have experience with the Nosler 64gr bonded .224 bullets on either game or just in general?

the Nosler reloading site has quite a bit of info including recovered bullets from animals and test media.

Seems like a stout little bugger; my 10 yo is running 'em this fall through my AR for whitetails so hopefully I'll have some field experience to share in a couple of months.

ewf...Where did you find info on Nosler's site?

Here: http://forum.nosler.com

Then under Reloading and bullets tests. Just found it myself.

These bullets don't look very arrow-dynamic, but are bonded. The jug recoveries look pretty good as do the couple of critter tests.

My daughter will be trying them on deer in October. Mule or WT.

They shot pretty well in my 22-250 when a partition couldn't even make the target.

My initial 100 yard groups with the 64gr Bonded Noslers was about double that of those shot with 69 SMKs in a 6920 Colt. However, I am looking into them for home defense and they are MOA of bad guy. I am continuing to work on a better load for deer.

What is your rifle's twist? I have a 22-250 with a 1/14 twist and was wondering if these would stabilize.

I've been working with them in my AR.

So far my best groups are with IMR4895 and a CCI400 primer.

They are grouping about an inch out of a half inch gun.

I've got plenty of plastic-tipped stuff for shooting critters in the eye. These are for punching ribs.

I've got a thousand of the I intend to load for that purpose, just as soon as I settle on a final load.

1 in 14. It actually shot pretty well with a couple of the 60+ bullets.

The sierra 63 grainer shot really well too.

Legally I have to be 60+ for Wyoming. I started with the partitions since I use them in other calibers. They sucked for me and I found quite a few other bad reports too.

I couldn't get the 60gr partitions to shoot with ball powders, but they will print 5/8 MOA groups for me with IMR4895.

Take a look here.
http://forum.nosler.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=18868

JD338

My daughter used this bullet on a small deer a couple years ago. 25.0 gr Varget out of a M4 style AR. It puched through both ribs and left a silver dollar sized exit hole. Deer ran about 50 yards and piled up. I think these bullets are plenty stout for shoulder shots on deer.

Pappy
PM Ingwe, he has some actual game experience with this bullet. I have used it in my 22-250 and it shoots very well but no on game experience.

My daughter killed this 100# doe at 120yds using my .223AI and the 64gr Bonded. Bullet broke both shoulders and exited she ran about 40yds. Great bullets very similar to the old TBBC. Entrance is shown in the picture exit was about the size of a quarter.

IIRC the poba don't like it as he claims it's too destructive.

Thanks guys. I've got a Vanguard S2 .223 in the pipe along with a set of Talleys, some Nosler brass and the bullets in question. I plan to give them a try during the doe season. The burning question is, since the bear season runs concurrent with the firearms deer seasons, what will I do if I see one while carrying the .223 stuffed with the Bonded Performance slugs?

BTW, we took a detour today coming home from the vet in Washington, VA. Got on the Skyline Drive at Thorton Gap on Rt. 211. About ten miles from Front Royal, a bear cub scooted across the road in front of us, climbed up on the stone wall, looked back at us and jumped to the other side. I eased along a few yards trying to catch another look and a little bear noggin popped up over the wall for a few seconds to check us out and then disappeared. I don't know if it was the same one or its sibling.

He was a Kodiak lookin' feller of about 30 pounds or so.

I don't imagine your West Virginian Black Bears are all that big. It it's legal, I'd shoot it with what you were carrying. If you are not comfortable doing that, or it's not legal, then it's time to bring a bigger gun.

Neighboring PA has had five bears over 800lbs taken in the last five years. A VA hunter recently took a 728lb bear which puts it just below the state record of 740.

MD, PA, VA, and WV are all knotted up together around here. Given the ramblin' nature of bears, they can end up pretty much anywhere. Most of those heavy bears are pretty fat, but still have to be big-boned to carry all that lard.