Most bonded bullets are heated to essentially solder the core to the jacket. The heating anneals both the jacket and core, making them softer. As a result, the unbonded AccuBonds turned out considerably softer than Ballistic Tips, so your comparison isn't valid.
If by "completely disinegrate" you mean breaking into molecules, then you're correct. But I've seen jacketed rifle bullets break into tiny shards of jacket and core a number of times--including at least one bonded bullet, made with a relatively thin jacket.
Agree. Several years ago I shot a moose through the lungs one time with a Federal 250-grain NOS HE, which back then was a pretty hot load from Federal, and the bullet broke apart inside the moose, except for a small piece out the other side of the moose. The pieces of jacket and lead in the lungs were very small, but it killed the moose pretty fast; it dropped before it could take one step forward. I was standing about 175 laser-measured yards. I can't complain about that bullet since it did what was supposed to do.
