This has been an interesting thread, and it got me to wondering about using Partitions in reduced loads. If the lead in the front half is softer than used in many C&C bullets (I'm thinking perhaps Interlocks, in particular), and the base keeps the momentum going for deeper penetration, it sounds like it would be an ideal bullet for use in a reduced load deer load, say a 140-grain NPT at about 2300 fps in a 7x57/7-08. It would probably still punch through our little southern deer and leave a good blood trail, but at the same time keep recoil and report to a minimum. Or am I missing something?

RM

"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown