Never fired a monmetal bullet other than cast.
But...I read a bunch, and pickup up some ideas.
Mule Deer has touched on these, but not in this thread.
Where you put them, and bullet speed, are very important.
Personally have seen poor bullet performance at too low speeds,
And failure at too high of speeds, with cup and core.
The first resulted in poor killing, and several lost animals.
(I know, lost provides no evidence. But in this instance I lost several
animals. More than the rest of my hunting combined. And im only considering where there were blood trails. Only kept using it untill I became.
convinced it wasn't me)
The second was proven in recovered animals.
One, an elk ground to hamburger, before it died. Wish I had a picture of
The Corelock against the spine, in powdered metal form.
Did no noticeable damage to the bone. 140gr 7 mag wasn't a great choice!
It seems velocity is more important for quick kills with mono's.
With bone contact being another big factor in getting good results.
Another thing is what do you want?
Quick, on the spot kills. Or is a run, and tracking job just fine.
What about meat damage?
Or are you looking to eliminate lead?
Have used partitions on deer.
Even they are a little behind GK/PH or BT's for quick kills in my use.
(Only consider non CNS hits. CNS hits don't mean squat. Any bullet
is great when you scramble the nerves)
Hope this gets a response from MD.
He has more experience, with more bullets than I.
And much better communication skills.
