They're overkill for deer but will do a good job. Use them.
In what way?
They kill far deader than need be.
I always hate it when that happens...!!!
It's an advantage. You can kill, clean, and cook it all with a single shot.
Damn, if only that was true. ha ha.. I understand what you are getting at though. I use lesser bullets on deer and save the partitions for elk. A good ol Hornady interlock works very well on deer. Even big deer. They are always easy to get to shoot well too. I do really like partitions though, but the prices are getting pretty steep these days. I was out playing around the other day, with some seconds I got from SPS a couple years ago for $17/bag. I had 300 of them and wanted to try them in the ol 7mm08. I'd pop a deer or elk with the partition. When price wasn't so much of a concern, I'd grab them to shoot in practice if I were going to be using them for my hunts. Much like I did the other day:
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I recently bought an old box of 30 cal 180gr partitions at a shop that sells old boxes of bullets, brass and other components. Ended up with 43 bullets in a box for $15. Couldn't pass that up and I know my 30 cals love that bullet. I also have some really old yellow box partitions that I save because the damn things are very accurate. I hate to burn them up though because they are interesting, since they were manufactured differently than the partitions today. As for the OP, I have never heard of any partition bullet being bad. Unlike the early ballistic tips and accubombs. The partition has always had its act together, since their debut..
