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Great bullet except for one thing meat damage is totally unacceptable.And it doesn't matter what caliber or what size game.AFTER using the barnes bullet in my 300 I can't figure out why i went to the nosler anyway,for my 7STW.I know because it was cheap.Has anybody had experience with the 154 GRAIN HORNADY INTERBOND 7MM BULLET FOR LARGE HEAVY GAME.PRO OR CON GOOD OR BAD....THANKS

ohhh....it's tempting. But i'll stay out of this one.

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Are you trolling?

Mike D.

FELLOWS i'm not trying to put down your lead of choice.As a giude in northern B.C I have seen all brands of bullets some good some bad.Like JOHN NOSLER SAYS IT'S A 1948 DESIGN GREAT FOR THE TIMES BUT NOT SO MUCH NOW.When a hunter shoots a moose with a 30-06 180 partition and there's always 50 or more pounds of wasted bloodshot meat I think it's a poor design for the times 2006 when thier is so much better for bullets for the money.AS A GIUDE MY FEELINGS ARE GREAT GRIZZLY BEAR ROUND I WOULD NOT SHOOT MY TABLE FAIR WITH IT. LIKE I SAID MEAT DAMAGE FOR ME IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND WASTES LOTS OF GAME MEAT Which WE ALL WORK DARN HARD TO GET.

You can find a lot of information on the Partition by doing a search on this site.

Mike D.

Don't shoot 'em in the meaty parts if you don't want bloodshot meat. If you're a guide, you ought to know that. Behind the shoulder in the chest, through the lungs -- and where do you find a moose with 50 pounds of meat in the ribs, anyway?

I shot a small doe with a 300 Mag 180 Hornady BTSP at 3140 fps. Bullet entered behind the shoulder, and exited where the shoulder used to be. My bad -- NOT the bullet's bad.

I do agree that the Barnes TSX is a very useful bullet, and I use them in the winmag, but I also load 180 partitions, and they work great for moose size game. Shoot pretty good too. Maybe the old addage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." applies to the partition.

Maybe a varmit bullet will work....sorry PDS, couldn't resist....

I should probably stay out of this also, but as a 60 year old British Columbian who has used the Nosler partition successfully for 40+ years, I find 7STW's comments perplexing. I have NEVER lost even 20 Lb of meat on any game animal that I could attribute to the Partition design. Most meat is lost, I repeat...MOST meat is lost from bullet placement into a major meat area, whether by choice or by accident, not because it is a Partition. I shot three head of game this fall with Partitions, an Elk and 2 deer, and I doubt the trim from the wounds amounted to 15Lbs total. If you insist on pounding a bullet through the shoulders, or into a rear quarter, then losses will be there, regardless of bullet design, and that includes the Barnes X. Regards, Eagleye.

And there ya have it....

If I were you and I was shooting a 7STW, I would just shoot 140 Sierra Boattails at everything, especially when said critter is less then 100 yards.

do a high shoulder shot with any bullet traveling at over 2800fps on impact, will create a lot of bloodshot meat. even the magic barns bullets, or any other brand you can think of. when you shoot an animal, you are trying to kill it, right then, in it's tracks. not after it runs off a few hundred yards or a few miles. i would much rather lose a few extra pounds of meat than the complete animal. due to using a bullet that will not do enough tissue damage.

You guys had to get me going.....

I switched to partitions quite a few years ago not because thay are cheap or the "right bullet" or whatever. I switched cause they make one little ragged hole in the paper shot after shot AND the only blood shot meat i get is in the heart. Never liked eatin' a heart anyway....

I took an elk a few weekends ago with my .338 Win. Mag. and 210gr Partitions. I'm semi-new to the Campfire, so I think I will follow the cue of those that may have a little more time in here than me and just stay out of this one as well. Besides, I have some more Partitions to load and some backstraps to tend to...

Aww...heck AZ, jump right in here its fun.

You're on crack.

How's this for a welcoming party? BTW 7 welcome to the fire...

Not gonna wade into this one. But.......

7 STW, if you dislike the performance of Partitions, tell Nosler yourself. http://www.noslerreloading.com/phpbb2/

That is the official Nosler reloading forums sponsored and ran by Nosler. Nosler Reps post there regularly and answer questions.

ZM

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