Like most I concur the partition is as reliable as a hunting bullet gets. That said for deer I mostly shoot cup and core and Sierra's are some of my favorites. They perform different than a bonded bullet. If they are loaded up around 3000 fps you may very likely have the core and jacket seperate at close range. On a broad side shot, not taking on large bone, you can expect substantially larger exits if you get one, as well as more damage from a cup and core. The 243 is a wonderfully effective little cartridge, but it does garner the reputation of erratic terminal performance on big game from time to time. No question the partition along with other premium bullets somewhat mitigates that. Especially when taking on large bone or marginal angles with small fast cartridges. The cup and core is at is best on deer with heavy for caliber bullets in larger calibers, shooting heavier slugs. FWIW I would not have been afraid to take the same shot with prohunters out of a 243.....It does appear to have worked out ok.....experience tells me that same shot to the base of the cranium or the brain pan would have been instant lights out.

The problem here started with a .243 and not cup and core bullets

A partition is about the best of both worlds as you can get with a hunting bullet. IME it doesn’t produce the shock that a more explosive bullet does but that’s the trade off. Been shooting accubonds the past 4 years and haven’t been that impressed over cup and core, but maybe they do help at higher velocities. Pass thrus are an issue for them

I’m a cup and core fan in standard calibers

The problem here started with a .243 and not cup and core bullets

A partition is about the best of both worlds as you can get with a hunting bullet. IME it doesn’t produce the shock that a more explosive bullet does but that’s the trade off. Been shooting accubonds the past 4 years and haven’t been that impressed over cup and core, but maybe they do help at higher velocities. Pass thrus are an issue for them

I’m a cup and core fan in standard calibers

at 100yrds any 243 bullet on the market better do its job

my little girl shot a doe at 100yrds this weekend with 50gr barnes out of a 22-250... she was quartered away it went in through the last rib and though the vitals and exited through the front point of the opposite shoulder

I’ve seen Accubonds penetrate from one end of a deer to the other at some very high speeds. They did a lot of damage, but that’s to be expected. I’ve always been impressed with them.

I’ve seen Accubonds penetrate from one end of a deer to the other at some very high speeds. They did a lot of damage, but that’s to be expected. I’ve always been impressed with them.

Killed an handul of animals with my .257 wby shooting 110 grain accubonds.

Only pass thru I got was on a low neck shot. I find the bullet oftentimes mushroomed under the hide, including a big bull elk I shot, which is impressive. But never a full passthru

For what it’s worth these arnt broadside lung shot animals though, save for the elk. They are shoulder or quartering shots mostly

Whole lot in this thread worried about relying heavily on bullet construction, instead of putting a bullet where one wants it.

Whole lot in this thread worried about relying heavily on bullet construction, instead of putting a bullet where one wants it.

That's because not everyone hunts of out of stands, blinds, trees, etc over feed or green fields. If a guy has hunted enough he knows there are no absolutes, stuff happens, etc. I'd guess probably half of the 45 muley bucks I've killed were moving in one way or another.

What does a blind have to do with anything

That's because not everyone hunts of out of stands, blinds, trees, etc over feed or green fields. If a guy has hunted enough he knows there are no absolutes, stuff happens, etc. I'd guess probably half of the 45 muley bucks I've killed were moving in one way or another.

I can assure you I can make a steady shot with nothing but a backpack in hand. Might not even need that. Lots of assumptions you made there. Talk to anyone that's been out with me for a day, and ask the strange things I have at the range to shoot off of. That carries right over into hunting.

I hit a hog at 343 yards a few evenings agao, standing, with the rifle rested on a hackberry limb.

Try again.

I can assure you I can make a steady shot with nothing but a backpack in hand. Might not even need that. Lots of assumptions you made there. Talk to anyone that's been out with me for a day, and ask the strange things I have at the range to shoot off of. That carries right over into hunting.

I hit a hog at 343 yards a few evenings agao, standing, with the rifle rested on a hackberry limb.

Try again.