WHY ARE THERE NO INTERBONDS?

[zwickeyman]

Does anyone know why there are no INTERBONDS? of most calibers available? The only place I can find 180gr 300 win mag are at Midway

Whats the skinny?

[biggfish]

They suspended production during the ammo shortage and refuse to comment on the subject. I hound them to no end on facebook, Twitter, and by email; the only thing they have ever said was to use SST since they have the same ballistic coefficient. I've even started making comment of switching to Nosler Accubonds.

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[Mulie87]

Guessing the ELD-X took it's place. ELD-X is a superior bullet and has the locking band that the Interbonds did.

My2cents

[zwickeyman]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the SST is not as tough as the interbond ie weight retention

[zwickeyman]

Same with the ELD-X?

[bobcat]

That's a good question. They haven't been available for a long time. I think they discontinued them but I'm not 100% sure. Would be nice if they'd let people know.

[BULLBLASTER]

Guessing the ELD-X took it's place. ELD-X is a superior bullet and has the locking band that the Interbonds did.

My2cents

They are completely different animals. The inter bond is a bonded core bullet similar to the accubond. This ensures that you will not experience core separation from the jacket and increases weight retention. The eld x does have an interlock ring but is not bonded and is essentially a cup andcore bullet and is designed to shed weight and often times the core and jacket will separate.

All I’ve seen then say was that the inter bonds are suspended production.

[jdb]

Guessing the ELD-X took it's place. ELD-X is a superior bullet and has the locking band that the Interbonds did.

My2cents

i wouldn't exactly says it's superior

[7mmfan]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the SST is not as tough as the interbond ie weight retention

Not even close. I've tested the 2 side by side. I have a thread that's a few years old on here somewhere showing the results. The Interbond retained weight and mushroomed beautifully, while tye SST often detonated, or at least separated from the jacket. I've been pleased as punch with my Interbonds, glad I bought so many last time I found them.

[Biggerhammer]

They suspended production during the ammo shortage and refuse to comment on the subject. I hound them to no end on facebook, Twitter, and by email; the only thing they have ever said was to use SST since they have the same ballistic coefficient. I've even started making comment of switching to Nosler Accubonds.

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If you would have started with the Nosler Accubond's. You would have never had to change.👍👍

[hunterbuilder]

I don't know why they are not currently producing factory loaded interbonds. I have had great success with their superformance .270 130 gr interbond in the past. 3200 ft per sec with a 130 gr bonded bullet from a factory loaded 270 cartridge is pretty awesome and makes a 270 wsm seem not necessary. They stopped production a few years ago and I ran out of factory loads a year ago. I made due for a year with their sst loads but was not confident with it on elk sized game. They reintroduced it this last spring and i bought 4 boxes before they showed on their website they discontinued production again.

[Karl Blanchard]

Just go to an accubond and never worry about it again.  I used to shoot the interbonds and loved them, but there are other fish in the sea. 

[grundy53]

Just go to an accubond and never worry about it again.  I used to shoot the interbonds and loved them, but there are other fish in the sea.

love accubonds.

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[hunter399]

Just go to an accubond and never worry about it again.  I used to shoot the interbonds and loved them, but there are other fish in the sea.

love accubonds.

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Gonna +3 on the accubonds ,bloodtrails like a river , If they make it more than ten feet plowing dirt.

[Bob33]

I liked the Interbonds and was sorry they discontinued them.

[jackelope]

Just go to an accubond and never worry about it again.  I used to shoot the interbonds and loved them, but there are other fish in the sea.

love accubonds.

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Gonna +3 on the accubonds ,bloodtrails like a river , If they make it more than ten feet plowing dirt.

Sometimes they don’t leave a blood trail.

[hunter399]

Just go to an accubond and never worry about it again.  I used to shoot the interbonds and loved them, but there are other fish in the sea.

love accubonds.

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Gonna +3 on the accubonds ,bloodtrails like a river , If they make it more than ten feet plowing dirt.

Sometimes they don’t leave a blood trail.

Plowing rocks bang flop,even better.

[C-Money]

I like the Accubond. A 140gr Accubond from a .270 win blew through a cow elk for me. She died.

[zwickeyman]

Went to Sportsmans Warehouse yesterday for grins and they had no Interbonds in Bullets or Cartridges in any caliber. Asked a guy at the counter and he did not know why.

[Skyvalhunter]

So what did you end up purchasing instead?

[zwickeyman]

Nothing

I have a few cabelas cards so I'm headed up there to grab 4 or 5 boxes of various to see what she likes

[zwickeyman]

Having a beer last night with a couple of buddies. Both shoot lower end bullets and kill a lot of Elk

One shoots a 300 RUM at 3300 fps with180gr. Hornady Interlocks. He figures he has killed 12 to 15 bulls with that combo from 30 to 600 yards and they have performed well.

One shoots a 300 win mag and shoots factory 2960 fps Remington Coreloks 180gr. Hes killed bulls the last 3 years ranging from 80 to 250 yards and they have performed well

I would have thought the Interlocks at that velocity would have not performed well at close range but he has no issues at all

I shoot 130gr Interlocks out of my 270 for deer and they are great and I will definitely see how they shoot out of the new x bolt

[7mmfan]

Interlocks are a good bullet. I used them for a long time before making the switch to Interbonds. They definitely killed animals. I would say that of the bullets I recovered, it was 50/50 whether they were intact or not, with a couple that really came apart. Shots were from 20 yards to 250 yards. Theres no doubt they kill animals, it's more of a matter of personal preference as to if you want a bonded bullet, or not, and the associated difference in performance that come with those different designs.

[zwickeyman]

7mmfan,

I prefer a bonder bullet for Elk with decent BC. I most likely will be running Accubond or Scirocco

[biggfish]

They suspended production during the ammo shortage and refuse to comment on the subject. I hound them to no end on facebook, Twitter, and by email; the only thing they have ever said was to use SST since they have the same ballistic coefficient. I've even started making comment of switching to Nosler Accubonds.

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Interbond had better price and availability over Accubonds. I have been reloading hornady for years, I haven't hunted with a rifle for years so I haven't worried about it. I recently purchased a .300 win mag and would like bonded bullets for hunting moose and bear. The sst with the rapid controlled expansion look good for sheep, goat, and antelope. The two bullets are supposed to be matched ballistically, so in theory you should be able to interchange the bullets without changing scope zero if you keep the same grain weight. That's why I'm going to use SST and hope that one day they will return. If they don't I'll have to make that decision down the line to change brand to use bonded where I feel they are a better fit or use the SST which would likely still get the job done. Which also happens to be what hornady will suggest if you press them on the matter, they changed the Superformance line to SST bullets where they all used to be interbond.

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[Magnum_Willys]

7mmfan,

I prefer a bonder bullet for Elk with decent BC. I most likely will be running Accubond or Scirocco

     Unless ultra long range then not sure bonded fly as true.

[7mmfan]

7mmfan,

I prefer a bonder bullet for Elk with decent BC. I most likely will be running Accubond or Scirocco

     Unless ultra long range then not sure bonded fly as true.

I'm not a long range aficionado, but I can say that I felt the SST was slightly more accurate than the Interbond, at least in my rifle. It wasn't enough for me to worry about in normal hunting situations. Ultra long range it could make a difference.

[Buckblaster]

I use bonded bullets in all my rifles. Since all they shoot differently, I shoot accubonds out of one, another shoots interbonds, and a few shoot Scirocco ll bonded bullets.  For me, it just depends on which bullet shoots the best groups since they all have similar performance. 

[JWBINX]

Interbonds are not discontinued.

[biggfish]

Interbonds are not discontinued.

They were suspended for a couple years production started back up late last year but still hard to find on shelves. Midway has some and mist other websites I've checked are now backorderable. Local stores here have nothing. I'm going by fall it's back to the way it was before they suspended production.

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[JWBINX]

WGS Guns  in Lakewood have them in stock, but not in big quantities. Hornady plans on doing
a slight modification to the Interbond sometime this year.

[BigGoonTuna]

this is why i don't usually shoot hornady bullets.  i don't like the idea of finding something that works great and then it being discontinued or becoming "new and improved".  the 100gr .257 interlock shot really well in my .250 savage...

[zwickeyman]

That's good news, its a good bullet.

The "dilemma"

Buy 12 boxes so I have a good supply and then learn they don't group for me

        or

Buy 1 box and they shoot lights out and then cant get any more 

So many good bullets now a days

[gearjunkie]

Just a little side note, one of the reasons a lot of stores don't have Interbonds is that Hornady packs 100 bullets in a box
compared to others (Nosler) which packs 50 in box, which people perceive that they cost more? Not true, but they are harder to sell
at nearly 60.00 a box. If they do shoot well you will have plenty of bullets left over after load development for a couple boxes of hunting
ammo. Just returned from a show and Thursday night had dinner a few brews with Jason Hornady, who is a guy that cares about
hunters and shooter more than than ever. Great Guy!!! WGS Guns does have a good selection of Interbonds.

[Magnum_Willys]

Just a little side note, one of the reasons a lot of stores don't have Interbonds is that Hornady packs 100 bullets in a box
compared to others (Nosler) which packs 50 in box, which people perceive that they cost more? Not true, but they are harder to sell
at nearly 60.00 a box. If they do shoot well you will have plenty of bullets left over after load development for a couple boxes of hunting
ammo. Just returned from a show and Thursday night had dinner a few brews with Jason Hornady, who is a guy that cares about
hunters and shooter more than than ever. Great Guy!!! WGS Guns does have a good selection of Interbonds.

8 years for first post or is system on the fritz?  heh  Welcome to the show!
Thanks for info - glad to hear Hornady is still real people !

[zwickeyman]

Thanks gearjunkie

[DoubleJ]

Just go to an accubond and never worry about it again.  I used to shoot the interbonds and loved them, but there are other fish in the sea.

love accubonds.

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[Matth]

I also shoot bonded bullets out of everything for hunting. As far as long range stuff goes, i'm good for about 700, and then i'm out so never worried about it much.