Favorite hunting bullet poll

[MeatMissile]

I’ve been using Barnes TTSXs since they came out.  Accurate, great terminal performance, and more tolerant of being seated off the lands. 

[RB]

Nosler Partition!

[hunter399]

Looks like that Nosler partition is a HW special.
It's crazy that something so good has been around so long .
It's pretty hard for the other companys to beat it I guess.

[Magnum_Willys]

This is the 75th anniversary of the Nosler Partion!

[jasnt]

Looks like that Nosler partition is a HW special.
It's crazy that something so good has been around so long .
It's pretty hard for the other companys to beat it I guess.

ya pretty much a land slide.  Did this same poll over at long range hunting and while Berger is #1 there nosler isn’t far behind (39% vs 29%)

I’ll admit I didn’t expect it to be so one sided.  Figured it would all be close to even. 

[wadu1]

This was an interesting poll. I quit using Nosler years ago due to poor performance. On a guided hunt I was running 150 gr .308 and guide was running 130 gr .270 Ballistic Tips, after 6 shots not one expanded. Played with Speer and Hornady and ended up with Barns.

[Igor]

I've been shooting Noslers for many, many years.  I've tried others, but always come back to Nosler bullets.  I reload both Partitions and Fail Safe 180 grain bullets in '06, and 150 grain Partitions in .270.

I have recovered a number of bullets which have mushroomed perfectly, and retained maximum weight.  One thing I do not want is a bullet that "grenades".

[fishngamereaper]

I picked Hornady because...well I'm shooting a PRC so it kinda fits.
But honestly it depends on the gun for me .. every gun I own likes something different.

[jrebel]

This was an interesting poll. I quit using Nosler years ago due to poor performance. On a guided hunt I was running 150 gr .308 and guide was running 130 gr .270 Ballistic Tips, after 6 shots not one expanded. Played with Speer and Hornady and ended up with Barns.

I'm not a huge fan of the ballistic tip.  I would shoot deer and yotes with them, but anything bigger gets the partition or accubond.  My guess is everyone that picked nosler.....didn't pick them because of the ballistic tip. 

Would be interesting to break it down a little further in another poll for nosler specific bullets.  AB, ABLR, PT, BT.....my guess is the AB and BT would be almost 50/50. 

[kselkhunter]

Bullets need to be matched to velocity and game, and accuracy in the specific rifle.   The nice thing about Partitions and Accubonds is they work at a variety of velocity ranges and are accurate in most rifles, and perform reliably on game of various sizes.  I put Swift A-Frames in the same category as the Partition.

Various copper bullets (Barnes, Hammer, etc.) are also great, but do have slightly higher minimum velocity on impact thresholds that are higher than a Partition.  Otherwise they're equally as reliable as a Partition.

After that you get into bullets of various constructions that need to be more closely matched to cartridge velocity, size of game, accuracy in rifle, type of shots (ie heart/lung vs. top of shoulder) etc.  Like Berger, Speer, Sierra, Hornady, etc. The grenade bullets like a Berger work great in the right scenario and cartridge (I wouldn't want to shoot a Berger for a quartering shot on a Roosevelt elk, for example....whereas I wouldn't hesitate that shot with a Partition). 

Partitions are so popular because you can just load it in a rifle and be fine shooting it out to 400 yards or have to shoot a charging black bear with it or shoot a quartering elk.   The Partition performs in all those scenarios, so it's hard to vote against it.  Or the A-Frame

[HunterStrait]

it's a tie between Federal and Winchester if I'm not shooting reloads

[starbailey]

Started reloading partitions way back & loved the performance. Switched  to accubonds once they came on the market.

[Damnimissed]

I’m a diehard Accubond guy. I’ve had nothing but excellent performance from them for about the last 10 years or so BUT the longest kill with them has only been 462yds. If I were routinely taking longer shots, I would definitely be using Berger, and I still might try them if my backorders ever get filled!!

[Okanagan]

Which bullet depends on the game and the rifle.  Hornady 165 Interbonds is my current .30-06 deer load that works on caribou and will do if I decided to hunt black bears.  For moose, elk, things way bigger than deer I like Swift A-frame in 180 grain.

In my 6mm and .243 I am currently shooting 95 grain Nosler Partitions for cougar, wolf, coyote, bobcat, lynx, etc.  I mostly call with the .243 and like one bullet for anything that might come to the call. Planning to try some 80 grain GMX. 

[Okanagan]

Bullets need to be matched to velocity and game, and accuracy in the specific rifle.   The nice thing about Partitions and Accubonds is they work at a variety of velocity ranges and are accurate in most rifles, and perform reliably on game of various sizes.  I put Swift A-Frames in the same category as the Partition.

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Partitions are so popular because you can just load it in a rifle and be fine shooting it out to 400 yards or have to shoot a charging black bear with it or shoot a quartering elk.   The Partition performs in all those scenarios, so it's hard to vote against it.  Or the A-Frame

Ditto.  Great post.

 180 Swift A-frame has performed flawlessly for me on a small blacktail at 7 yards and on an elk at 425.  Had similar experiences with Partitions:  they work.  At close or long range.  All I have to do is hunt and know I can shoot close or far, with an animal at any body angle, using a bullet that is ready for whatever I encounter. Does not matter to me whether anyone else likes the bullet. We had a long range bullet blow up at 20 yards last week, probably higher velocity than the bullet impact speed was designed for.  It killed but most people would not call it optimum terminal performance.