My wife shot a large cow this week using a 3006 and factory loaded 180 Bondstrike bullets . We had a few boxes that we got on sale and figured we would give it a try in place of our usual accubond loads . MV was 2650fps and shot was 177yds . Shot was broadside thru lungs, nowhere near the shoulders, dead center between shoulders and diaphragm . Bullet basically came apart on contact , we found pieces up in the brisket, one inner loin, and in both shoulders . A lot bloodshot meat. It did hit a rib on the way in , but wow , I didn't expect it to be that fragile. It acted like one of the original ballistic tips would have at an impact velocity of about 2900 or so . Understand this is just one instance , but figured I would post FWIW . I wont be using them on big game again. they were accurate and cheap, so good for practice and coyotes I guess.
first elk using 3006 180gr Bondstrike
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There are several youtube vids showing how frangible the Bondstrikes are. Even at 308 velocities they explode.
Frank in the Laurels
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...in other words their JUNK !!!
I wish I would have taken pics , but did not have phone with me when we field dressed her .
Shank did exit and was straight thru in relation to the entry . Did not recover the shank , but could not have been much there as there was no damage to the internal organs with the exception of the lungs which were not that damaged . The bullet pretty much came apart at entry and apparently only a very small piece went straight thru . The exit hole was nothing more than a pencil hole . This elk did not leak any blood at all . there was a little blood on the fur at the entry , nothing more . She ran a good 50yds or so and ended up in a drainage and could not get out , probably due to the shoulder damage more than internal damage based on what I saw while gutting her . We were just lucky that she was an old ancient fat cow and ended up in that drainage , so no drama with recovery .
Shank did exit and was straight thru in relation to the entry . Did not recover the shank , but could not have been much there as there was no damage to the internal organs with the exception of the lungs which were not that damaged . The bullet pretty much came apart at entry and apparently only a very small piece went straight thru . The exit hole was nothing more than a pencil hole . This elk did not leak any blood at all . there was a little blood on the fur at the entry , nothing more . She ran a good 50yds or so and ended up in a drainage and could not get out , probably due to the shoulder damage more than internal damage based on what I saw while gutting her . We were just lucky that she was an old ancient fat cow and ended up in that drainage , so no drama with recovery .
