how do Partitions perform?

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I have a 270 Win. chambered in a Savage 111. I want to load 130's.

I hunt 10-300 yards in PA. Will these bullets mushroom at any range or
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YES. They preform at most all speeds and at any range you will hunt. They are one of the best all-around bullets made. That is why they are the standard of what other bullets are judged by.
 
The 130 gr PT in your 270 Win is an excellent bullet choice for WT deer and will reach the vitals from any sane angle. The Minimum Impact Velocity for Reliable Expansion is 1800 fps.

JD338
 
Longranger,
If I had to pick a single best bullet in any caliber for consistency and for deadliness, it would be the Partition. Don't get me wrong, I really like the ballistic tips and love the AccuBond, but I have killed way more animals with the Partition, and NEVER seen a single one fail. That includes my first elk 15 years ago, and my son's hog and whitetail last year. It is an outstanding bullet and the benchmark that we use to judge a lot of bullets.
You will not be sorry.
Hardpan
 
I am loading the Partitions for my boys 243 this year. Should give him a little edge on a big bone or something may not be exactly perfect. The Partition will likey result in an exit hole, which will make tracking easier, if they don't die on the spot. Good luck with your 270 and 130 Partitions. that is a pretty tough combo to beat. Scotty
 
They are and have been the reference point for all premiums since 1948 so yeah they rock.
 
The Partitions have a rock-solid reputation as a big-game bullet. With all the talk of bullet failure and what it means to different people, it's easy to get confused on what is fact and what is fictional story telling.

Here is my one and only story of a "bullet failure" that involved me as the hunter and shooter. The shot was on a Blacktail deer just over 200yds broadside. The first shot felt and looked good, but he didn't go down, so I put a second shot in him, and he dropped. The second shot hit him in the neck. The first shot was right behind the shoulder, and the bullet was lodged in the on-side hide. I could see the base of the bullet protruding out of the hide when I walked up to the buck. I pulled the bullet out, the front section was gone. As I gutted the buck, I could see a lot of internal damage to the lungs. The front section had penetrated the vitals. The buck would not have gone far.

The bullet was a 165grn Nosler Partition shot out of a 30-06. As far as I can figure, the bullet expanded on impact, which was dead center on a rib, and the jacket material caught on to the rib stopping it. The front lead section continued to penetrate the vitals. While this is still not a bullet failure, it is just a fluke incondent where the bullet didn't really behave how it was designed to behave.

Did this make me lose confidence in the Partition bullet? No way. It's just the only time I have had personal experience on confirmed strange bullet performance.

My take on the Partition bullet is this. They are a near premium bullet that carry a premium price. I will not pay that much for 60 year old technology--thank you Nosler 2nds. Newer isn't neccessarily better, just don't try to sell me a 1970's Vari-X II for $400 because it has worked so well for so many years. With that, the Partition is never a bad choice, and I have no reservations in using them. They are the last on my list for load development with the AccuBond being first!
 
The Partition will get the job done. The front half of the bullet will mushroom and most of the time blow up and fragment the lead part and really mess up the vitals and the rear part of the bullet will push right on though the animal. Some rifles will not shoot one hole groups with partitions but you can get hunting accuracy out of them.
 
The Partition is also an accurate bullet. I have shot some impressive groups with PT's.
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JD338
 
Same here, I shot the smallest group I ever shot with 3 of the little 95gr Partitions out of my sons dead stock M700 243. It was basically one enlarged .243 hole. Really impressed with their accuracy everytime I shoot them. Scotty
 
Longranger - At shorter ranges the front may expand very violently and rapidly - even parting company with the base of the bullet. Not to worry, the massive trauma from that will do a lot of damage, and the rear section will likely continue forward.

I've yet to recover a Nosler Partition. Complete pass through on animals as large as 700+ pound bull elk...

I'm real tempted to state that if I had to rely on only one bullet for all my big game hunting, it would be the Nosler Partition.

JD's right - they're accurate too... (You've got to give him a break, it's obvious he missed the aiming point with all his shots...) :grin:
 
Hi there, you just mentioned my favourite thing a 270 win with a 130gr pt.
You may never need another bullet as I have been shooting that for over 30 years and have been blessed to live here in Saskatchewan.
I have shot White tail, Mule deer, Antelope, Moose, Elk and bear and can honestly say never had one get away more lucky than good :wink: I just got back from a Elk hunt this past Sunday and got my first good bull.
I may be a little bit of a hypocrite as I used my 270 win in a CDL with a 130gr. AccuBond on top. It did a great job as I knew it would, but I have shot numerous cow elk with the 130 Partition and they have all ended up in my deep freeze.
Will be leaving on a Mule deer hunt on Oct. 31st again with the 270 this time using partitions. :lol:
 
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