Penetration Test - 210gr Partition 2936fps

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I did a penetration test with the 210gr Partition out of my 338Win Mag moving at 2936fps.

Frist I used 9 hard plastic gallon jugs as the test media. I fired from 10yds away. Here are the 9 jugs measuring in length 49.5 inches or 4.125 feet deep.

Second here is the impact effect of the 210gr Partition and note it traveled to the back side of the eight jug and punched a hole but did not have enough energy and momentum to exit the eight jug. Also look at the front jug way off to the right and the 9th jug was knocked back and off the table from the impact. The 210gr Partition traveled 38.5 inches or 3.208 feet through the media.

Here is the 210gr Partition recovered from the eight jug with the front part of the Partition gone and the back like it is suppose to be. The back remaining part to the Partition weighed 148.4grs.

I do not think there is any doubt about the 210gr Partition killing anything it hits up close or far off when traveling over 2900fps.

 

[FOTIS]

And that is why after 50 years or so the NP is still the point of reference.

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

Bullet. That's some beautiful modern art.
Thanks for the penetration test. That would translate into alot of elk.

 

[SJB358]

Mike, awesome write up. It looks like that Partition has plenty of "stuff" to get the job done. Now we need to stop killing water jugs and start killing some deer already! Good luck, that looks like it is a heck of a great load. Scotty

 

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Mike, awesome write up. It looks like that Partition has plenty of "stuff" to get the job done. Now we need to stop killing water jugs and start killing some deer already! Good luck, that looks like it is a heck of a great load. Scotty

Hope I get a shot on this hunt in Missouri.

 

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More pictures of the remain back part of the 210gr Partition

 

[SJB358]

It looks like it is exactly out of a textbook. Can't really argue with that kind of speed and power. Hopefully you get to put one through a big Missouri whitetail. Should make a lasting impression on one! Scotty

 

[JD338]

Mike,

Nice job my friend! :wink:
7 jugs of water is great penetration and will cover everything in NA.

JD338

 

[Teknys]

Has anybody tried this test with cutting the tops off the bottles so the water has a place to go with out exploding the bottle. My guess is that it would show more penetration. That would remove the plastic thickness as a variable. ????

 

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Has anybody tried this test with cutting the tops off the bottles so the water has a place to go with out exploding the bottle. My guess is that it would show more penetration. That would remove the plastic thickness as a variable. ????

You need the plastic thickness to try and simulate some resistance that the skeletal structure presents. You need to leave the lids on so as to create the effect of the skin of the animal keeping things compressed.

 

[Teknys]

That makes sense.
Thanks

 

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That makes sense.
Thanks

You are welcome

 

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[JD338]

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With that kind of bullet performance, its difficult to want to make a change isn't it? :wink:

JD338

 

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I have decided to take this test thing to another level. The penetrations tests like the one posted here are not very valuable, as an indication of what a bullet will do on animals, but they are fun to do anyway.

What would show a better indication is if the jugs had been closed in between two one by six and fronted with about 8 inches of wet news print. Then a piece of 3/8ths inch plywood soaked for a few days before the test, then about three jugs, aniother piece of the 3/8ths plywood, then 8 inches of wet news print on the other end of the column.

This would have more closely duplicated a broadside elk or moose, or with more added - a length wise shot on a big elk.

I will try this after hunting season this year giving me some special to do and then really put the 210gr to a test moving the distance out to 25yds.

 

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The following is part of an article by Mac who knows what he is talking about and has done more hunting that I have and it gave me idea for my next test, I think his comments say a lot and explains a great deal.

My experience with both types of bullets, (bonded and none bonded partitions) on very large mean animals that require some killing to stop.

This may not mean anything to an elk or deer hunter, but I think it may shed some light on the subject. The two Partition type bullets most commonly used on heavy animals are the Nosler Partition (Unbonded), and the Swift A-frame (Bonded). For this comparison we will take cape Buffalo, which have a hide and bone that can do some real damage to a bullet. and require a lot of penetration to get to the vitals, and beyond.

The only one shot kills I have ever experienced on Cape Buffalo have been with a 300 gr Nosler Partitions from a 375 H&H, while all others required at least three shots regardless of bullet type, or caliber. The Swift A-frames are used a lot by client hunters on Buffalo in Africa, but are not well liked by most PHs there. The fact that they are bonded makes them form a mushroom type expansion, that is very smooth, and does far less tissue damage along the wound channel, than the same weight Nosler Partition, which framents the front part of the bullet, spreying shrapnell throug the lungs, and heart even if it misses the heart by a little. The penetration of the bonded A-frame may be a bit more than the Partition, but I haven't seen it if it is.

I shot a Cape Buffalo bull just where the neck meets the shoulder and low in line with the heart/lung area, and aimed at the off side hind leg. The Partition entered about 10" above the brisket, ripped the top of the heart to shreds, and part of the front of the right lung, and totally destroying the left lung. rangeing into the paunch, filled tight with grass, and ended up just under the skin in front of the left hind leg. Killing the buffalo in 30 feet where he went down on his nose. The bullet is in front of me as I type this, and it lost most of the front half of the bullet, but the back took it all the way to his hind leg, about 4 1/2 feet of penetration, and the damage was extensive.

I think the bonded core bullets are fine on deer elk, and moose, but on the big "bite backs" make mine a Nosler Partition if it is available in the caliber I'm shooting.

The penetrations tests like the one posted here are not very valuable, as an indication of what a bullet will do on animals, but they are fun to do anyway. That would show a better indication if the jugs had been closed in between two one by six and fronted with about 8 inches of wet news print, then a piece of 3/8ths inch plywood soaked for a few days before the test, then aboth three jugs, aniother piece of the 3/8th s plywood, then 8 inches of wet news print on the other end of the column. This would have more closely duplicated a broadside elk or moose, or with more added a length wise shot on a big elk.

I like to see the results of this done a little differently, though nothing will actually duplicate an elk but an elk!

 

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I have decided to take this test thing to another level. The penetrations tests like the one posted here are not very valuable, as an indication of what a bullet will do on animals, but they are fun to do anyway.

What would show a better indication is if the jugs had been closed in between two one by six and fronted with about 8 inches of wet news print. Then a piece of 3/8ths inch plywood soaked for a few days before the test, then about three jugs, aniother piece of the 3/8ths plywood, then 8 inches of wet news print on the other end of the column.

This would have more closely duplicated a broadside elk or moose, or with more added - a length wise shot on a big elk.

I will try this after hunting season this year giving me some special to do and then really put the 210gr to a test moving the distance out to 25yds.

Mike, save your bullets buddy. Like I said everything has been done to this bullet from a 338. Check out even Ken Waters' articles on Bob Hagel's bullet box findings. It is the perfect all around bullet for the 338 period.