Thread: Norma Bondstrike

Originally Posted by GWH

The terminal performance looks good and nice and reliable inside 500 yards (their max test distance) It'd be interesting to see what the expansion looks like out further all the way out to 1,000 yards, I'm thinking once its gets out beyond 700 ish the expansion and terminal performance might not be that great.

Ive just grabbed a box of 225 gr eldm's which I'm about to test in my 26" barreled 300 Rum. The 225gr has a G1 BC of .777 and I should be able to push them to 3,000 fps with Re33 no prob.

I hear reports of excellent and reliable terminal performance (expansion and penetration) with fast kills with a number of deer taken out to 900 yards shooting the 225gr from a 300WM, so I'm thinking the 225gr eldm should be just the ticket for my extended range hunting with the 300 RUM. At a muzzle velocity of 3k, out at 1,000 yards it should still deliver 1800+ Ft Lbs and 1900 fps impact velocity, which sounds like it's still enough for decent expansion.

The 180gr Bondstrike may be a good option for me for any closer shots that arise however, or one of the mono's.

you are looking at this backwards Bud.......the distance doesnt matter,THE VELOCITY does.....
get a fast twist .308 and find out,or load your current rifle down till you can achieve muzzle velocity the same as your full power load would be doing at say 600 yards and have a look and see.....for sure a box of old magazines or jugs of water arent perfect...but they are consistant....always the same.
closer shots you just as well off using a cheaper option a little slower...or as you suggest a mono going like the clappers.....

Originally Posted by Gibo

What makes you say that? Just a guess?

Just looking at the trend of reducing expansion as they went out from 100 yards to 500 yards in 100 yd increments. But yes as Micky duck says its not hard to test at various lower impact velocities to see what they will do out further.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

you are looking at this backwards Bud.......the distance doesnt matter,THE VELOCITY does.....
get a fast twist .308 and find out,or load your current rifle down till you can achieve muzzle velocity the same as your full power load would be doing at say 600 yards and have a look and see.....for sure a box of old magazines or jugs of water arent perfect...but they are consistant....always the same.
closer shots you just as well off using a cheaper option a little slower...or as you suggest a mono going like the clappers.....

Yes obviously distance and velocity goes hand in hand, it's not rocket science.