Why does it have to be a bonded bullet?Whatever you decide on make sure it is a bonded bullet. I shoot Nosler throphy accubond rounds on my .270WSM (Browning X Bolt). There is also a break in procedure described in the manual for an X bolt, I followed it and have no issue taking a 350 yard shot on the right deer.
Why does it have to be a bonded bullet?
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Yes bonded is great for large game with thick hides at longer distances because that bullets needs to penetrate deep and possibly break bone. But for whitetail you want a bullet that loses all its weight and dumps all energy into the soft skin animal immediately causing massive hyperstatic shock and hemorrhaging.Bonded bullets have better retention and expansion in most cases esppecialy in magnum loads. Bullets such as Winchester ballistic tips will shatter on impact in magnum loads as they do not respond well to velocities over 3000fps. I have personally seen this several times and there is a ton of info on this. This has been confirmed by myself and several other hunters I am close to along with ballistics testing. I'm sure some will disagree with me but ohh well. I have never lost an animal to a bonded bullet. If you like meat stay away from 180 grain bullets as mentioned above for whitetail deer, 150 grain is as big as I would shoot for that game. Interlock or interbond Hornady bullets are great though.
Ya'll sure making it rough on a fellow . Heavy bullet , light bullet , bonded , not bonded ….