Post by robinvt on Nov 18, 2006 14:58:25 GMT
Most of you have read and seen the pictures of my elk hunt in southern Colorado. I use a Winchester Model 70 in a 30-06. I used Federal Fusion 180gr grain shells. I was fortunate enough to take a cow elk at about 35 yards. After dressing the cow out, I found the bullet in her cavety. Upon inspection of the bullet, it appears that the core completely seperated from the jacket.
Part of Federal's description of Fusion..."Fusion's lethal punch comes
from bonding the jacket to the core in a special process at the molecular level. This completely eliminates jacket and core seperation..."
The jacket I recovered from my elk would seem to refute this testimony. Now after a little reading I know the Fusion is suppose to be a "deer bullet", but regardless of what you hit it doesn't seem like any seperation should occur. I won't be shooting the Fusions anymore. I contacted Federal and they are going to send me a box of the Vital-Shok Barnes Triple Shock X shells to replace the Fusion box.
Has anyone else had any performance problems with the Fusion?
. . . Rob
Part of Federal's description of Fusion..."Fusion's lethal punch comes
from bonding the jacket to the core in a special process at the molecular level. This completely eliminates jacket and core seperation..."
The jacket I recovered from my elk would seem to refute this testimony. Now after a little reading I know the Fusion is suppose to be a "deer bullet", but regardless of what you hit it doesn't seem like any seperation should occur. I won't be shooting the Fusions anymore. I contacted Federal and they are going to send me a box of the Vital-Shok Barnes Triple Shock X shells to replace the Fusion box.
Has anyone else had any performance problems with the Fusion?
. . . Rob
