I love the Fusion ammo. My Vanguard 270 WSM consistently groups 150grn in the 1/2 - 1/4 inch or less area. I can not however get lighter bullets or reloads from other manufactures to group as well. Anybody else have this problem- were their gun prefers a heavier bullet or a lighter bullet. I havent taken game with the Fusions yet since I just picked up my gun after X-mas but was wondering how do they preform on deer and larger animals.????
Fusion 270 WSM
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I tried some fusions for my .270 a few weeks back, a friend had a box to see how they shot. I was very impressed by the accuracy I achieved, just as good as my reloads and better than the TBBC Federal I was shooting that day. 3 shot 1/2" groups out of a 20 dollar box of bonded bullets, I was pretty impressed.
I did a bullet test with them last week to see how they held together, wet phone books was the test. Much harder on bullets than any game animal, but gives an idea of how they hold together. At the end of testing the bullets had an average of 75% of thier origional weight, I think they would do just what is claimed by Federal on game animals.
Overall I was very impressed, and for the price I dont think a hunter can go wrong.
I bought six boxes of the same lot number and will do some more testing, but so far I like it!
I did a bullet test with them last week to see how they held together, wet phone books was the test. Much harder on bullets than any game animal, but gives an idea of how they hold together. At the end of testing the bullets had an average of 75% of thier origional weight, I think they would do just what is claimed by Federal on game animals.
Overall I was very impressed, and for the price I dont think a hunter can go wrong.
I bought six boxes of the same lot number and will do some more testing, but so far I like it!
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- AB foothills
TinMan123 said:
Btw, yes different rifles like different bullets, wieghts and powder charges than others.
Rifle twist, barrell length, bullet weight and amount of powder, and type of powder all make a big difference, this is why most people reload. To achieve the best accuracy, good velocity and the right bullet for what they are using the rifle for.
Could go on forever, but maybe best left for the reloading section.
I hope this helps
TinMan123 said:
I've never tried Fusion ammo, but there was an article about it in the March / April 2005 edition of RifleShooter magazine. One of the designers of the bullet is quoted in the article "As it is currently made, the Fusion will handle any plains game in the same class as North American deer and elk, but we designed it for deer, and as well as it performs, we think it will become the standard for American deer hunters."
They do some testing on game, and it sounds like it's a really good bullet, but maybe "softer" than some of the other premium bullets on the market these days. It leaves the impression that other bullets would offer better penetration on larger animals like elk and moose. Still, if it shoots good out of your rifle, I'm sure it would work on large critters if you put your shot in the vitals.
Do diff lot numbers mean varying degrees of preformance, due to manufacture date or who was on that day for quality control? should I go back and buy same lot #. Never heard of this before but it couldnt hurt I would assumecrazy_davey said:I tried some fusions for my .270 a few weeks back, a friend had a box to see how they shot. I was very impressed by the accuracy I achieved, just as good as my reloads and better than the TBBC Federal I was shooting that day. 3 shot 1/2" groups out of a 20 dollar box of bonded bullets, I was pretty impressed.
I did a bullet test with them last week to see how they held together, wet phone books was the test. Much harder on bullets than any game animal, but gives an idea of how they hold together. At the end of testing the bullets had an average of 75% of thier origional weight, I think they would do just what is claimed by Federal on game animals.
Overall I was very impressed, and for the price I dont think a hunter can go wrong.
I bought six boxes of the same lot number and will do some more testing, but so far I like it!
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- AB foothills
TinMan123 said:
I have found that sometimes it does. Not much, but like you said it doesnt hurt to get the same lot numbers. Some people would argue about this, but it is just what I have found from my experiances.
