help to ID a bullet

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So I bought a lot of mixed bullets from an Auction last year.

In the major score of a deal was 2 bags of these 308 bullets.

There were in a clear bag and said 180gr 308 SP $11.99 in ink marker.

Well I loaded them up and were using them as a utility rounds in my 308,3006 and 300 win mag, since I do not know what they are. They work great and group well. I had a buddy who I gave a box of my 3006 to and he loves them. He used them to drop 2 moose this year all one shot drops. Now he asked for more and I have 40 left.

I have no idea what these bullets are, brand wise. But there is a interesting Identifier mark on them. There is a band solid line above the canniture. I have never seen that in any name brand bullets before.

here are some pics.

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these weight in at 179.5 grns
they measure up at.307" dia
1.2280" OAL

I had a though that maybe they are Metric 7.8mm?? or?? I can sand one down to see the inside to see if it is a partition, but I do not want to waste one, maybe as a last resort.

but the biggest thing i can think of is that band that runs around the diameter, no other bullet I have seen ( in the past 30 years ) has that.

Maybe one of you will see this and let me know what brand it is so I can do more digging.

thank you for reading this and your feedback.

Red-Bird-Dog
 
wilbar said:
I'm pretty sure It's old. Here's a cut away http://enoughgun.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2310
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Nice picture. It clearly shows the lower "interlock" ring at the heel as well as the longitudinal weakening grooves at the inside of the jacked at the nose. These are as I mentioned very tough bullets and usually quite accurate.

There are rumours on the internet that Hornady changed the design of their interlock bullets after the introduction of the Interbond and the new bullets have different jackets which produces a "weaker" bullet more prone to breakup at high velocity and/or when used on relatively heavy animals like moose or elk. With that said most internet rumors seem to be hearsay stories with few if any first-hand claims.
 
That is an Interlock bullet by Hornady, I have a lot of Hornady's but I have not seen that groove in any of my bullets new or old.
Companies do make bullets for ammo companies that usually show distinctive identifying features like the groove in your bullets,
the gold ballistic tip on Remington ammo, black coating on Winchester Ballistic Silvertip etc.
The ends of lots are usually sold off as seconds and end up on our reloading benches.
Your bullets are available today but without the groove.
Cheers
BB
 
I used 270 win. Interlock 130 Hornady in the late 70's.

Any deer that was than shot less 150 yards the bullets were always found in pieces, back then I thought they were supposed to explode
 
bat119 said:
I used 270 win. Interlock 130 Hornady in the late 70's.

Any deer that was than shot less 150 yards the bullets were always found in pieces, back then I thought they were supposed to explode
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Truth be known my experiences are similar, although I still use these bullets in various calibers with complete satisfaction, I limit my velocities
and choose my bullet weights carefully and place the bullets trying always to avoid bone because blow ups are common at the short ranges I usually shoot my deer.
On moose the problem is even worse with bullet break up's at short range, again common sense in placing bullets and selecting bullet weights is critical.
BB
 
Back when we all used interlocks mainly because the store I bought my reloading supply's only had Nosler Partitions or Hornady. Bullet fragmentation was not a concern then and I don't really think it is now. Has anybody ever recovered a fragmented bullet from a live animal? Or is that the reason to cover a misplaced shot, the bullet blew up and he just ran away, in reality a fragmented bullet through the ribs or into a shoulder does some serious damage I've never seen a animal go far after.
 
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