Hornady Interbond results on game

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Does anyone have some real world experience with the bullet performance on game? I have never used them but like the idea of a bonded bullet and the high BC they claim. I am loading 129 grain in 260 Rem @ 2850 FPS and also @ 3170FPS in my 6.5x55AI.
Any info would be appreciated, good or bad results alike!
Thanks guys.
 
They've worked fine for me but I've only shot deer with them so far and never bothered to dig around for brass (300 win mag), so there wasn't much to dig for.

They're pretty close in construction to the nosler accubond, I use them as I seem to get slightly tighter groups with them, my brother has the same rifle and gets slightly better groups with the accubonds.
 
Devastating on deer. 320 yard shot though the spine and recovered it with over 95 percent retention. Sub moa groups. This is 165 gr .30-06 out of a savage 110.
 
I don't know why you wouldn't get excellent performance with the Hornady Interbond bullets. The regular Hornady Interlock bullets perform well. Hornady is my favorite hunting bullet.
 
180 gr. 30 cal Interbond on the left. 260 gr. .375 Accubond on the right. The interbond went through the ribs and boiler room of a Mule deer from about 90 yds. Ended up against the off side hide. They work well for me, used mostly on deer.
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guntech said:
I don't know why you wouldn't get excellent performance with the Hornady Interbond bullets. The regular Hornady Interlock bullets perform well. Hornady is my favorite hunting bullet.
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I had some given to me to 'play with'. Some 300gr RN IB bullets I loaded up for a 375 H&H and also some 500gr RN IB I loaded up for my .458 WM.

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Although I never used them on anything other than to punch paper with, there they were great. However, supposedly on game and field reports in Africa I believe, the performance of the Interbond left much to be desired.
 
I can never get them shooting well enough to take hunting. Well, OK maybe they were good enough to go hunting but when others shoot much better why would I take them? Its not for lack of trying either, but I'm starting to wonder why I even try.

For what its worth I've put more Hornady Interlocks into game than any other bullet. No problems with those. The bigger African size Interbonds were discontinued about as soon as they were introduced because they were garbage. The DGXs that replaced them are junk too.
 
I have taken 3 deer, and a couple bear, and one wolf, using .30cal 165gr. Interbonds out of my 300 WSM. None of the critters seemed to complain very long about the bullet performance.
 
Dogleg said:
I can never get them shooting well enough to take hunting. Well, OK maybe they were good enough to go hunting but when others shoot much better why would I take them? Its not for lack of trying either, but I'm starting to wonder why I even try.

For what its worth I've put more Hornady Interlocks into game than any other bullet. No problems with those. The bigger African size Interbonds were discontinued about as soon as they were introduced because they were garbage. The DGXs that replaced them are junk too.
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Curious. As I posted earlier, I did try them, although on paper but there, they worked really well for me, especially the 500gr 458s. What was the problem with them on game?
 
My model 70 pre-64 in 30-06 loves the interbond in 165gr. My son took his first bear that 140 yards with this combination. Bullet went through the heart and virtually sliced it in half. Recovered the bullet under the skin in a perfect cloverleaf. The next day he got his first moose at 180 yards. We recovered 1 of the 2 bullets in the sternum from a quartering away shot that lost 1 petal and the other passed through low to high through the shoulder blade. This was factory ammo.
 
Dogleg said:
I can never get them shooting well enough to take hunting. Well, OK maybe they were good enough to go hunting but when others shoot much better why would I take them? Its not for lack of trying either, but I'm starting to wonder why I even try.

For what its worth I've put more Hornady Interlocks into game than any other bullet. No problems with those. The bigger African size Interbonds were discontinued about as soon as they were introduced because they were garbage. The DGXs that replaced them are junk too.
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Never had any accuracy issues with the 7mm.
Have to admit tho I went back to the standard Interlock when they jacked up the price on Interbonds.
All of the 154s were going under a half inch with the same load!
 
I shot a deer with a 165 IB from a 300wsm at 250yds and the performance was terrible. Bullet zipped right through w no expansion. Tracked deer 100 yds w no blood so decided I missed. Found deer 2 days later after seeing the ravens and eagles. It was a liver shot, complete pass through. Pencil hole going in and coming out.
 
If you dont hit anything hard alot of bullets will do that, if you had it in the heart or lungs or caught some ribs it may have been a different story. I suspect TTSX's or bergers would have done the same.
 
After some dismal performance from Hornady bullets this last year I tend to why away from them now.... I will never ever buy more SST's!

I actually would expect the interbond to work as well as an accubond, I myself am just Hornady shy at the time being.
 
Curious. As I posted earlier, I did try them, although on paper but there, they worked really well for me, especially the 500gr 458s. What was the problem with them on game?
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The big Interbonds first announced Hornady rounded up the standard industry word salesmen and took them on a cape buffalo hunt that was supposed to be a promotional field test, and press release for their new bullets and factory ammo useing them. There was also a new line of solids with the same gilding metal jackets.

The paid for story was published with writers half-heartedly pointing at some dead buffalo, but the specs on the shattered, broken and turned inside out bullets left a bigger impression. The term "damning with faint praise" seemed to fit. Things never got any better after that. The solids didn't fare any better. The lessons learned 100 years ago about solid construction seemed to be forgotten, and testing must have been non-existent. The "old pattern solid" was suddenly a valued commodity and was brought back into production. Hornady's mistakes were quietly dumped.

The DGX that came next isn't a buffalo bullet either. I've personally used it in .450 Nitro Express and about the only good thing I can say about them is that that's what the VC was regulated with.Won't be useing them again.
 
Thanks for the info Dogleg:), much appreciated. I tried those specific bullets, first in a custom 375 H&H that my Son In Law in AB lent me:D to 'play' with. Also as posted previously, I also used them with great accuracy success in a .458 WM I have. The .458 WM was a purchase of opportunity, more for the 'Just cuz' reason than with a purpose of going to Africa in mind. My Daughter and Son In Law from AB went for a month a couple of years ago but I'll need a;) sizeable bit of success on a Lotto 649 draw before I can take the .458 there for a workout. In the meantime, I'll punch some paper from time to time and as I explained to my wife, I could also use it on stumps clearing land:p. Thanks again for the clarification on the Interbond bullet:).
 
Dogleg said:
The big Interbonds first announced Hornady rounded up the standard industry word salesmen and took them on a cape buffalo hunt that was supposed to be a promotional field test, and press release for their new bullets and factory ammo useing them. There was also a new line of solids with the same gilding metal jackets.

The paid for story was published with writers half-heartedly pointing at some dead buffalo, but the specs on the shattered, broken and turned inside out bullets left a bigger impression. The term "damning with faint praise" seemed to fit. Things never got any better after that. The solids didn't fare any better. The lessons learned 100 years ago about solid construction seemed to be forgotten, and testing must have been non-existent. The "old pattern solid" was suddenly a valued commodity and was brought back into production. Hornady's mistakes were quietly dumped.

The DGX that came next isn't a buffalo bullet either. I've personally used it in .450 Nitro Express and about the only good thing I can say about them is that that's what the VC was regulated with.Won't be useing them again.
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Interesting read, I believe the OP was asking about a 260 with 129 grainers, so buffalo probably dont apply so much to the question (though intersting none the less), since your more familiar with the history of the interbonds, whats your thoughts on them for whitey doe' up to elk sized game?
 
Thanks for the input guys. I am getting good accuracy (sub MOA) with these bullets in 2 different 6.5mm cartridges. I will give them a try this fall on game...
 
I use the 85 grain Interbond in my .243... love the bullet... it is accurate and has very predictable expansion and high weight retention.
 
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