My Interbond has a Cannelure??
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Hornady interbond bullets, when bought as reloading components, do not come with a crimp cannelure. As the previous poster stated, it will be factory overrun, since the interbond factory loaded rounds have a cannelure and are crimped.
The original poster is just concerned whether or not he has the proper bullet, as most reloaders would assume they got a box of SST bullets. Not sure how you would check?? Section one bullet? Different bullet profiles? Phone Hornaday with the lot number and check would probably be the easiest.
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That's interesting. I've never had or seen an Interbond with a cannelure. Is the whole box like that ? It looks just like an Interlock or SST; Maybe they put Interlocks/SST's in the wrong box because AFAIK Hornady quit making the Interbond bullets. At any rate it is a mystery. Dissect one and see if it has the tab on the jacket into the core.
WL 
. Just Load & Shoot them ! AND eat the meat with out a bunch of scrape copper and lead all thru it 
. Just Load & Shoot them ! AND eat the meat with out a bunch of scrape copper and lead all thru it 
I know some of the larger diameter accubonds have a cannelure, but if you had smaller ones, then I would say those are probably interbonds in your box with a crimp cannelure. Could just email hornady with a lot number. They should be able to tell you.
I know if I was elk hunting I would want it to be a interbond and not a set, with that caliber and grain weight.
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I just want to know where people are finding Interbonds these days.
They are absolutely accubonds, .257 110gr to be specific. No hornady involvement in that part situation. They were pulled from nosler factory ammunition. I only mentioned it to demonstrate that the manufacturers sometimes make changes to the products they load vs what is available to reloaders.
Some LGSs still have them in new old stock.I just want to know where people are finding Interbonds these days.
Homestead still advertises some of them as well.
I saw some recently. Can't remember where as I wasn't looking for them in particular but they're still out there.I just want to know where people are finding Interbonds these days.
OP I have the exact same bullet on my shelf, no cannelure though. I'd love to know how to tell an interbond from an SST now...
Hmm, factory overrun is interesting. I wouldn't have thought of that but it makes sense
While we are on the topic, what's everyone's opinion of the SST? I recently bought one of my little sisters a 7-08 and I want her to practice alot with it (she previously used one of those Savage budget rifles that come with a Bushnell scope in 243and she killed a few deer with it) Anyway I had a box of 139Gr SST that I worked up a load for her rifle and then loaded her 50 rounds of ammo. I don't even know where or why those SST bullets were on the shelf, but they were there and she can use them to practice. She won't be hunting moose this year, just deer and maybe black bear. I'm sure they will do the job but I've never used a SST to shoot an animal, so any opinions on them? Are they similar performance to a Nosler Ballistic Tip?
SST have a reputation of rapid expansion/explosive results. The only deer I've seen shot with one took one hop and was down for the count (BC interior Mulie), pass through on a broadside shot with a large exit wound, so in my limited experience they live up to that reputation.
When you're selecting a bullet, hopefully you're doing some homework, and selecting it for the job you intend to do with that bullet.
SST come in two forms, one very similar to the Hornady Interbond, or Speer Hot Core, or Remington Cling Core. However, they do tend to have thinner, but very consistent thickness jackets. They're usually very accurate in barrels with proper twist rates for that bullet lengnth. The other form is an Interlock type. It's has a heavier jacket, but it's intended for hunting heavier game, at NON MAGNUM velocities.
Both of these bullets can be explosive on contact at ranges under 50 yards/meters, if the muzzle velocities are over 2800fps.
If your sister is shooting out of a tree stand or from a blind, where the Deer/Bear get very close, use a bullet with a thicker jacket.
The SSTs are not a good "all around" go to bullet IMHO, but can really shine in medium bore rifles with mid range case capacities. The 7-08 is one of those cartridges.
