Hello folks
There seems to have been a surge of Privy Partizan bullet products on the market right now. I have to admit I've purchased large volumes of these bullets without doing much research on terminal ballistic expectations on wild game or the neighbours dogs (joke). I've never been brand specific to any particular degree, especially to premium bullets. I use a calibre and bullet weight appropriate to the required task. The Privi bullets interest me however they are an unknown quantity shrouded in mystery; at least to me they are. I haven't taken any game with them - yet. My baseline hunting bullet has been conventional Hornady products for the last 20 years but I'm open to alternatives if more affordable. Having said that I don't want to sacrifice terminal performance to save a few pennies. I have had bad experiences with Speer and I will never run their bullets again unless I'm only shooting at paper.
The 165gr SPBT Privi bullets I've been running out of my 308's seem to fly accurately enough but what about terminal performance?
Any experienced opinions out there?
My very brief experience with Privy Partizan factory ammunition was with 196gr SP 8X57JS and I found that it barked out of my military mauser with authority. I've had similar experiences with Sellier and Bellot factory ammunition. However those were range days shooting at paper, not wild game (or the neighbour's dogs). Privy Partizan seems to be a company held in high regard with a proud history however I don't know of any authority in North America that can vouch for these bullets. The Eurpoean web sites all seem to be in Slavic or Germanic languages which precludes me from educating myself!
There is one thread related to this subject HERE but there is no specific recommendation FOR or AGAINST privy bullets. You guys are the Canadian authority in my opinion.
Cheerio folks and thanks
Richard
Soft Point (SP) bullets are standard bullets designed to provide valuable and controlled expansion when penetrating. This is accomplished by the soft lead exposed in the nose, which initiates expansion and by the progressively tapered jacket in its ogival part, which provides uniform mushrooming and good penetration.
Pointed Soft Point (PSP) bullets have sharp lead nose, which cause the bullets expansion when hitting and aerodynamically shaped ogival part which provide better ballistic coefficient and maximum striking energy at longer ranges.
Soft Point Boat Tail (SPBT) and Pointed Soft Point Boat Tail (PSP BT) bullets have specially shaped back part of a reduced diameter, which lowers the air drag. The better ballistic coefficient of these bullets, primary PSP BT bullet, provides successful firing at longer distances, at which the bullet keeps higher striking energy with reduced drift and flatter trajectory.
Soft Point Round Nose (SPRN) bullets have a blunt rounded nose and they are suitable for short range shooting, especially in bushes (or in woods). Thanks to the large lead weight exposed in the nose, the bullet mushrooms reliably even at smaller velocities assures high-energy impact. The SPRN bullets have larger bullet weight for a certain length.
There seems to have been a surge of Privy Partizan bullet products on the market right now. I have to admit I've purchased large volumes of these bullets without doing much research on terminal ballistic expectations on wild game or the neighbours dogs (joke). I've never been brand specific to any particular degree, especially to premium bullets. I use a calibre and bullet weight appropriate to the required task. The Privi bullets interest me however they are an unknown quantity shrouded in mystery; at least to me they are. I haven't taken any game with them - yet. My baseline hunting bullet has been conventional Hornady products for the last 20 years but I'm open to alternatives if more affordable. Having said that I don't want to sacrifice terminal performance to save a few pennies. I have had bad experiences with Speer and I will never run their bullets again unless I'm only shooting at paper.
The 165gr SPBT Privi bullets I've been running out of my 308's seem to fly accurately enough but what about terminal performance?
Any experienced opinions out there?
My very brief experience with Privy Partizan factory ammunition was with 196gr SP 8X57JS and I found that it barked out of my military mauser with authority. I've had similar experiences with Sellier and Bellot factory ammunition. However those were range days shooting at paper, not wild game (or the neighbour's dogs). Privy Partizan seems to be a company held in high regard with a proud history however I don't know of any authority in North America that can vouch for these bullets. The Eurpoean web sites all seem to be in Slavic or Germanic languages which precludes me from educating myself!
There is one thread related to this subject HERE but there is no specific recommendation FOR or AGAINST privy bullets. You guys are the Canadian authority in my opinion.
Cheerio folks and thanks
Richard
Soft Point (SP) bullets are standard bullets designed to provide valuable and controlled expansion when penetrating. This is accomplished by the soft lead exposed in the nose, which initiates expansion and by the progressively tapered jacket in its ogival part, which provides uniform mushrooming and good penetration.
Pointed Soft Point (PSP) bullets have sharp lead nose, which cause the bullets expansion when hitting and aerodynamically shaped ogival part which provide better ballistic coefficient and maximum striking energy at longer ranges.
Soft Point Boat Tail (SPBT) and Pointed Soft Point Boat Tail (PSP BT) bullets have specially shaped back part of a reduced diameter, which lowers the air drag. The better ballistic coefficient of these bullets, primary PSP BT bullet, provides successful firing at longer distances, at which the bullet keeps higher striking energy with reduced drift and flatter trajectory.
Soft Point Round Nose (SPRN) bullets have a blunt rounded nose and they are suitable for short range shooting, especially in bushes (or in woods). Thanks to the large lead weight exposed in the nose, the bullet mushrooms reliably even at smaller velocities assures high-energy impact. The SPRN bullets have larger bullet weight for a certain length.
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