Trophy bonded tipped??

kilotanker22 · March 14, 2014, 12:06 PM

Hello everyone,

Today at walmart I found some 300 wsm ammo federal vital shock 180 grain trophy bonded tipped bullets.

They were only 42 bucks ( I know that sounds like a lot ) but seemed well priced for them. My question is how are those bullets? And how will they perform on deer sized animals.

The ogive seems to be ski bed to promote expansion.

Also yes I do load my own ammo but tend to shoot factory ammo to get accustomed to the guns until I have a fair amount of brass mounded up?

Any info on this bullet would be appreciated. Once I have a ton of brass I will most likely be loading 180 grain game kings but curious as to how these bullets will perform and whether or not they would reliably expand on cxp2 weight game.

On a side note I noticed on federals website that the 300 wsm with this bullet only has 80 feet per second on the 30-06 with same bullet. Seems kinda fast for a 180 in an 06 don't you think?

FrankenMauser · March 14, 2014, 12:35 PM

I haven't used the .30 caliber 180 gr version, but the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and Trophy Bonded Tipped are good bullets. They'd have a MUCH better reputation if we could actually get them as component bullets (other than the exceedingly rare sale of over-runs or seconds). But, Federal hates reloaders....

kilotanker22 · March 14, 2014, 12:55 PM

Yes it seems as the do they are really the only ones that don't offer components I like federal brass so I usually shoot up a bunch of ammo so I have brass to load. After I shoot these I will have 80 pieces of brass for the wsm and I will probably go until I have around 200 pieces

March 14, 2014, 12:06 PM	#1
kilotanker22 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Location: North Central, PA Posts: 2,117	Trophy bonded tipped?? Hello everyone, Today at walmart I found some 300 wsm ammo federal vital shock 180 grain trophy bonded tipped bullets. They were only 42 bucks ( I know that sounds like a lot ) but seemed well priced for them. My question is how are those bullets? And how will they perform on deer sized animals. The ogive seems to be ski bed to promote expansion. Also yes I do load my own ammo but tend to shoot factory ammo to get accustomed to the guns until I have a fair amount of brass mounded up? Any info on this bullet would be appreciated. Once I have a ton of brass I will most likely be loading 180 grain game kings but curious as to how these bullets will perform and whether or not they would reliably expand on cxp2 weight game. On a side note I noticed on federals website that the 300 wsm with this bullet only has 80 feet per second on the 30-06 with same bullet. Seems kinda fast for a 180 in an 06 don't you think?

March 14, 2014, 12:35 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I haven't used the .30 caliber 180 gr version, but the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and Trophy Bonded Tipped are good bullets. They'd have a MUCH better reputation if we could actually get them as component bullets (other than the exceedingly rare sale of over-runs or seconds). But, Federal hates reloaders.... __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

March 14, 2014, 12:55 PM	#3
kilotanker22 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Location: North Central, PA Posts: 2,117	Federal hates reloaders Yes it seems as the do they are really the only ones that don't offer components I like federal brass so I usually shoot up a bunch of ammo so I have brass to load. After I shoot these I will have 80 pieces of brass for the wsm and I will probably go until I have around 200 pieces