Gees. I’m confused about 7lbs being heavy. Workout dude. Gees. And if you think hiking for 10-20 miles with 7lb rifle is heavy. Try rucking for the same distance with an old school m16. Way heavier than 7lbs.

Terminal ascent is deadly

Can they please stop with suppressors in standard calibers. Ugly and not needed. Its like the whole rifle industry is going woke. lol

I have that exact rifle in 6.8 Western. It shoots the Browning 175 grain TGK under half an inch at 100 yards.

Just bought a box of this stuff...glad i seen this video..i will go back to my remington core lokt tipped..

I've had one Kimber Rifle it shot 3-inch groups and I could not get it to shoot very much better than that and I didn't have the money to buy rounds that cost $5 a piece so it was a very disappointing rifle to me for the money

Shot placement is everything

Many kills with .308 165g trophy bonded tip. Basically the same as terminal ascent. Sucks they don’t offer as many bullet weights in the new line. But the bullet construction is very hard to beat

Your set-up is not at all good for an accuracy test. Try a lead sled and repost. You may have better results.

If you don't like Terminal Ascent, my guess is there's not a bullet made that you would like. It's been the best performing bullet that I've ever used by far.

Wonder how it shoots in 7mm rem mag.

It seems like they weren't good shots.

Need to tell witch way to turn turret for the elevation up and down, please

well i hate to tell ya my 300 prc in a cva cascade loves the 180g norma bondstrike

300wsm 200gr 0.608bc 2850fps Terminal Ascent is the best elk cartridge 300wsm 180gr 0.615bc 3050fps is my 2nd favorite elk round

Lol, this has to be trolling .

You've heard all the shoulduh coulduh, so I'll spare you my 2 bits worth. An age-old problem, Find ammo that works good at 400 yards only to get you game at 30 and face bullet failure. Or to choose a bullet good at short range only to get a shot at 400 and face bullet failure again. It drives one crazy. So, what bullet do you plan on using next time?

gotta use the browning 175 grain siera tipped game king

Do not use a long range bullet at close range traveling way way to fast. Bondstrike is amazing for what it’s meant to do. Ur antelope I’m gonna tell u flat out it was the bone that blew up from impact that caused the damage not the bullet. I have a huge whitetail it did the same thing on and closer inspection the bullet fragmented the bone it hit like it was hit by dam rpg but the bullet itself exited. Ofcoarse there will be some bullet frags though. I want bone damage like that at 200 yrds on an elk it will splinter any bone hit hits and keep driving. I’m shooting 180 out of a 300wsm at a lot higher velocity even than the 30-06. I don’t think you should use bondstrikes unless u intend to shoot 250 yrds plus that’s where they preform. Ur using ammo at close range designed for 300-400-600 yrd hurtin bombs. Deer nothing out does the old cup and core under 200 nothing. 180 gr Winchester power points would been ur bullet of choice on that antelope and deer. Believe me don’t over look the power points on deer size animals out of a 30cal. My dad shot federal seirra game kings out of his 30-06 for years and years on deer out to 200 yrds and they all dumped fast without looking like a abrams 120mm cannon hit him

My Montana 7-08 was hard to find a load for. Finally found sub moa load with Barnes TTSX. Just started to have light primer strikes last time out. Kimber didn’t acknowledge their problem but was happy to sell me a firing pin assembly for 200 bucks plus shipping. Won’t ship out for 2 weeks. Glad I have options and no other Kimbers.

This confuses me. At 200 yards on an elk the bullet did too much damage, but imder 75 on a white tail it didn't pentrate enough. Maybe you aren't using the correct ammo for your application.

You shot the shoulder and spin with a bonded bullet at close range and expected not the have meat damage. As well I highly doubt the copper portion of the TA disappeared. If the TA isn’t tough enough try the Trophy Bonded Tipped, bigger copper portion, thicker wall construction, less lead up front or considering your shoots are all at close range a mono bullet would be perfect. Just remember mono bullets are not explosive so you gotta hit the vitals not just get close to them. And quartering shots with mono bullets can get messy they drive deep. And any bullet hitting bone and flesh will destroy it. Try some Hornady cup and core garbage if you wanna see shit go south. 😂😂

7mm prc Federal Fusion Tipped Bonded the best weight retention and penetration at both short and long distances to win most days overall?

Barnes bullets are all I use anymore. I mostly use the ttsx, but I have used the lrx once. It's a little softer alloy, so you may lose petals at high velocity at close range. This isn't a bad thing though, as the shank will still penetrate all the way through. The petals coming off just create extra wound tracts in the chest. But I've had great luck with the ttsx. Out to 400 yards, at magnum velocities, they will expand just fine, and they do less meat damage at close range than any hunting bullet I've ever shot. The best advice I can give you, after 10 years of experimenting, is shoot a lighter bullet than you would in lead. Speed is key with copper bullets. 3000fps is the bare minimum, and I prefer 3200 to 3300, or more if possible. Try the 130 ttsx in that 30-06. I have a friend that gets 3400 out of his with it with imr 4064. In the 6.5 prc, id shoot the 120 ttsx or tge 127 lrx.

lol 13 grains lighter but will retain its weight where the precision hunters will blow to pieces on game . The terminal ascent and accubond are far better hunting bullets

There are common and less common calibers, none are weird. 300 yards should be the legal limit for shots by guided hunters.

You mite want to check your velocity on the 20-inch barrel @ 100. You are the first. I have seen a bad review on Federal Terminal Ascent.

I hear a lot of wild stories that make you overthink about bullet selection. Hard to think the bondstrike and TA broke up. They are tough constructed (the TA is tougher).

My Xbolt in 6.8 western shoots sub moa with all ammo except the copper crap! I don’t know what your problem is but don’t dis the caliber just because you can’t get it to group.

Love the 130 terminal ascents in my kids creedmoor. I shot a mule deer buck with them 2 years ago at 100 yards and he didn’t take a step. Muzzle velocity is 2880 checked with a labradar. It looked as I would expect from a thinner jacketed bullet (I know the terminal ascent isn’t a thin jacketed bullet), but it performed a lot like the Berger hybrid targets do on game (which are my personal favorite hunting bullet).

Having used some of the softest constructed bullets at very close range I'll just go ahead and call b.s. on these tall tales of lack of penetration in this video.

It is the responsibility of the ethical hunter to know and understand the terrain, the game being hunted and the most probable ranges as well ad the capabilities and limitations of his equipment. Both Federal Ascent and Norma BondStrike are dedicated LONG RANGE cartridges, ie. 300 yds +…it says so on the image of the Norma box in the video. The poor results you describe are directly attributable to incorrect cartridge selection for particular conditions. The responsibility lies with you and not the ammunition you chose. I am not familiar with the Norma lineup of ammunition, but I can say that Federal Fusion or PowerShok would have been a far better choice for hunting whitetails in close cover and out to 200 yds. These are similar conditions to where I hunt here in Southern Ontario, Canada. Just my 2 cents…

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Lol 2900 feet per second out of a 20 inch barrel? That is pretty damn fast. What exactly do you expect?

Great Cook. Chili Sauce? What a great idea. Looks delicious. Cheers, Chuck from the Arizona Desert.

You can adjust it

I just bought one; was going back and forth of what to pick in my price range, but this was a great review that helped me. Thanks.

Ive loved these but cant find em for months n months Recently went back to the partitions. There incredible, as always. They just do there job every time

7x64mm. An excellent round for any critter. It’s huge in Europe but hardly ever seen here in America. 35 Whelen is an awesome round also. I don’t have a 35 but do own a couple of 45-70

I was thinking about purchasing this rifle or the speed 2. Do you think this one is a better choice since I don’t care for the adjustable cheek riser?

I've got an h&h single shot 35 remington rebored to 358 winchester. Getting over 2600 fps with 200 tsx. Also got it threaded and loaded some 200gr subs. Super quiet!

I have one and I love it.

Using a LONG RANGE bullet at CLOSE RANGE will do this. Maybe try something a little stouter, designed for 100 yard shoulder shots.

I think both of those bullets are good bullets. Especially in something like 180 gr at 308 and 3006 velocities. But you lived those experiences, stick with what you feel comfortable with. Standard accubond will perform well beyond distances that most people should be shooting at. I am impressed by numbers on these newer offerings but reality is I don’t shoot much past 300 yards so most bullets work for me in my non magnum cartridges

Check your action to stock bolt torque. Mine was loose. Gun likes Remington Core Lokt Tipped. Recoil Hawg is a better brake.

This is full of crap review

3 could be a happy accident. Need a lot more data (7-10 3 shot groups) before we can be sure what a rifle / ammo combo can do.

Ive always liked both the .358 win and the .35 Whelen for hog and bear in the woods and field edge because i dont need to track game for hundreds of yards with less game actually lost. I use what ive got which is the .308 that allows me a short light weight rifle that will easily get me out to 350 yards and works up close. Wish id kept the other two rifles but i had to sell them at the time.

High velocity, and bullet construction will cause meat damage...300 win mag , try heavy for caliber bullets, and shot placement makes a huge difference.. sorry about the messed up meat...i shoot slower calibers 6.5x55 160 gr, 30-06 220 gr ,303 British 180 gr...slower doesn't mean worse...

Barnes TTSX and LRX copper bullets stay together regardless--even if you hit the shoulder bone at short range. I have neither witnessed nor heard about one such bullet "blowing up" or failing to penetrate. The drawback is that, all other things being equal, they produce narrower wound channels than the same-weight lead-core bullet. Probably the most reliable bullet for terminal performance is the Swift A-Frame, but they are now crazy-expensive, hard to find in loaded ammo and not all that accurate at long range.