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The Federal Trophy Bonded Tip is an overlooked choice in a market flooded with good designs.
IN PRAISE OF THE BEAR CLAW’S SON
Federal’s Trophy Bonded Tip ‘overlooked by much of the hunting community, and that’s a real shame.’ STORY BY PHIL MASSARO • PHOTOS BY MASSARO MEDIA GROUP
ying prone on an enormous slab of granite and using my jacket for a rest, I quickly identified the zebra stallion that professional hunter Jamy Traut was indicating. We established the range at 280 yards; I gave the proper amount of holdover, let my breath halfway out and broke the trigger of the vintage .300 Holland & Holland Magnum, sending a 180-grain
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Trophy Bonded Tip bullet on its way. We heard the bullet strike flesh, and while the stallion did his best to follow his herd, he stopped just a few paces further and a second projectile put him down for good. The Hartmann’s mountain zebra is a very tough animal that lives in an equally tough environment, but that .300 H&H with a premium bullet like the Federal Trophy Bonded Tip handled him perfectly. Federal has a well-deserved reputation for offering the best projectiles available to the discriminating shooter and hunter,
fully embracing a multitude of other companies’ bullets, yet one of the best in their lineup is their own Trophy Bonded Tip. It is a unique projectile, in that it blends the traits of many different designs, and is one of the sons of Jack Carter’s Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. It is also one of my favorite choices as an allaround bullet in an all-around rifle, and we’ll get into why in just a bit. LOOKING AT THE construction of the Trophy Bonded Tip, you’ll definitely see the family traits; it is the eldest child of americanshootingjournal.com 41
