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Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Built on the proven Trophy Bonded Bear Claw? platform, this new addition to in Federal's Vital-Shok? line increases performance even more. A neon, translucent polymer tip and flat-shooting boattail bullet deliver improved downrange accuracy. A bone-smashing solid-copper shank ensures reliable penetration. Exterior skiving on the nickel-plated bullet provides optimum expansion at any range. The nickel-plated case and bullet make for easier extraction and helps reduce fouling. 20 cartridges per box.

Average Customer Rating:

4.7 out of 5

27 of 29 (93%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip, October 27, 2009
By jasonxxxxxxx from Nebraska

"DO NOT use this ammo for Caribou or smaller game!! This bullet is a solid copper bullet with a hard polymer tip. It WILL NOT provide efficient game killing energy transfer, or trauma wound channels unless you hit solid bone or very dense muscle tissue. Use for Elk, Moose, Bear, African Plains Game. We took a box of 30-06 165gr. and 180gr. up to Alaska Aug. 09' for our Caribou hunt..."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 2 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Great Performance!, October 21, 2009
By kozkozkoz from Ottawa, Canada

"I used this bullet in 30-06 for my moose hunt in Ontario. I'm giving it 4 stars because I fired twice and dropped the moose. While quartering it, I found a bullet near the shoulder blade. It was expanded nice and seemed to maintain all its weight, but did not penetrate deep at all. It was a broad side shot and must have hit bone and deflected. The other shot was a clean pass through and produced an awesone exit hole with lots of blood."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 3 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Gets it done!, October 13, 2009
By 1shotdrop from Alberta, Canada

"I have used this round in both my Winchester Model 70 in .308 and my Remington Model 700 in .300 Win Mag. In both calibers this bullet has performed exceptionally well. I have killed numerous Elk, Moose, and Caribou with the .300 Win Mag and all were one shot kills. With the .308 I have taken twenty-two Whitetails and Mule Deer with twenty-two shots. I would reccomend this round in any caliber."

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Review 4 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Pure Stopping Power, October 8, 2009
By maritimedog from Maine

"I recently switched to this ammo in 30-06 180gr. for a moose hunting trip here in Maine. Let's just say my freezer is now full. I was highly impressed with the stopping power of this round. Litteraly dropped a 615 pound bull moose in his tracks with one shot at 75 yards. I mean he went down like a brick not one single step was taken. Made retreaval much easyer not having to chase him down too. I can't wait to use them on deer."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 5 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

.300 WSM Trophy Bonded Tip Ammo, October 1, 2009
By 468Topper from Gibbonsville,Idaho

"I have a very finicky Winchester Model 70 Ultimate Shadow camo .300 WSM rifle. After testing a dozen or so handloads I fired some of the original Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claw ammo and got a sub-moa group. This year I was looking for a round with a higher b.c. bullet and decided to try the Trophy Bonded Tip ammo. I purchased a box at the Cabela's store in Billings, Montana. After one fouling shot I fired three rounds at 100 yards from a sturdy bench set-up. Two shots were touching and the third was nearly touching. The group is approximately .60 inch. I spoke with the ballistics techs at Federal to learn the b.c. on the bullet is .500. I am retired and live in the mountains of Idaho. I expect to be able to test this round during our elk season as well as in Colorado. I expect this round to perform as well as or better than my experience with the original TBBC performance on elk in a .300 Weatherby magnum handload. I had the privilege of knowing Jack Carter and I believe he would be pleased with the advancements in his original bullet design. At this point my evaluation is based on exceptional accuracy coupled with my confidence in the technical staff at Federal."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 6 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

very accurate, September 11, 2009
By NickD from ballston lake new york

"I have not hunted with this round yet but It was very accurate out of my tikka t3 in .308.I was shooting the 165gr."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 7 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

2 out of 5

Nice Idea..., September 7, 2009
By JaimeInWA from NW WA

"Good marketing on this cartridge but...

I bought these last year in .300 WBY. MAG. for Elk. They grouped well on paper for sighting in but I found that three of the tips had broken off and ended up in my magazine. The neon-translucent tips are a very "gimmicky" and cheap, (remember those Light-Bright toys with the plastic pegs? Similar!) In my opinion they're are not up to the task of repeated loading and unloading of actual hunting. What might have happened had a tip broken off and wedged between the bullet and bore upon chambering and I fired it?
Granted, I may have received a bad lot or a dropped box, who knows?

I gave two stars because they did group well and I'm sure they're punishing on vascular tissue and thick bone. I'm also positive the Light-Bright tips have very little to do with that.

***for the record, I contacted the manufacturer and told them my experience and questioned the LOT as a potential issue but I never heard back. Probably thought I wanted a free box or something***"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Review 8 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Good, September 2, 2009
By Rob213 from St Rose, La.

"Just got back from the range, and this ammo is hitting its mark. Good groups through my 300wsm. Disn't give it 5 stars, because I havn't shot any deer with it yet."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 9 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

180 gr Trophy Bonded Tip, August 31, 2009
By PowerJuDo from Detroit Burbs

"Shot two groups through my Tikka Whitetail Hunter in 30-06. Was having trouble finding an accurate 180 gr load. Not anymore. Grouped 0.6" and 0.7" at 100 yds."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 10 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

great round, June 9, 2009
By doyll from pringle, sd

"i have been taking people elk and deer hunting for years and get to see a lot of different cal. of rifles and different ammo and these shells have great knock down power for both animals. the shell mushrooms nicely and puts a big whole in the animals a must use round"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 11 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

best of the best, May 20, 2009
By elkdeer from Oregon

"this is the only bullet i buy from now on"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 12 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

1-Gallon, Water-Filled Plastic Jugs, April 11, 2009
By SmithOregon from Medford, Oregon

"After harvesting a black bear and finding bullet fragments in the meat (yes, it may have been one of a hundred bears with good, non-greasy meat) I decided to test my bullets by shooting through "1-Gallon, Water-Filled Plastic Jugs". (Yes. This is A LOT of fun and better than a week's vacation in Hawaii.):

Range: 100 yards.

Target/Testing Material: Six, 1-Gallon, Water-Filled Plastic Jugs in line with the shot (you could see one jug when shooting, the additional five being in a direct line behind the front jug).

.308 caliber.
180 grains.

Result: Penetrated but did not exit six (6!) 1-Gallon, Water-Filled Plastic Jugs; the bullet remained intact; front third mushroomed. Beautiful performance and power.

Accuracy: I could consistently get three-shot groups touching at 100 yards from a rest, 24", heavy barrel.

Now, a couple comparisons might make you appreciate how very good the above performance is.

Comparisons:

The U.S. Army Sniper Round (manufactured by American Ballistics) .308, 175 grain. bullet penetrates but did not exit five jugs, but there is complete jacket separation.

Bulk Ammo "Ultramax" 165 (?) grain, penetrated but did not exit three 1-Gallon, Water-Filled Plastic Jugs; front half mushroomed beautifully; no jacket separation.

"Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition" is just one of those top-of-the-line, go-to ammos when everything matters: accuracy, terminal performance in either soft or hard material (light game or heavy game). Its name matches its usage."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 13 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

great ammo, February 23, 2009
By Fxfxr from Wisconsin Rapids , WI

"I am writting this during my New Zealand Red Stag hunt. I took a 398 Red Stag at 350 yards with these shells. They performed GREAT. Tonight hopfully they will get me an Alpine Thar"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 14 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Excellent Performance!, February 19, 2009
By BEMcG from North Texas

"Used the 180 gr. Trophy Bonded Tip in my Browning X-Bolt .300wsm for a recent hunt in south Texas. At the range, the ammo grouped approx. 3/4". While hunting I managed to stalk a large Nilgai antelope bull to a range of 130 yds. and take a slighty quartering towards me shot on the front shoulder. the round entered the front of the shoulder, transversed the chest and came to rest under the hide behind the opposite shoulder. The bull dropped instantly. He weighed 653 lbs. I found that the bullet had expanded while going thru the 1/2" hide, the entrance wound in muscle was about the size of a golf ball and the wound channel thru the chest was about as big as a baseball. The bullet mushroomed perfectly, and the lower base stayed intact. The retained bullet weight was 159 grs. I found that the bullet performance on hogs was just as good; quick mushroom, big wound channel and a large exit on 80-120 pound animals."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 15 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

very accurate, February 14, 2009
By EagleNE from NE

"I have not taken an animal with these yet, but they group at about a half inch out of my Tikka 308."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 16 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

remingtonn 700xcr 270wsm, December 19, 2008
By nick20 from Erie, PA

"i just bought the gun and didnt know what i was gonna shoot out of it. i saw all the reviews from cabelas and decided this is what i wanted to shoot. i ordered 5 boxes. didnt even take 5 rounds to sight in at 100 yards. i was amazed. then i shot for groups from my caldwell lead sled. i shot a 5 shot group at 100 yards. all 5 bullets were within a 3/4 inch group. i took them out opening day of pennsylvania's rifle seaon. i finally caught a nice buck moving through some brush. i ranged the shot at 120 yards. the bullet went right ware i aimed. the deer went 20 yards. when cleaning him out the bullet took both lungs and his heart out and had a nice exit hole. i love this ammo and this is all im going to shoot out of any of my rifles from now on. i love this ammo!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 17 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

No exit hole, December 17, 2008
By Thunderhead67 from Louisiana

"I am very disgusted with this product. I am a Federal Premium fan through and through but this is one round I'll never shoot again. I shot a 145 lb deer and a 216 lb deer and neither bullet exited the opposite side. No Blood Trail! Luckily I found both deer. One was hit perfectly behind the shoulder and the other at the base of the neck. Both were shot at less than 75 yards. I'm going back to "old reliable", the Nosler Partition."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Review 18 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Extreme knockdown power, December 8, 2008
By jfleming8741 from Western Pennsylvania

"I just harvested my first Pennsylvania whitetail buck with this load and I was really impressed with the tremendous knockdown power of this bullet. The deer collapsed in a heap at the crack of the gun. Also produced a very tight 1/2 in group at 100 yds during sighting in process. I will continue to use this ammunition in my 30-06 for future hunts and would certainly recommend it highly."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 19 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Federal Trophy Tip, December 8, 2008
By Cdubya from Colorado

"OK, I admit it. I bought this product for the cool-looking coating and I was not disappointed. What I didn't expect was the accuracy from the bear claw platform as these inherently were not an accurate bullet, although they are known for their ability to hold together.

I would hope that Speer makes available the bullets for handloaders as these are prime components. Cabelas, as always, is unbeatable for service and information."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 20 for Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip Rifle Ammunition

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

kills them in their tracks, December 2, 2008
By mrhogwild from wisconsin

"great product"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

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