Hunting bullet construction

[Pathfinder76]

Had a chat with a good friend and long time hunting partner this morning. We are both gun nuts and discuss reloading, rifles, and bullets all the time. He was just talking to a friend about a bull elk they killed last fall and the bullet failure that proceeded them successfully harvesting the animal. Apparently the bull was shot on the point of the shoulder with a 270 and a 140gr Accubond. The bullet failed to penetrate the chest cavity and a follow up rodeo ensued.

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen or heard of this happening with bonded bullets. In fact another friend had it happen in Africa with a 225gr Accubond from a 338 WM. That one ended up being a two day tracking job. That one ticked him off enough that he showed up at Nosler headquarters and had a heart to heart with Bob Nosler himself.

I have opinions on the matter myself and have almost come to the point of demanding some mechanical “fail safe” mechanism built into any bullet for game.

It’s a controversial topic I know, but what say you?