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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:54:51 PM EDT
Federal 62 grain FUSION
The Federal 62 grain Fusion bullet appears to have a very similar design to that of the Speer 64 grain Gold Dot. Both are bonded bullets, have the same advertised muzzle velocity and both have the unique Gold Dot boat-tail shape. While this load is being marketed as a "deer" load, it has all the makings of a good barrier-blind load. 
It’s difficult to see with the naked eye, but the Fusion bullet has a “skived” tip. 
As seen above, the Fusion bullet has a cannelure and the case mouth is crimped. The lot that I evaluated is loaded in Lake City 09 brass cases. The primer pockets are crimped and sealed and the load is charged with “ball” powder. 
The advertised velocity for this load is 3000 fps. From a 20" Colt barrel with a NATO chamber, chrome lining and a 1:7” twist, the 62 grain Federal Fusion bonded soft-point had a muzzle velocity of 2877 fps. The claimed ballistic coefficient for this bullet is 0.339. The accuracy of this load was excellent for a soft-point bullet. A 10-shot group fired from my Krieger barreled AR-15, at a distance of 100 yards, had an extreme spread of almost exactly 1 MOA. It will be interesting to see how this load performs after barriers. 
*No animals were harmed during the testing of this ammunition. 
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Not to turn this into a reloading topic but has anyone see these 62 gr Fusion bullets for sale. Would like to get a couple. $105/1000 |
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Not to turn this into a reloading topic but has anyone see these 62 gr Fusion bullets for sale. Would like to get a couple. $105/1000 Ordered from them last night, got a shipping e-mail by noon today 
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Not to turn this into a reloading topic but has anyone see these 62 gr Fusion bullets for sale. Would like to get a couple. $105/1000 These are actually listed as 64gr. So, assuming that the description is accurate, there are both 62 and 64 grain Fusion bullets out there, with 64gr possibly being the same as the Gold Dot? |
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Not to turn this into a reloading topic but has anyone see these 62 gr Fusion bullets for sale. Would like to get a couple. $105/1000 These are actually listed as 64gr. So, assuming that the description is accurate, there are both 62 and 64 grain Fusion bullets out there, with 64gr possibly being the same as the Gold Dot? Anyway, just ordered 2K. BTW, from eyeballing the picture they have at their web site, they do appear to be very similar, if not identical, to the 64 gr Gold Dot bullets from Molon's picture. Definitely longer than the 62 gr Fusion. |
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Not to turn this into a reloading topic but has anyone see these 62 gr Fusion bullets for sale. Would like to get a couple. $105/1000 These are actually listed as 64gr. So, assuming that the description is accurate, there are both 62 and 64 grain Fusion bullets out there, with 64gr possibly being the same as the Gold Dot? The 64 grain Fusion bullets do indeed weigh 64 grains. While they are very similar to the 64 grain Gold Dots, they are not exactly the same. 
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Gander Mtn is the retailer of the Fusion line that I have come across. Really expensive, but I guess someone has to pay for that fancy box.
I'm interested in further review from Molon. Then if I can find it for a decent price, I might try it in place of the Power Point. |
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Quoted: Would love to find a source for some these. I missed out when they were in stock.Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Not to turn this into a reloading topic but has anyone see these 62 gr Fusion bullets for sale. Would like to get a couple. $105/1000 These are actually listed as 64gr. So, assuming that the description is accurate, there are both 62 and 64 grain Fusion bullets out there, with 64gr possibly being the same as the Gold Dot? Anyway, just ordered 2K. BTW, from eyeballing the picture they have at their web site, they do appear to be very similar, if not identical, to the 64 gr Gold Dot bullets from Molon's picture. Definitely longer than the 62 gr Fusion. |
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