Whats the difference between Golden Sabers and Golder Sabers Bonded?
The core of the Golden Saber is not electrochemically bonded to the jacket as it is with the newer bonded version. There were instances of core seperation in the early stages of Golden Saber production. That has long since been solved. I’ve been using them for years and it is my favorite bullet for defense loads. They penetrate as deep as any JHP bullet of same weight, while offering expansion few can match. Operating pressure of a brass jacketed Golden Saber handload will be lower than a copper jacketed bullet. Bulletshank is shorter and brass offers slightly less resistance in the bore vs copper jacketed. The different diameters of the nose and driving band locks the core into place with the “standard” Golden Saber. I haven’t seen the bonded bullet offered to reloaders as yet.
