The Controlled Chaos
A bullet unlike any other.
I’ll write positively about guns or gear I test if it works well, but I will not recommend or— for lack of a better word—endorse guns or gear that do not have a proven track record. For a bit more than two years now I’ve used various versions of the Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos bullet. In fact, I recently mentioned the bullets twice on this platform. I’m mentioning them again because of my experiences with those bullets during West Virginia’s buck season, and because of how convinced I am of their effectiveness.
I am unapologetically a believer in the Nosler Partition bullet because of how it sheds its front core to create a voluminous wound cavity, but retains its base—rear core—for deep penetration. I’m also a fan of the Nosler AccuBond, and have probably killed more big game, in more locations, with that bullet than any other. AccuBonds tend to shoot very well and while they tend to penetrate a bit less than Partitions, wound cavities are comparable.
However, my experiences over the last couple years with the Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos bullet have made it one of my top three choices. In my recently published, 5-star Amazon reviewed book, Rifle Cartridges for the Hunter, I detail it’s performance in the 7mm-08 Remington on deer and a variety of African game, but what I wanted to share with you here is what I saw from this bullet this deer season, that proves it will consistently deliver the type of terminal performance that’s advertised. However, I cannot detail the cartridge I used because it will not be announced until early January.
