140 grain accubonds 7mm rem mag

Mackillan, seems like you have taken quite an intrest in the 7mm calibers. The answer is yes they work well, and they are very accurate I have found in any caliber. I have 4 rifles in 7mm calibers which all are one type of magnum or the other.

I shoot 140 grain and 160 grain accubonds in 2 of the 4. Like I say accuracy of this bullet is great. Your barrel will tell you if its a 140 or a 160 grain slinger. I wish they made a 175 or a 168 but oh well.

I have infact harvested 3 deer and 2 bear with the accubonds and I have yet to recover a bullet and the second bear was through both shoulders. Out of all the bonded bullets its not 100% the best and does not hold alot of wieght retention from what i hear but, it has not let me down plus I have never got one back to see.

Some day I am going to shoot some old wet books to try for myself.

For 200 lbs animals its a great bullet.
 
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One of my hunting partners has taken elk, moose and deer with the 140gr accubond out of the 7mm remmag.It penetrates well and retains 60% to 70% of it's weight in the bullets that we have recovered from moose and elk.
 
Mackillan, every day I wake up and look forward to reading your newb question of the day :) keep up the good work
 
LOL, yeah, good way to look at it. Modern bullets (well, tough construction hunting bullets anyway) have really changed the useful bullet weights for any given caliber. You can go a lot lighter then you used to, and still be assured that the bullet will stay together and do it's part. For years my "go to" bullet in any of the 7 mags was the 160 Partition (which I still use), but it's nice to know I can garner a little more velocity (makes range estimation easier) and still have a bullet tough enough to do the job. - dan
 
honestly - you've been hunting for 30 years and you ask if a 7mm Mag with a bonded core 140 grian bullet is suitable for deer hunting?
 
I do appreciate the feedback. I am learning a tremendous amount. My buds all use .306 or 30-06. Go to can tire once a year. Much time with upland game. I never paid much attention to reloading. I dont even know what a bonded core is. Purchasing ammo seemed easier and Ive always done 2 jobs. One buddy was into flat shooters so I became interested. This year Ive become enamored of the flat shooters and the sharps so Ill be firing the questions at you.:dancingbanana:
todbartell said:
honestly - you've been hunting for 30 years and you ask if a 7mm Mag with a bonded core 140 grian bullet is suitable for deer hunting?
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JasonYuke said:
Mackillan, seems like you have taken quite an intrest in the 7mm calibers. The answer is yes they work well, and they are very accurate I have found in any caliber. I have 4 rifles in 7mm calibers which all are one type of magnum or the other.

I shoot 140 grain and 160 grain accubonds in 2 of the 4. Like I say accuracy of this bullet is great. Your barrel will tell you if its a 140 or a 160 grain slinger. I wish they made a 175 or a 168 but oh well.

I have infact harvested 3 deer and 2 bear with the accubonds and I have yet to recover a bullet and the second bear was through both shoulders. Out of all the bonded bullets its not 100% the best and does not hold alot of wieght retention from what i hear but, it has not let me down plus I have never got one back to see.

Some day I am going to shoot some old wet books to try for myself.

For 200 lbs animals its a great bullet.
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Technically they do make 175 and 168 Accubonds. They are boat tails so they tend to prefer a long barrel and possibly a 1 in 9" twist.
The 140's are great for standard twists and 24" or even less. They will be hot darts pushed with a RM and bullet recovery may be rare. But they will be very effective particularly on the shoulders of deer. Cheers
 
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