Just asking if anyone has used Nosler's factory 129 grain and 140 grain cartridges for hunting larger animals such as elk? Does the 11 grains difference make any difference, or is the 140 a tougher bullet that holds together better? My boy has been using the 129 on deer but has an elk draw this year, and was wondering if there was any advantage to getting the 140's in the real world?
26 Nosler question regarding Nosler factory ammo
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Id suggest going with the 140gr Accubond load for elk. Save the ABLR (129 or 142's) for deer hunting , they're pretty soft for big big game. The Accubond 140gr will retain weight and give more penetration through muscle and bone especially at higher impact speeds
I handload the 129gr ABLR in my 11 year old nephews 260 Rem to a mild 2300 FPS, it works great on mule deer. This would give approx performance of the 26Nosler @ 800 yards to put it in perspective.
I handload the 129gr ABLR in my 11 year old nephews 260 Rem to a mild 2300 FPS, it works great on mule deer. This would give approx performance of the 26Nosler @ 800 yards to put it in perspective.
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I have shot a bunch of the 6.5mm bullets into wet newspaper from a 26 at 100yards. It not be an animal, but it is a way to compare bullet to bullet. The 140AB expanded and had roughly 1/4" shank left, the 142lrab was still around 100gr but had no shank, the 129lrab was fragments. Just for reference the berger 140vld and hybrids and hornady sst all were similar- all I could find was copper shards. The 127LRX would lose a pedal or two, but penetrated well and usually kept at leadt two pedals.
I shot a bull elk last year with the 26 and a 140 accubond. Quartering away- bullet made it through the lungs and stopped under the hide in front of the shoulder on the offside. No pics of the bullet as I lost it somewhere in the dark... packing elk till 3am.
I shot a bull elk last year with the 26 and a 140 accubond. Quartering away- bullet made it through the lungs and stopped under the hide in front of the shoulder on the offside. No pics of the bullet as I lost it somewhere in the dark... packing elk till 3am.
