Accubond long range?
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I've shot them in every offerings from 6.5 to 30 cal, in numerous rifles/cartridges. Typically they're difficult to tune for consistent accuracy in my experience, especially at longer ranges. I see their greatest strength being a good bullet option for a reduced load / low recoil option for kids. I won't be buying any more.
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I don't know about long range but I own a Voere rifle in 30-06 I knick named it snake eyes because the Nosler Ballistic Tip would land about two inches apart horizontally from a rest at 100. Then I switched to Accubonds very same weight and three shots quick succession about 3/4 of an inch before it heats up.
Now surely those strange ballistic tips will kill deer forever but the Accubond accuracy upgrade sure is a confidence builder.
Now surely those strange ballistic tips will kill deer forever but the Accubond accuracy upgrade sure is a confidence builder.
I have used both the regular 140 and the 142 out of my Hawkeye 264. The original 140 shoots better. But I have found that neither mushroom very good. I have always had to follow a blood trail on decent shots. Some very close too. I am starting to look at other options.
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I use the 210 LRAB in one of my 308 Norma Magnums. It shoots about ¾ moa right out to 500 meters.
Shot a Bull moose last fall, about 125 yards, bullet exited, so no idea of how much was left of it.
Killed the moose just fine, though. Also shot an elk with a 142 LRAB from my 6.5x55 AI. This was a longer shot,
355 yards, and the bullet performed admirably, dropped a big cow elk in her tracks. Did recover 85 or so grain
piece of the base and core of the bullet. Happy with the way it worked. Dave.
Shot a Bull moose last fall, about 125 yards, bullet exited, so no idea of how much was left of it.
Killed the moose just fine, though. Also shot an elk with a 142 LRAB from my 6.5x55 AI. This was a longer shot,
355 yards, and the bullet performed admirably, dropped a big cow elk in her tracks. Did recover 85 or so grain
piece of the base and core of the bullet. Happy with the way it worked. Dave.
Watched my buddy lamb baste a big bodied whitetail buck at almost 500 yds with a 168 LRAB out of a 7 Rem Mag last fall. Deer died, bullet went where it was supposed to, and by the looks of the carnage the bullet performed well(quarter to Loonie sized exit)
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I use the 142 lrab in my 264 win. It has killed a couple 170 class mulies a bull elk and a hand full of white tails. They seem to hold up and havent had an issue at longer ranges.
In my 7 saum I use the 168s. It has taken antelope put to 600 yards and worked really well. My wife killed a big mulie buck a couple years ago and it died in its tracks.
How ever last year I shot a wt buck at 25 yards. It destroyed the opposite shoulder and never exited. Good thing there was
Snow or I might have lost that deer. Not a drop of blood for 100 yards.
So in conclusion. They group great in my rifles. They perform well at slower speeds but not so well at higher speeds.
I wont be changing the loads for those guns and I am not afraid to hunt with them. I just might rethink when I utilize them.
In my 7 saum I use the 168s. It has taken antelope put to 600 yards and worked really well. My wife killed a big mulie buck a couple years ago and it died in its tracks.
How ever last year I shot a wt buck at 25 yards. It destroyed the opposite shoulder and never exited. Good thing there was
Snow or I might have lost that deer. Not a drop of blood for 100 yards.
So in conclusion. They group great in my rifles. They perform well at slower speeds but not so well at higher speeds.
I wont be changing the loads for those guns and I am not afraid to hunt with them. I just might rethink when I utilize them.
I’ve had mixed luck in getting them to shoot; but a light jam and fast twist seems to help. A couple that have worked out well for me are the 190 in the 300 and 168 in the 28 nosler. They are impressive in the air and devastating on game at extreme range even when the velocity drops, which is sort of the point of them existing. Its right there in the name if you think about it. Hunting being what it is; you can gear up for 1000 and end up having to shoot 10. With that in mind, I give them a close range acid test which consists of dispatching bears. That way if there were close range penetration problems I’d know about it in a hurry. Nothing to worry about there; they aren’t going to be bouncing off a deer anytime soon.
Still the problem with specialty bullets whether very soft or very hard is that they get so good at doing one thing; and everything else has to start playing second fiddle. Its a bit like a pen that will write underwater, but only underwater.
Most people’s needs aren’t that special. Theres plenty of room between too hard and too soft, or between touchy bullets with hyper BCs and a round nose seated upside down. If you want to get into trouble take something to an extreme. Happiness is usually somewhere in the middle.
Still the problem with specialty bullets whether very soft or very hard is that they get so good at doing one thing; and everything else has to start playing second fiddle. Its a bit like a pen that will write underwater, but only underwater.
Most people’s needs aren’t that special. Theres plenty of room between too hard and too soft, or between touchy bullets with hyper BCs and a round nose seated upside down. If you want to get into trouble take something to an extreme. Happiness is usually somewhere in the middle.
