Accubond vs TSX

[KDX]

Is there much difference between these bullets? A buddy of mine has a 7mm mag and will be getting some reloading done. For elk and moose I realize these would be good choices but would there be something better for deer?

 

[chappy]

i would use the accubond in 140 t0 160 grn for deer. the tsx would be my prefered for larger game. i find the bonded expand as well as coventional softpoints but retain a lot more weight. tend to be quite accurate too.

 

[KDX]

What would the Hornady SST's be like for deer?

 

[chappy]

like the ballist tip if you hit bone performance may not be what you may want. i would stick with tougher bullets at magnum speeds.

 

[fozzy]

For deer the Accubond would be a great choice. The TSX will hold up and stay together better for Moose and Elk. Both are good bullets.

 

[todbartell]

flip a coin, both will work very well on anything you'll hunt with a 7mm. Accubonds are a bit cheaper

 

[Fassteel]

I just shot two deer with my 7 x 57, one under 100 meters and one at 280 meters. Both were killed with 140 grain Barnes Triple Shock X. Niether bullet was recovered, both animals were dead by the time I walked over to them. If your rifle shoots the Barnes well, why not use it? FS

 

[Spitzer]

I would go with the 160gr. Accubonds for deer.









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[daniellybbert]

I love my tsx
I shoot 180 s out of my .300 and look out they are accurate and deadly in my gun wont ever change unless they quite makeing them

 

[Neo]

When A-Zone and I were in Africa this summer, between the two of us we shot in excess of 40 animals with our .270's -- me using 130 grain Hornady Interbonds (the next best thing to Accubonds), and he using 130 grain TSX's.

Everything we shot died, but bullet performance was very different. Only 1 TSX was recovered -- all the others exited. Relatively few of the Interbonds exited on anything over 300 lbs, but they killed everything quite dead. The recovered Interbonds showed that weight retention was quite high (around 90%), but the expanded diameter was enormous -- one bullet recovered from a hartebeest had expanded to 0.7" yet still weighed 120 grains.

The end result is that bonded bullets seem to have less penetration due to their expanded diameter -- but the flip side of that is that they seem to transfer a hell of a lot of shock to the target.

I had no trouble killing critters in the 600-700 lb. range with the bonded bullets, but would have to say that the Barnes TSX bullets probably get the nod if your rifle shoots them well. A-Zone didn't have to chase his animals very far either -- but in his case there was usually a much better blood trail.

As much as I liked the end result of the bonded bullets, I'm going to switch to the TSX's if I can find a load that yields enough accuracy to keep me happy.