I have a 1-8 twist 30 cal, I know there are plenty of heavy long range soft jacket bullets and my gun shoots them well. I like shooting farther while practicing but I want a heavy controlled expansion bullet for hunting. I have tried reloading 200 grain tsx but my gun doesn't group well with them. The only other option I can find is a 200 grain accubond. I have other guns for hunting but I want to use this gun cause it's my new toy. Is there any Nosler or Barnes reps on here that can get the ball rolling on production on 220 grain accubonds or 210 ttsx in .308 cal.
Heavier 30 cal bullet selection.
- Thread starter jpappy
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There is a 210 Grain LR Accubond, I shoot it in my #1B Ruger. Great accuracy, and thumps solidly.
Shot a Immature Bull Moose last fall with this combo. Shot was 120 or so yards, and it produced
a passthrough. Moose dead in very short order. I'm quite certain the results would have been the
same had the shot been 450 yards. Dave.
Shot a Immature Bull Moose last fall with this combo. Shot was 120 or so yards, and it produced
a passthrough. Moose dead in very short order. I'm quite certain the results would have been the
same had the shot been 450 yards. Dave.
I do have some 210 accubond long range bullets, I have read some very mixed reviews on them staying together at closer range like every other lr bullet. I have a 300 prc so basically duplicates the 300WM with a long throat to load a small amount of extra powder. The farthest I have shot game hunting in the past was out at 360 yards. With the 1-8 twist I would like a 215 or bigger bullet to take advantage of the twist rate. I have shot animals at 200 yards and under with berger bullets in a 7RM I had and they punched large exit holes showing that they completely came apart. I am in northern B.C and I just want a strong heavy bullet I can use on deer, moose and elk and not have a bullet blow apart on a bear while packing out. I have had to shoot a black bear at 15 feet in the past so I prefer a controlled expansion bullet. Maybe I should try the accubonds next season and see what happens. I got a wolf this past May at 30 yards with the 212 eldx and I wasn't thrilled about the close range performance. It made a mess.
Before I got this 300 prc I had a 7RM that I used 175 partitions with, I emailed nosler to ask if there was any chance of a regular accubond in 175 grain. Their answer was not anytime soon. So I sold the 7 and stepped up to the 300 prc looking for the heavier stronger projectiles. Now its kinda the same problem just with a bigger hole in the tube. Honestly I'm not a long range hunter, but I do like the chance to be able to practice way out there. I think the future of hunting projectiles should have some real heavy for caliber bullets in the regular accubonds, interbonds and scirocco style bullets. A reliable well constructed bullet that shoots fairly flat and can perform on game from 10-700 yards if a guy has the skills to connect out there. Any further than 600-700 there is already a large selection of bullets to pick from. Accubonds are my go to bullet of choice in any rifle that likes them, I have had good results with them in many different calibers. Lol, I'm just wanting a heavy accubond for my prc.
