.30 caliber 200 grain accubond

[littlebuf]

yeah these ones

[actionshooter]

I have used the 200 grain accubonds in my 300WM in the past. I'm not sold, I killed a couple of cows in Colorado with it. Both times the bullet practically exploded. I went back to partitions.   

[JoshT]

How do you know it practically exploded?
Did you recover either of the bullets?
What did the wound channels look like?

[Bofire]

 :)construction and weight are two very different things, obvious, but in general big bullets equal high BC equal long range performance,"ballistically", that does not mean the bullet "works" or opens up at that speed. Impact speed is important, How fast at what range?
What a great un provable argument.!!
Carl

[Jamieb]

I've been shooting the 200gr accubond in my 300 RUM for 5 years now, 4 deer,5 elk, and two black bears later and I still think the accubond is the best all around big game bullet for a fast 30 cal. The longest shot I've ever taken at a animal was a deer at 1000 yards with my 300 RUM. That bullet preformed text book. The last bear I shot was at about 3 yards, DRT. If I thought there was a better bullet for my 300 RUM, I'd be using it.

[littlebuf]

that 200 gr bullets not a little much for deer? i shoot mine with a 168gr outa my 300, im loading the 200 just cuz i wanted a knock down bullet for my riffle

[Jamieb]

I've seen alot more meat wasted from some lighter constructed bullets. One of the worst was a whitetail I shot in ID a few years ago. A 150gr nosler ballistic tip at 20 ft from my 7mag. Wasted the entire on side shoulder/leg and alot of the off side. There was snow on the ground so the blood really showed up. Blood spatter for 10 Ft behind where the deer had been.

[bobcat]

Yep, bullet weight is really not a factor in being "too much" for deer or any other animal. It's the velocity and the construction of the bullet that determines if it is "too much." Really, what is too much? How can something be TOO dead? As Jamies said, many times it is the lighter bullets that are going to ruin meat. Look at muzzleloader bullets. Many of the conical bullets available are over 400 grains, and they aren't too much for deer.

[littlebuf]

yeah i guess you guys are right, i wasn't trying to call ya out on it if that's how it came off. i like the barnes ttsx for deer holds together real well seeing that its a solid copper bullet, ive only had a little ruined meat in one shoulder using that bullet but that was just one deer , on the other hand with the same bullet on a bear last year it went through to clean and that's why im loading up the accu bond, im hoping a heavier softer bullet will bust um up a little more and prevent him from running 200 yards with his lungs shot outa him and falling down a ravine   

[JackOfAllTrades]

I shoot what's accurate from my barrels. For the boys .243's it's been Remington corelokt and Nosler partitions with good results. For my 30-06, It really likes Speer 180gn BTSP's. My wildcat likes Speer 180gn BTSP's and the 190gn BTSP Hornady's at 3100fps for more knock down for Bear or other large game. I haven heard anything bad about the Accubond. Just a little spendy for my tastes when I'm getting good results from the Hornady's.

-Steve

[JoshT]

Here's a pic I swiped off another forum... 200 accubond out of a .300 RUM vs. bull elk at around 200 yards... this is the exit wound... you ain't walkin' that off!


The 200 is hands down the best bullet for game out of the .300 RUM (and other similar big .300s)... especially if elk are on the menu. I shoot the 208 AMax out of mine... but that's because I only shoot it at bears and deer... so I can afford to sacrifice a little tougness for the added BC.

[actionshooter]

How do you know it practically exploded?
Did you recover either of the bullets?
What did the wound channels look like?

 The largest peice of the bullet I found the first time was about 90 grains and the second time the I never found the majority of the bullet but found several pieces of jacket. Both times the jacket, lead completely seperated. I haven't read anything bad about accubonds, but thats my experience.
 FYI, my shots were at 175yards and then 250. So it wasn't really close.

 In both cases I found the elk within 50 yards of where they were hit.  Maybe I got a bad batch 

[shag]

I'm not sold on Accubombs at magnum speeds.  Thought 200gr AB's would hold up better.   Last years mulie died but that bullet blew to hell and wasted more meat than I like to see wasted.  200 partition will be a solid performer.   I'm gonna run 180 E-Tips this year and 150 E-tips next year in 300wsm.

I was however very impressed with the 180 Accubomb outa several 30-06's I ran for years.  Partition like wound channels and never recovered one.

[JoshT]

The largest peice of the bullet I found the first time was about 90 grains and the second time the I never found the majority of the bullet but found several pieces of jacket. Both times the jacket, lead completely seperated. I haven't read anything bad about accubonds, but thats my experience.
 FYI, my shots were at 175yards and then 250. So it wasn't really close.

 In both cases I found the elk within 50 yards of where they were hit.  Maybe I got a bad batch 

Did they exit?

[fishcrazy]

I can't say enough good stuff about the Accubond boolits. I shoot them in all my .30 cals now. My .308 loves them in 165 grn and my Custom 30-Newton really likes them in 200 grn. VERY accurate and hold up very well. I have recovered them after shooting longways down a deers spine and took out all ribs and lodged in the hind 1/4 and it had 90% left to it. the big 200 grners do seam to do less damage and hit VERY hard. I allso like how flat they shoot at long range.

I have played with them for about 6 years now and shot them more and more. Expensive yes!!!


Kris