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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 10mmg on January 07, 2022, 04:17:25 PM

Title: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: 10mmg on January 07, 2022, 04:17:25 PM: So I ordered a new Weatherby 30-378 last month. While waiting a started searching for ammo and a second mortgage. Found some Weatherby Premium 180 grain accubond from Palmetto State Armory. Being a nerd I opened each box to marvel at the size of the cases. All boxes are from the same lot. In one box 6 of the rounds had the polymer tip dropped out of it or it crumbled to the touch. Any thoughts or similar experience. I plan on contacting both nosler and weatherby as psa isn’t gonna take em back. Problem is I have 10 boxes of very expensive ammo that I am not sure will perform as advertised. Even losing the 6 rounds is painful.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: jrebel on January 07, 2022, 04:26:34 PM: Contact nosler....they will make it right. I had a box of 50 projectiles that a couple of the tips came out and broke. Nosler replaced the box no questions ask. I have loaded thousands of accubonds and have only had the one problem. Not sure why it happened but I guess when you mass produce items....sometimes crap happens. They are a great company to work with.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 07, 2022, 04:43:42 PM: :yeah: I have loaded more then I could count. I have only ever had a couple problems and they have always made it right when something was off.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: GWP on January 08, 2022, 12:05:58 PM: I have never encountered one 'crumbling'. Interesting. Please report what they say.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 09, 2022, 08:49:14 AM: from what i know from reading other forums, this was a problem with the polymer material when the accubonds first came to market, and has been corrected since. this could possibly be old ammo, or at least loaded with old stock bullets.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: hunter399 on January 09, 2022, 09:27:27 AM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on January 09, 2022, 08:49:14 AM
from what i know from reading other forums, this was a problem with the polymer material when the accubonds first came to market, and has been corrected since. this could possibly be old ammo, or at least loaded with old stock bullets.
I kinda agree .
I had or still have an old box of Winchester accubond ,that a few tips fell out.
I'd have to look through my ammo ,to even see if I still have them.
But that isn't right for brand new ammo.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: 10mmg on January 09, 2022, 05:07:24 PM: Thanks everyone. I am gonna try Nosler this week and see what they say.
Title: Re: Accubond rotting out??
Post by: lewy on January 09, 2022, 05:37:28 PM: I love accubonds but I have had a similar issue, not sure I’d call it rotting tho