I haven't used them but I have heard a lot of good stuff about the accubond LR bullets. Winchester loads them in factory ammo you may try and run them down and try them out before you get some bullets and go through the trouble of loading them etc... I just wouldn't buy much of the Winchester stuff because Winchester ammo sucks at consistency.
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We shot the Accubond LR's in 7mm extensively for long range target and for hunting. They can be very accurate but are sensitive to seating depth. Advertised BC's proved pretty accurate out to 1100.
Hunting we never got a exit on a hog and often got no exit on deer either, this was rarely a problem because the animals just dropped. Last year I shot a large bodied Axis buck at 275 yards impact was lower that desired but still took out the heart. I got no exit and we never found a drop of blood in the 80 yards the buck ran, we found him on sheer luck. While cleaning we found a small portion of jacket from the boat-tail, I would guess weight retention was about 10 grains total....
We switched back to the standard Accubond after that, it is a tougher bullet and the extra BC of the LR version is simply not needed inside of 450 yards IMO.
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Originally posted by Ag 96 View PostSome of these comments seem to be confusing the Accubond LR with the original Accubond. I was researching this myself yesterday cause I was thinking about trying some of the .270 150 gr Accubond Long Ranges in my 270.
The original Accubond is a tried and tried deep penetrating bullet that I personally like. They’ve always performed excellent in my 270, 257 and ‘06. Their BC isn’t all that great but they do what they’re intended to do... kill stuff.
The Accubond LR was kind of the first generation of ELD-X, high BC bullet designed to kill stuff at long range. The problem was that their initial BC was wildly overstated and, as a result, they didn’t fly as advertised at ranges of 1000+. They recently verified and revised their BCs, which are pretty close to similarly weighted Bergers and ELD-Xs.
Now the problem I’ve read is that, because they’re intended to be expand at a 1000 yards where velocity and energy is substantially reduced, they tend to come apart at high velocities when you shoot at something in the 100-200 yard range. That’s just what I’ve read... no real world experience. I’m still thinking I might try those .270 150s on some paper and hogs this offseason and see what happens.
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Originally posted by DuramaxDude View PostI haven't used them but I have heard a lot of good stuff about the accubond LR bullets. Winchester loads them in factory ammo you may try and run them down and try them out before you get some bullets and go through the trouble of loading them etc... I just wouldn't buy much of the Winchester stuff because Winchester ammo sucks at consistency.
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Originally posted by Homer75 View PostI’ve never had great luck either with Winchester ammo. I use their cases for 300 WSM and their primers for everything else.
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Originally posted by bboswell View PostWe shot the Accubond LR's in 7mm extensively for long range target and for hunting. They can be very accurate but are sensitive to seating depth. Advertised BC's proved pretty accurate out to 1100.
Hunting we never got a exit on a hog and often got no exit on deer either, this was rarely a problem because the animals just dropped. Last year I shot a large bodied Axis buck at 275 yards impact was lower that desired but still took out the heart. I got no exit and we never found a drop of blood in the 80 yards the buck ran, we found him on sheer luck. While cleaning we found a small portion of jacket from the boat-tail, I would guess weight retention was about 10 grains total....
We switched back to the standard Accubond after that, it is a tougher bullet and the extra BC of the LR version is simply not needed inside of 450 yards IMO.
I made 4 head shots this week at 120-200 yards and a shoulder shot at 410 with a 143 ELD-X with a MV of 2610. These were two small WT doe (80ish pounds), two hogs (120 and 150) and a Fallow spike (105). The Fallow was at 410 broadside and no pass through. Perfect hit and I saw him go down within 20 yards of the hit.
I've tried the Bergers, ABLR and now the ELD-X with similar results. A good shot equals a dead animal very quickly...but if they run you won't likely have a blood trail.
In looking at the ballistic charts, the extra BC is really nice on the little creed due to low MV but in reality it makes little difference under 400 yards on an animal.
I'm thinking of going back to the original AB for most of my hunting and will develop a target load with Bergers for the creed.
I'm planning a big 30 build and while fascinated by the 215 Berger will give high consideration to the 200 grain Nos AB.
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Originally posted by Slick8 View PostI'm planning a big 30 build and while fascinated by the 215 Berger will give high consideration to the 200 grain Nos AB.
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Originally posted by DuramaxDude View PostI haven't used them but I have heard a lot of good stuff about the accubond LR bullets. Winchester loads them in factory ammo you may try and run them down and try them out before you get some bullets and go through the trouble of loading them etc... I just wouldn't buy much of the Winchester stuff because Winchester ammo sucks at consistency.
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Originally posted by TX_Kevin View PostI bought some in 7 mag and 300 mag, and both suck for accurancy. Not impressed woth these at all, and they are expensive.
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