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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 2895856" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>The Accubond does expand below the 1800fps advertised threshold, it's not a lot, but expansion is expansion. I have tested many bullets, bonded, non-bonded, cup & core, flat base, boat tail and match bullets. The ABLR is a fantastic LR bullet if you put the time in testing seating depth and I have them expand (142g/129g 6.5 & 190g/210g 308) down as far as 900fps, which is fantastic LR performance. </p><p>Now, the Berger, the hybrid hunter, is the only one I've had success with, all of the OTM, VLD & Target bullets I've tested/used have either not expanded or have come apart and not penetrated adequately. Now, I do use BIG cartridges that push bullets fast, so maybe this is a factor, but when a bullet continues to not perform in multitudes of tests, I move on…</p><p>The 180g & 200g Accubonds out of 300WM & 300RUM have always worked for me at extended ranges, in fact, I only have 1 recovered 180g Accubond and it was found in a double hit on hogs, we didn't even know we had hit 2 hogs until later in the day when we went to fill the feeder. That initial hit was about 200, the second hog was in the scrub about 15 metres behind. Bullet went in at the neck/shoulder joint and was in the opposite rear ham, perfectly mushroomed, but backwards from line of travel.</p><p>Same goes for the 110g Accubond from either the 25-06 or 257 Weatherby, expands very well beyond 600, so it has to be understood that different weight bullets in the same calibre are built differently with the intent as to which cartridge and velocity level they are designed for. The 30 cal 200g Accubond is not designed or intended for use in a 308 Winchester, it just simply isn't…</p><p>My testing has me conclude that bonded bullets perform superior to non-bonded bullets…if you like Berger, Hornady or Nosler cup & core bullets and like their performance, that's great, I'm not trying to dissuade anyone, I like what I like, this is why I made no comments in the 'Bullet lethality and construction' thread.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 2895856, member: 10755"] The Accubond does expand below the 1800fps advertised threshold, it’s not a lot, but expansion is expansion. I have tested many bullets, bonded, non-bonded, cup & core, flat base, boat tail and match bullets. The ABLR is a fantastic LR bullet if you put the time in testing seating depth and I have them expand (142g/129g 6.5 & 190g/210g 308) down as far as 900fps, which is fantastic LR performance. Now, the Berger, the hybrid hunter, is the only one I’ve had success with, all of the OTM, VLD & Target bullets I’ve tested/used have either not expanded or have come apart and not penetrated adequately. Now, I do use BIG cartridges that push bullets fast, so maybe this is a factor, but when a bullet continues to not perform in multitudes of tests, I move on… The 180g & 200g Accubonds out of 300WM & 300RUM have always worked for me at extended ranges, in fact, I only have 1 recovered 180g Accubond and it was found in a double hit on hogs, we didn’t even know we had hit 2 hogs until later in the day when we went to fill the feeder. That initial hit was about 200, the second hog was in the scrub about 15 metres behind. Bullet went in at the neck/shoulder joint and was in the opposite rear ham, perfectly mushroomed, but backwards from line of travel. Same goes for the 110g Accubond from either the 25-06 or 257 Weatherby, expands very well beyond 600, so it has to be understood that different weight bullets in the same calibre are built differently with the intent as to which cartridge and velocity level they are designed for. The 30 cal 200g Accubond is not designed or intended for use in a 308 Winchester, it just simply isn’t… My testing has me conclude that bonded bullets perform superior to non-bonded bullets…if you like Berger, Hornady or Nosler cup & core bullets and like their performance, that’s great, I’m not trying to dissuade anyone, I like what I like, this is why I made no comments in the ‘Bullet lethality and construction’ thread. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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