7mm mag elk bullet

[elkaholic]

ive had three accu bonds fail to open at 600 pluss yds not at the same hunt .ill stick with my bergers goo shootinggun)

I think the AB's are a good bullet as long as you have some velocity remaining but this is the same experience I've had as well. I have posted in the past that they are good for 600 yards and under. That of course depends on what rifle (muzzle velocity) you have. I have not found them to open reliably at 1800' as advertised.....Rich.....FIRE AWAY

 

[dakor]

Can you show the pics of those failed Accubonds? What weight were they and what were you shooting them out of?

 

[1300meters]

yes my bergers shoot at 3025 consistantlly but the a/b vary so much in velocity that at a 1000 yds they bleed off so much there not dependable.I use jbm program for my bc and theres no comparison. good shootinggun)

 

[horsefor4]

Iam no expert but if you dont have to shoot a copper bullet dont. I have shoot the barnes ttsx 7mm 140 gr. for 3 years because it is law they have killed very few animals in 1 shot and bullet expension is very poor at 3400 fps. The 160 gr. nab is a good bullet 1800 fps. in a 7mm. gets you out there a long ways.Lead bullets are better choice hornaday makes a great bullet.

 

[1300meters]

I beleive the berger has a lead core? I use the barnes in my 348 when im in thick cover works well so far thanks. good shootinggun)

 

[Flare]

ive had three accu bonds fail to open at 600 pluss yds not at the same hunt .ill stick with my bergers goo shootinggun)

How did they fail?

Corey

 

[sheepaholic]

i have shot both nosler accubonds and barnes ttsx i have loaded the same round for both the same powder, case, primer etc the only difference was the bullets i shot my gong at 400 yards the noslers left a little discoloured matk and the barnes penetrated 1/2 an inch i was sold from then on, on the barnes you may want to look at the new barnes bullets the lrx same price as the ttsx but a better bc and open up at a much slower velocity i think they will open up all the way down to 1600 - 1400 fps.

 

[elkaholic]

i have shot both nosler accubonds and barnes ttsx i have loaded the same round for both the same powder, case, primer etc the only difference was the bullets i shot my gong at 400 yards the noslers left a little discoloured matk and the barnes penetrated 1/2 an inch i was sold from then on, on the barnes you may want to look at the new barnes bullets the lrx same price as the ttsx but a better bc and open up at a much slower velocity i think they will open up all the way down to 1600 - 1400 fps.

Sheep....I'm not trying to be argumentive and I have no problem with anyone using the Barnes, but a dent in a metal plate should not be the determining factor of which is a good hunting bullet. If that was true, an armour piercing would be the best choice!.....My opinion.....Rich

 

[1300meters]

I have also shot the barnes.tear up to much meat and i like my elk meat good shootinggun)

 

[jimbires]

I have also shot the barnes.tear up to much meat and i like my elk meat good shootinggun)

my experiences with Barnes TSX's were just the opposite . they just kind of poked through and did very little to no meat damage . you could eat the meat right to the bullet hole . Jim

 

[1300meters]

cool, I must have had a odd one It did kill him but the bullet tore up the far shoulder. went back to bergers although my freinds boy had a hard time putting down a small buck last year . he contacted berger they said he had gotten a bad batch .sent him a new box but? thats why we try em all i guess.gun)

 

[kc]

From a few friends from Canada who shoot Moose?
The 160 accubond is a bad *** bullet on Moose .300 MAG or .7MM MAG.
Give it a lung shot an Elk may run a few 10 yards a Moose will start walking in circles or lay down in its tracks.
Even with a .270 or a .3006 the Accubond is great on Moose or Elk.

 

[sheepaholic]

Sheep....I'm not trying to be argumentive and I have no problem with anyone using the Barnes, but a dent in a metal plate should not be the determining factor of which is a good hunting bullet. If that was true, an armour piercing would be the best choice!.....My opinion.....Rich

I kinda agree with you there but my thoughts were what would happen when hitting an elk sholder would it bounce off or blast right through.
I always comes down to personal prefference anyway. If one bullet was better than the rest the rest of them would be out of business.

 

[1300meters]

the bergers don,t bounce off they go through the shoulder 1n about 6 or 9 inches and jelly the vitals i have only found pieces of the jacket never any bullet core they expend all the energy in the critter. and i have shot animals fromm 100 to 1.000 plus yds