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338 RUM, 225 or 250 Accubond
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 355481" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>sp6x6, no person was more surprised than me. I expected a quality big game bullet and am responsible for many changing over to this high BC per weight bullet. Unfortunately the 225 accubond is a failure that I have known to fail on several occasions. I shot the 200 grain nosler 338 caliber ballistic tip from the time it came out until they quit making it. Most people I built guns for also shot them. I have never known of a failure with this bullet. Most of these were shot out of 338-300 ultramags and 338-378 weatherby's up to 3600 fps at the muzzle. No Failures! Then they replace this bullet with a 225 accubond that fails on a regular basis. As frequent as the smaller caliber ballistic tips with the thin jackets and softer lead. Maybe the 250 is better. The swift scirroco 210 with a .507 has good performance on game as a lightweight alternative. The barnes always hold together but not on the high end with BC. I am all ears to any lightweight alternative because most of my hunting is inside of 800 yards where there is no need for the 300 SMK. Many new 338 bullets are on the horizon and hopefully one of them will be the one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 355481, member: 505"] sp6x6, no person was more surprised than me. I expected a quality big game bullet and am responsible for many changing over to this high BC per weight bullet. Unfortunately the 225 accubond is a failure that I have known to fail on several occasions. I shot the 200 grain nosler 338 caliber ballistic tip from the time it came out until they quit making it. Most people I built guns for also shot them. I have never known of a failure with this bullet. Most of these were shot out of 338-300 ultramags and 338-378 weatherby's up to 3600 fps at the muzzle. No Failures! Then they replace this bullet with a 225 accubond that fails on a regular basis. As frequent as the smaller caliber ballistic tips with the thin jackets and softer lead. Maybe the 250 is better. The swift scirroco 210 with a .507 has good performance on game as a lightweight alternative. The barnes always hold together but not on the high end with BC. I am all ears to any lightweight alternative because most of my hunting is inside of 800 yards where there is no need for the 300 SMK. Many new 338 bullets are on the horizon and hopefully one of them will be the one. [/QUOTE]
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