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Accubonds or Siroccos??
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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 469929" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>My gunsmith who reloads for me told me that Barnes had some problems in their early days. He said their current production bullets seem to be working just fine for a lot of folks. I'm going to eventually put them up against Accubond, Scirocco, and Partitions in my rifles. You also have to look at Hornady and Nosler offerings in the solid bullet category these days. In Africa, there is GS Custom to consider as well.</p><p> </p><p>In .224 cal, Scirocco II is the only game in town as far as a bonded bullet goes. It seems that Hornady and Nosler are missing the boat bigtime in not offering an Interbond or Accubond in .224. Barnes has their Triple-X in that caliber (and GS Custom in Africa), in several weights, so they know .224 cal actually is very deadly on big game for those who can place their shots consistently. For those like me who shoot prairie dogs all summer, you start to wonder why you need a .30-06 for deer when Karamojo Bell used a 6.5mm on elephants.....with reliable results I might add.</p><p> </p><p>The Scirocco is quite expensive, so I'm hoping for an Accubond or Interbond in .224 in the near future. Don't know if pure copper has any advantage over gilding metal in actual use. The ad copy touts better expansion at wider velocity spread for copper over gilding metal, with less chance of petal separation from the shank. </p><p> </p><p>You can shoot twice as many Accubonds than Scirocco for the same price. If you need the target practice, that is a strong recommendation for Accubond. For guys who can afford guided hunts (not me), the extra cost of Scirocco is a nonissue. Thst's how I look at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 469929, member: 27328"] My gunsmith who reloads for me told me that Barnes had some problems in their early days. He said their current production bullets seem to be working just fine for a lot of folks. I'm going to eventually put them up against Accubond, Scirocco, and Partitions in my rifles. You also have to look at Hornady and Nosler offerings in the solid bullet category these days. In Africa, there is GS Custom to consider as well. In .224 cal, Scirocco II is the only game in town as far as a bonded bullet goes. It seems that Hornady and Nosler are missing the boat bigtime in not offering an Interbond or Accubond in .224. Barnes has their Triple-X in that caliber (and GS Custom in Africa), in several weights, so they know .224 cal actually is very deadly on big game for those who can place their shots consistently. For those like me who shoot prairie dogs all summer, you start to wonder why you need a .30-06 for deer when Karamojo Bell used a 6.5mm on elephants.....with reliable results I might add. The Scirocco is quite expensive, so I'm hoping for an Accubond or Interbond in .224 in the near future. Don't know if pure copper has any advantage over gilding metal in actual use. The ad copy touts better expansion at wider velocity spread for copper over gilding metal, with less chance of petal separation from the shank. You can shoot twice as many Accubonds than Scirocco for the same price. If you need the target practice, that is a strong recommendation for Accubond. For guys who can afford guided hunts (not me), the extra cost of Scirocco is a nonissue. Thst's how I look at it. [/QUOTE]
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