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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 383769" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>I have shot animals with both the 225 accubond and the 225 sst. From the bullets I have recovered or pieces thereof the 225 sst is a stronger tougher bullet than the 225 accubond. Shouldn't be and makes no since to me since nosler claims the 225 ab as a premium hunting bullet. But the 225 accubond has had complete bullet failure on several shots I have witnessed. Complete jacket seperation on an elk this year at 740 yards out of a 338 ultramag. Just pieces of bullet fragments was all that remained. Others may have good success with it but if it fails one time with me it carries that reputation. I have had good controled bullet expansion with everything I have shot with the 225 sst. Most are complete pass throughs but the exit wounds showed no sign of fragmentation. Recovered ones showed good controled expansion. In my opinion the 225 sst would be an excellent moose bullet. The bc and accuracy of the 225 ab is among the best but I am concerned about the fragmentation. The 225 sst looks like it should have about the same bc as the accubond and maybe they have it reported wrong. I have never tested it for bc but it is a very good looking bullet. BC is reported far less and I don't understand that just looking at the bullets. The 225 sst shoots very well in my guns concerning accuracy. My best groups though are with the accubond. But I am hunting and not shooting matches so to me they are about the same accuracy wise.</p><p></p><p>Most of my hunting is inside a half mile and I shoot the lighter bullets in my big 338's because of the recoil and the fact it allows me to get on target quickly using mil dots with the flatter trajectory. For me that is quicker and easier than turning clicks. The 225's will easily take animals at 914 yards because that is where I took my elk two years ago and it worked well. I have my 338 ultramag, one 338-300 ultramag, two 338 lapuas and two 338-378 wbys all set up shooting 200-225 grain bullets for this purpose. I have some set up with 300 smk's to shoot way out there. My rifles are 10-11 pound carry rifles and I agree the 300 smk will knock the living crap out of you even with a brake in a 10 pound rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 383769, member: 505"] I have shot animals with both the 225 accubond and the 225 sst. From the bullets I have recovered or pieces thereof the 225 sst is a stronger tougher bullet than the 225 accubond. Shouldn't be and makes no since to me since nosler claims the 225 ab as a premium hunting bullet. But the 225 accubond has had complete bullet failure on several shots I have witnessed. Complete jacket seperation on an elk this year at 740 yards out of a 338 ultramag. Just pieces of bullet fragments was all that remained. Others may have good success with it but if it fails one time with me it carries that reputation. I have had good controled bullet expansion with everything I have shot with the 225 sst. Most are complete pass throughs but the exit wounds showed no sign of fragmentation. Recovered ones showed good controled expansion. In my opinion the 225 sst would be an excellent moose bullet. The bc and accuracy of the 225 ab is among the best but I am concerned about the fragmentation. The 225 sst looks like it should have about the same bc as the accubond and maybe they have it reported wrong. I have never tested it for bc but it is a very good looking bullet. BC is reported far less and I don't understand that just looking at the bullets. The 225 sst shoots very well in my guns concerning accuracy. My best groups though are with the accubond. But I am hunting and not shooting matches so to me they are about the same accuracy wise. Most of my hunting is inside a half mile and I shoot the lighter bullets in my big 338's because of the recoil and the fact it allows me to get on target quickly using mil dots with the flatter trajectory. For me that is quicker and easier than turning clicks. The 225's will easily take animals at 914 yards because that is where I took my elk two years ago and it worked well. I have my 338 ultramag, one 338-300 ultramag, two 338 lapuas and two 338-378 wbys all set up shooting 200-225 grain bullets for this purpose. I have some set up with 300 smk's to shoot way out there. My rifles are 10-11 pound carry rifles and I agree the 300 smk will knock the living crap out of you even with a brake in a 10 pound rifle. [/QUOTE]
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