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.338 225gr Accubond
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<blockquote data-quote="High Country" data-source="post: 1736418" data-attributes="member: 26041"><p>I've got a .338 WM and have killed a Dall Ram, a moose, and a caribou with the 225 Accubond. Farthest has been 349 yards, the closest 50 yards. Despite a good shot, the moose at 50 yards stood for a while before tumbling... </p><p></p><p>I've been researching the impacts of bullets at different ranges and came across this article... It seems like the search for the perfect bullet is an ongoing search. For me, I am not as concerned with close animals dropping as I am extended range animals. When I shoot LR, it is because there is no other option and if that critter takes off, it's far enough away recovery / locating could be difficult. I'd like to think the 225 gr Accubond will drop a mule deer sized critter at 500 yards (with a well placed shot), but this guy tells me no....</p><p></p><p>"<em>The 225 grain Accubond is best suited to game weighing between 90 and 320kg (200-700lb) while being adequate for game weighing up to 450kg (1000lb) with rear lung shots, tucked closely behind the shoulder (crease) of game. Velocity of this load drops quickly, falling below 2600fps at around 80 yards. Construction of the 225 grain Accubond is adequate enough to handle heavy round ball joints however weight loss is significant, the Accubond retaining only 110 to 120 grains of its original weight. On cross body shots on game weighing between 700 and 1000lb, the Accubond will sometimes penetrate through to and come to rest under offside skin but is just as likely to become lodged in the offside chest wall of game or within offside muscle or bone. <strong>As ranges are extended, the performance of the Accubond wanes further. Its core bonding prevents wide wounding below impact velocities of 2400fps. Like the Nosler Ballistic Tip, this bullet can at times prove to be neither fish nor fowl.</strong></em><strong>"</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.338+Winchester+Magnum.html" target="_blank">https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.338+Winchester+Magnum.html</a></p><p></p><p>If you spend the time and read the article, the author seems to really like the Hornady SST in 225 grains... I may have to get some of these and see how they load up in my rifle...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="High Country, post: 1736418, member: 26041"] I've got a .338 WM and have killed a Dall Ram, a moose, and a caribou with the 225 Accubond. Farthest has been 349 yards, the closest 50 yards. Despite a good shot, the moose at 50 yards stood for a while before tumbling... I've been researching the impacts of bullets at different ranges and came across this article... It seems like the search for the perfect bullet is an ongoing search. For me, I am not as concerned with close animals dropping as I am extended range animals. When I shoot LR, it is because there is no other option and if that critter takes off, it's far enough away recovery / locating could be difficult. I'd like to think the 225 gr Accubond will drop a mule deer sized critter at 500 yards (with a well placed shot), but this guy tells me no.... "[I]The 225 grain Accubond is best suited to game weighing between 90 and 320kg (200-700lb) while being adequate for game weighing up to 450kg (1000lb) with rear lung shots, tucked closely behind the shoulder (crease) of game. Velocity of this load drops quickly, falling below 2600fps at around 80 yards. Construction of the 225 grain Accubond is adequate enough to handle heavy round ball joints however weight loss is significant, the Accubond retaining only 110 to 120 grains of its original weight. On cross body shots on game weighing between 700 and 1000lb, the Accubond will sometimes penetrate through to and come to rest under offside skin but is just as likely to become lodged in the offside chest wall of game or within offside muscle or bone. [B]As ranges are extended, the performance of the Accubond wanes further. Its core bonding prevents wide wounding below impact velocities of 2400fps. Like the Nosler Ballistic Tip, this bullet can at times prove to be neither fish nor fowl.[/B][/I][B]"[/B] [URL]https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.338+Winchester+Magnum.html[/URL] If you spend the time and read the article, the author seems to really like the Hornady SST in 225 grains... I may have to get some of these and see how they load up in my rifle... [/QUOTE]
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