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Accubond LONGRANGE 6.5, 142gr performance
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 1737091" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>I dont want to rain on the parade and this was only one animal, but...</p><p>My friend was sitting in a stand on his property with my then new 270ss loaded with 150 LRAB's at 3152'. A 3 point whitetail came out at 130 yards and I told him to shoot it with my rifle as I wanted to not only try the new rifle but also the, then, new bullet. It was a super lightweight rifle that I was going to use as a carry rifle for elk when I couldnt hunt my long range stand. He shot it right in the middle of the shoulder. The buck ran full tilt for nearly 300 yards with its right front leg pinwheeling over its back.</p><p>We took it directly down to the barn with his tractor and skinned it out. When I cut the shoulder off (WHAT LITTLE WAS LEFT) I found that at least part of the bullet made it through the shoulder but then deflected straight down along the outside of the ribs and blew a small hole out the BOTTOM of the brisket. (nearly 90 degree deflection) When we dressed it out, I found that a small portion of the bullet had entered the chest cavity near the bottom and torn the artery between the heart and lungs. The shoulder wound was as ugly as anything Ive ever seen. The ribs were mostly bare where you cut the shoulder off of the rib cage. Had this been an elk, it would have been long gone.</p><p>I have little doubt that they would work well at long range or on rib cage shots closer up but I am very skeptical about shooting anything in the shoulder at high velocity impact.</p><p>For what its worth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 1737091, member: 13833"] I dont want to rain on the parade and this was only one animal, but... My friend was sitting in a stand on his property with my then new 270ss loaded with 150 LRAB's at 3152'. A 3 point whitetail came out at 130 yards and I told him to shoot it with my rifle as I wanted to not only try the new rifle but also the, then, new bullet. It was a super lightweight rifle that I was going to use as a carry rifle for elk when I couldnt hunt my long range stand. He shot it right in the middle of the shoulder. The buck ran full tilt for nearly 300 yards with its right front leg pinwheeling over its back. We took it directly down to the barn with his tractor and skinned it out. When I cut the shoulder off (WHAT LITTLE WAS LEFT) I found that at least part of the bullet made it through the shoulder but then deflected straight down along the outside of the ribs and blew a small hole out the BOTTOM of the brisket. (nearly 90 degree deflection) When we dressed it out, I found that a small portion of the bullet had entered the chest cavity near the bottom and torn the artery between the heart and lungs. The shoulder wound was as ugly as anything Ive ever seen. The ribs were mostly bare where you cut the shoulder off of the rib cage. Had this been an elk, it would have been long gone. I have little doubt that they would work well at long range or on rib cage shots closer up but I am very skeptical about shooting anything in the shoulder at high velocity impact. For what its worth! [/QUOTE]
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