Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Alaska mixed bag bullet help
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="rooster721" data-source="post: 941544" data-attributes="member: 40654"><p>Accubond or Barnes. Collected some interesting info this winter regarding impact-performance on some common & some not-as-common bullets... still adding info & pencilling things out, but here's a pic of a few of the bullets recovered</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]33764[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>All are 6.5 & 7mm, but in terms of Brand & expected performance like you are asking for, this shows pretty good example what to expect. All shots were at 200 yards, first impacting a 1/2" plywood, then air, then a flooded hillside backstop (where a natural spring) had flowed/continuously flooded the hillside* The ice was roughly 10-12" thick with snowpack on-top at the time of firing. Generally speaking, the penetration varied from 3-4" to completely through and into frozen dirt (heaviest 168 & 190gr bullets) </p><p></p><p>To sum it up, from what we saw, Barnes & Accubond are the only two in terms of "hunting" bullets that consistently opened/expanded and (worked) the way they claim they do... some of my 140 Bergers amazingly only bannana'd at 200! ?? But is a topic for elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Take a good look at the pic. I strongly recommend the two I mention for obvious reasons... and to add to that, the Barnes definitely do work well at LR. I personally killed my elk this past November with a 168 LRX 700 yards... they open at that distance</p><p></p><p>I really like the way Matrix pounded that hill.. I have two more recovered slugs (not pictured) that are a ball-mess of lead & copper, not mushroomed but seemingly somewhat still bonded! It ain't a bullet I'd take for Griz, I'd want the Barnes "solid" myself, but none-the-less cannot dispute what the 190 does upon impact* In my own testing, it actually "does" as the Bergers (claim) to do.. I am seeing countless Bergers (all the Hunting VLD's) that are not opening, instead Bannana... at distances close as 200 as well as distances as far as 1150. I lost appeal toward them after foolin around this last while.. there were some (3:4 roughly) that would grenade, those were the ones giving 3-4" penetration on ice then disintegrating... however, that 1:4 is too re-curring of a ratio to put my-own mind at ease if it were reliable expansion (or grenading) that you were counting on.. they're accurate, but performance isn't consistent for some reason</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, see what you see... I hope the post will help make your decision more educated. Wish ya luck on the hunt**</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rooster721, post: 941544, member: 40654"] Accubond or Barnes. Collected some interesting info this winter regarding impact-performance on some common & some not-as-common bullets... still adding info & pencilling things out, but here's a pic of a few of the bullets recovered [ATTACH]33764.vB[/ATTACH] All are 6.5 & 7mm, but in terms of Brand & expected performance like you are asking for, this shows pretty good example what to expect. All shots were at 200 yards, first impacting a 1/2" plywood, then air, then a flooded hillside backstop (where a natural spring) had flowed/continuously flooded the hillside* The ice was roughly 10-12" thick with snowpack on-top at the time of firing. Generally speaking, the penetration varied from 3-4" to completely through and into frozen dirt (heaviest 168 & 190gr bullets) To sum it up, from what we saw, Barnes & Accubond are the only two in terms of "hunting" bullets that consistently opened/expanded and (worked) the way they claim they do... some of my 140 Bergers amazingly only bannana'd at 200! ?? But is a topic for elsewhere. Take a good look at the pic. I strongly recommend the two I mention for obvious reasons... and to add to that, the Barnes definitely do work well at LR. I personally killed my elk this past November with a 168 LRX 700 yards... they open at that distance I really like the way Matrix pounded that hill.. I have two more recovered slugs (not pictured) that are a ball-mess of lead & copper, not mushroomed but seemingly somewhat still bonded! It ain't a bullet I'd take for Griz, I'd want the Barnes "solid" myself, but none-the-less cannot dispute what the 190 does upon impact* In my own testing, it actually "does" as the Bergers (claim) to do.. I am seeing countless Bergers (all the Hunting VLD's) that are not opening, instead Bannana... at distances close as 200 as well as distances as far as 1150. I lost appeal toward them after foolin around this last while.. there were some (3:4 roughly) that would grenade, those were the ones giving 3-4" penetration on ice then disintegrating... however, that 1:4 is too re-curring of a ratio to put my-own mind at ease if it were reliable expansion (or grenading) that you were counting on.. they're accurate, but performance isn't consistent for some reason Anyhow, see what you see... I hope the post will help make your decision more educated. Wish ya luck on the hunt** [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Alaska mixed bag bullet help
Top