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Bonded vs Non Bonded - Accubond vs Berger or SST or Ballistic Tip
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<blockquote data-quote="bubbaonpc" data-source="post: 2134435" data-attributes="member: 92435"><p>Made the mistake of shooting a White Tail with bonded round at 100 yards...257 Rob.@ bout 2900 fps. Geezzz!! Never even flinched on first shot... so I fired a second...he turned and went up a bank...20 yards....stopped and looked at me. As I prepared for a third round...he ran straight up the mountain... stopped at bout 200 yards. I placed a third in him. He flinched and ran back down hill... dragging his offside leg..finally dropping. What should have taken 5 seconds, took 3 minutes.</p><p> When I cleaned him I observed 3 good shots...but 2 were pinholes. In and out. White Tails, in my area, just aren't tough enough for Bonded...maybe a shoulder shot...but taking lung shots were not the best use of those bonded bullets...and was not an ethical choice on my part. I didn't do my homework and the animal paid an unnecessary price. All because I wanted to try the NEW thing. I went back to SST and Ballistic Tips. As a reloader, I should have researched the bullet !</p><p> If I were hunting thick skinned, tougher game..The bonded would pay off. </p><p> I hope my mistake saves someone from doing the same. It cost my brother a 150 class deer that year...as we only found tiny drops to follow...then nothing. 165 gr 30 cal Elk loads are too tough for light skin, 170lb deer. Might as well been using FMJ !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bubbaonpc, post: 2134435, member: 92435"] Made the mistake of shooting a White Tail with bonded round at 100 yards...257 Rob.@ bout 2900 fps. Geezzz!! Never even flinched on first shot... so I fired a second...he turned and went up a bank...20 yards....stopped and looked at me. As I prepared for a third round...he ran straight up the mountain... stopped at bout 200 yards. I placed a third in him. He flinched and ran back down hill... dragging his offside leg..finally dropping. What should have taken 5 seconds, took 3 minutes. When I cleaned him I observed 3 good shots...but 2 were pinholes. In and out. White Tails, in my area, just aren't tough enough for Bonded...maybe a shoulder shot...but taking lung shots were not the best use of those bonded bullets...and was not an ethical choice on my part. I didn't do my homework and the animal paid an unnecessary price. All because I wanted to try the NEW thing. I went back to SST and Ballistic Tips. As a reloader, I should have researched the bullet ! If I were hunting thick skinned, tougher game..The bonded would pay off. I hope my mistake saves someone from doing the same. It cost my brother a 150 class deer that year...as we only found tiny drops to follow...then nothing. 165 gr 30 cal Elk loads are too tough for light skin, 170lb deer. Might as well been using FMJ ! [/QUOTE]
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