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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1452947" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>In my experience with bonded bullets is that they will expand to a certain point at the same velocities as regular cup and core bullets but they just hold together and penetrate instead of shedding their jacket and core. At least this is what the Nosler Accubond has done for me. I will know more about the 120 Gold Dot in the Grendel after the up coming deer season. I will be using it in my 20" BCA upper barrel rifle. I will try to pick my first shot and make it a broadside high front shoulder shot. That way I can see the results of expansion and if it does not expand as I expect it to then I will not have to do a long track because this shot will get the spine even with a FMJ. I have a unique place in NC to hunt and the shot will most likely either be at 111 yards or 87 yards where deer cross a dirt road that runs between two cut overs. I have a shooting house with good shooting rest built on the side of this road where I can see 125 yards one direction and 200 yards in the other. I place ear dried corn at these spots to stop the deer so I can get a good shot. It is legal to bate deer in NC. I use ear corn to keep the turkeys from eating it all up. If you used shelled corn it will be gone in 24 hrs but turkeys will not fool with corn on the ear. I guess they are like a lot of folks that don't want to work for a meal. Right now I plan on using the 120 Sierra Pro Hunter in my 18" Oden Works barrel. I have not had time to shoot this rifle as much as I have the BCA because it seems to shoot most anything you put in it 1 1/2" and under. 28.5 grs IMR 8208, Hornady case, CCI 450, COAL 2.250 with the light Lee crimp will shoot 1/3rd inch ragged hole if I do my part. The BCA barrel has been a problem getting it to shoot well but it has come around now. I will have both rifle dialed in before hunting season. I want to do some bullet seating depth testing with the BCA with the 120 GD now that I have found the powder combo it likes. Right now I have it loaded as long as will just work through a ASC/AR Stoner mag. It is too long for an Elander mag. I want to see if it will shoot backed off more. As you probably have noticed the GD has a long taper from the slightly rounded nose back to the ogive which is way down the bullet. Loaded at the max mag length the ogive is 75 thousands off the lands in my rifle so the bullet does like to jump. I have use the .264s for a long time on deer 6.5x55, 260 Rem., 264 Win mag. I did crop damage control for 15 years and learned a lot about bullets. 120 Sierra Pro Hunter, Ballistic tip are deer hammers. 130 Accubond has been a GREAT bullet out of my 264 Win mag even at a little over 500 yards where it has slowed down to velocities comparable with your 6.5 Creedmoor. This bullet would be my one bullet do it all from elk on down in my 264 Mag 9 twist barrel if I ever get the chance to elk hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1452947, member: 10178"] In my experience with bonded bullets is that they will expand to a certain point at the same velocities as regular cup and core bullets but they just hold together and penetrate instead of shedding their jacket and core. At least this is what the Nosler Accubond has done for me. I will know more about the 120 Gold Dot in the Grendel after the up coming deer season. I will be using it in my 20" BCA upper barrel rifle. I will try to pick my first shot and make it a broadside high front shoulder shot. That way I can see the results of expansion and if it does not expand as I expect it to then I will not have to do a long track because this shot will get the spine even with a FMJ. I have a unique place in NC to hunt and the shot will most likely either be at 111 yards or 87 yards where deer cross a dirt road that runs between two cut overs. I have a shooting house with good shooting rest built on the side of this road where I can see 125 yards one direction and 200 yards in the other. I place ear dried corn at these spots to stop the deer so I can get a good shot. It is legal to bate deer in NC. I use ear corn to keep the turkeys from eating it all up. If you used shelled corn it will be gone in 24 hrs but turkeys will not fool with corn on the ear. I guess they are like a lot of folks that don't want to work for a meal. Right now I plan on using the 120 Sierra Pro Hunter in my 18" Oden Works barrel. I have not had time to shoot this rifle as much as I have the BCA because it seems to shoot most anything you put in it 1 1/2" and under. 28.5 grs IMR 8208, Hornady case, CCI 450, COAL 2.250 with the light Lee crimp will shoot 1/3rd inch ragged hole if I do my part. The BCA barrel has been a problem getting it to shoot well but it has come around now. I will have both rifle dialed in before hunting season. I want to do some bullet seating depth testing with the BCA with the 120 GD now that I have found the powder combo it likes. Right now I have it loaded as long as will just work through a ASC/AR Stoner mag. It is too long for an Elander mag. I want to see if it will shoot backed off more. As you probably have noticed the GD has a long taper from the slightly rounded nose back to the ogive which is way down the bullet. Loaded at the max mag length the ogive is 75 thousands off the lands in my rifle so the bullet does like to jump. I have use the .264s for a long time on deer 6.5x55, 260 Rem., 264 Win mag. I did crop damage control for 15 years and learned a lot about bullets. 120 Sierra Pro Hunter, Ballistic tip are deer hammers. 130 Accubond has been a GREAT bullet out of my 264 Win mag even at a little over 500 yards where it has slowed down to velocities comparable with your 6.5 Creedmoor. This bullet would be my one bullet do it all from elk on down in my 264 Mag 9 twist barrel if I ever get the chance to elk hunt. [/QUOTE]
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