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Long range performance of ballistic tip and accubond bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="dakor" data-source="post: 62663" data-attributes="member: 2204"><p>I can tell you that a 140 Accubond is built tougher then a 140 Ballistic tip. I have been shooting Ballistic Tips for 13 years on deer and love them but the Accubond holds together better I will give you the info about this years results. I am shooting a 7mm STW and at that time I was using 80 grains of R-22 with a 140 Accubond so I was getting 3440fps out of my rifle. I shot 4 deer with the 140 Accubonds. The first deer was a doe standing broadside at 202 yards. I shot her right behind the shoulder and she trotted for about 10 feet wobbled and fell over stone dead. The bullet exited out the other side. I then shot my buck at around 125 yards behind the shoulder he fell down and when I walked up to him he was still kinda moving so I shot him in the heart at about 10 feet. That bullet at 10 feet did not exit but it did not blow apart either it. I never did weight that one I think it is in the garage some where but I think it will go around the 60 grain mark a Ballistic Tip would have come apart at that range. The next deer was a really good test that impressed me. It was a doe around 200 yards quartering hard away from me. The bullet entered just infront of the hind and went out the chest she fell over dead instantly. Again I do not think a Ballistic Tip would have exited. The last Doe I shot with the 140's was at 40 yards or so running and the bullet went in behind the shoulder and went out the other side. Now for the 160's I shot 3 does with them two at close range one at 310 yards. The first doe was running about 30 yards when I shot her through the ribs the bullet went through and man did the blood fly I have never seen blood spray like that from any bullet/gun combo before and I have seen deer shot with some really big Cals. The bullet went in about the size of a dime and came out a little bigger than a quarter. The next two deer were neck shots so the bullets did not exit. The one doe was at around 100 yards and the other was at 310 yards I believe if I remember right. Both went down like a ton of bricks. The bullets did come apart but from what others have said the spine is tough because of all the wierd angles and bones it has. One other thing I have noticed in my rifle is the 140 Accubond Shoots the same as the 140 Ballistic Tip with the same powder charge from two different powders. I know I will be ordering 500 more 140 Accubonds real soon. Hope this long report helps. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dakor, post: 62663, member: 2204"] I can tell you that a 140 Accubond is built tougher then a 140 Ballistic tip. I have been shooting Ballistic Tips for 13 years on deer and love them but the Accubond holds together better I will give you the info about this years results. I am shooting a 7mm STW and at that time I was using 80 grains of R-22 with a 140 Accubond so I was getting 3440fps out of my rifle. I shot 4 deer with the 140 Accubonds. The first deer was a doe standing broadside at 202 yards. I shot her right behind the shoulder and she trotted for about 10 feet wobbled and fell over stone dead. The bullet exited out the other side. I then shot my buck at around 125 yards behind the shoulder he fell down and when I walked up to him he was still kinda moving so I shot him in the heart at about 10 feet. That bullet at 10 feet did not exit but it did not blow apart either it. I never did weight that one I think it is in the garage some where but I think it will go around the 60 grain mark a Ballistic Tip would have come apart at that range. The next deer was a really good test that impressed me. It was a doe around 200 yards quartering hard away from me. The bullet entered just infront of the hind and went out the chest she fell over dead instantly. Again I do not think a Ballistic Tip would have exited. The last Doe I shot with the 140's was at 40 yards or so running and the bullet went in behind the shoulder and went out the other side. Now for the 160's I shot 3 does with them two at close range one at 310 yards. The first doe was running about 30 yards when I shot her through the ribs the bullet went through and man did the blood fly I have never seen blood spray like that from any bullet/gun combo before and I have seen deer shot with some really big Cals. The bullet went in about the size of a dime and came out a little bigger than a quarter. The next two deer were neck shots so the bullets did not exit. The one doe was at around 100 yards and the other was at 310 yards I believe if I remember right. Both went down like a ton of bricks. The bullets did come apart but from what others have said the spine is tough because of all the wierd angles and bones it has. One other thing I have noticed in my rifle is the 140 Accubond Shoots the same as the 140 Ballistic Tip with the same powder charge from two different powders. I know I will be ordering 500 more 140 Accubonds real soon. Hope this long report helps. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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