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Nosler long range accubond 30 cal 190 gr - results?
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<blockquote data-quote="planetwaves" data-source="post: 1002202" data-attributes="member: 84697"><p>I tried the Nosler Trophy Grade ammo in 300 win mag with the 190 gr Accubond Long Range bullet. They grouped well and were very accurate at all ranges I tried, out to 500 yards. I shot a cow elk at 150-175 yards (bullet would have been traveling between 2600-2700 fps). It was nearly broadside but slightly quartering toward me. I placed one shot just behind the left shoulder to take out the lungs. The elk abruptly made a U-turn and headed back toward the timber. I placed another shot just behind the right shoulder. The elk stopped for a few seconds and dropped. Upon dressing and skinning the elk, I found the second bullet had taken out both lungs and stopped just under the hide on the left shoulder. All that was left was the bottom chunk of copper from the jacket. No lead. Most of the meat on the left shoulder was ruined. Since these are "Accubonds" I had fully expected the first shot to take out both lungs and exit about a foot behind the shoulder on the opposite side with minimal meat damage. Instead, it apparently hit a rib on the way in and exploded. It spewed fragments in a wide pattern that perforated the left lung, punctured the esophagus or top of the stomach and embedded metal, tissue and stomach contents all over the right rib cage (entrance wound was an inch behind the left shoulder, no exit wound). The guide threw away the entire right rib cage and cut away most of the left front shoulder (from the second bullet). I understand that the "Long Range" version of the Accubond is supposed to expand at a wider range of velocities than the regular Accubond to address the problem of non-expansion at very long ranges. But I had expected at least the lower half to hold together. It didn't. Although the elk died quickly, the poor performance of the first bullet and the excessive amount of meat damage from both bullets was much worse than anything I have ever experienced or witnessed. I won't use these bullets again, and would not recommend them for use on large game. Theoretically, they could work ok at very long ranges, but they seem too fragile to use at moderate ranges where the majority of big game hunting shots are taken, especially at magnum velocities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="planetwaves, post: 1002202, member: 84697"] I tried the Nosler Trophy Grade ammo in 300 win mag with the 190 gr Accubond Long Range bullet. They grouped well and were very accurate at all ranges I tried, out to 500 yards. I shot a cow elk at 150-175 yards (bullet would have been traveling between 2600-2700 fps). It was nearly broadside but slightly quartering toward me. I placed one shot just behind the left shoulder to take out the lungs. The elk abruptly made a U-turn and headed back toward the timber. I placed another shot just behind the right shoulder. The elk stopped for a few seconds and dropped. Upon dressing and skinning the elk, I found the second bullet had taken out both lungs and stopped just under the hide on the left shoulder. All that was left was the bottom chunk of copper from the jacket. No lead. Most of the meat on the left shoulder was ruined. Since these are "Accubonds" I had fully expected the first shot to take out both lungs and exit about a foot behind the shoulder on the opposite side with minimal meat damage. Instead, it apparently hit a rib on the way in and exploded. It spewed fragments in a wide pattern that perforated the left lung, punctured the esophagus or top of the stomach and embedded metal, tissue and stomach contents all over the right rib cage (entrance wound was an inch behind the left shoulder, no exit wound). The guide threw away the entire right rib cage and cut away most of the left front shoulder (from the second bullet). I understand that the “Long Range” version of the Accubond is supposed to expand at a wider range of velocities than the regular Accubond to address the problem of non-expansion at very long ranges. But I had expected at least the lower half to hold together. It didn’t. Although the elk died quickly, the poor performance of the first bullet and the excessive amount of meat damage from both bullets was much worse than anything I have ever experienced or witnessed. I won't use these bullets again, and would not recommend them for use on large game. Theoretically, they could work ok at very long ranges, but they seem too fragile to use at moderate ranges where the majority of big game hunting shots are taken, especially at magnum velocities. [/QUOTE]
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