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Not so happy with the Accubonds
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<blockquote data-quote="edge" data-source="post: 233281" data-attributes="member: 5030"><p>Often hunters jump to the conclusion that either a bullet failed or that the bullet did not expand based on their own misconceptions. </p><p>Without recovering an animal or without a knowledgeable autopsy wrong conclusions happen.</p><p></p><p>Before switching to Accubonds I shot a buck at just under 100 yards.</p><p>The bullet was a 150 grain 0.308 Hornady SST @ 3100 fps.</p><p></p><p>The exit wound was very small, appearing to be less than caliber diameter. However I did recover the deer after searching some thick pines and he travelled perhaps 150 yards with no blood found except for the last few yards. Also the buck did not appear to be mortally wounded the way that it ran off.</p><p></p><p>Without a knowledgeable autopsy and dropping the deer off at a meat processor many hunters might conclude that this was bullet failure, especially since no large bones were destroyed and only ribs hit at the entrance.</p><p></p><p>However the hole was made by the core as it separated from the remaining jacket at the exit wound:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f126/edgeco2/CIMG0276.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>While this bullet penetrated nicely despite the high impact velocity, I wanted to be a bit more sure of retained mass.</p><p></p><p>edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edge, post: 233281, member: 5030"] Often hunters jump to the conclusion that either a bullet failed or that the bullet did not expand based on their own misconceptions. Without recovering an animal or without a knowledgeable autopsy wrong conclusions happen. Before switching to Accubonds I shot a buck at just under 100 yards. The bullet was a 150 grain 0.308 Hornady SST @ 3100 fps. The exit wound was very small, appearing to be less than caliber diameter. However I did recover the deer after searching some thick pines and he travelled perhaps 150 yards with no blood found except for the last few yards. Also the buck did not appear to be mortally wounded the way that it ran off. Without a knowledgeable autopsy and dropping the deer off at a meat processor many hunters might conclude that this was bullet failure, especially since no large bones were destroyed and only ribs hit at the entrance. However the hole was made by the core as it separated from the remaining jacket at the exit wound: [IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f126/edgeco2/CIMG0276.jpg[/IMG] While this bullet penetrated nicely despite the high impact velocity, I wanted to be a bit more sure of retained mass. edge. [/QUOTE]
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