I've also loaded 165gr Accubonds in a 30-06 with a similar velocity for a friend. He put down two large hogs with two shots in about 3 seconds. My go to load in my 30-06 Encore pistol is the 150gr AB or PT.
I'll second the Yildiz. A buddy got one of their 20 ga O/U's and its been a sweet shooter. No issues with it and he's shot a ton of skeet using it. Hard to beat for the price.
A 200gr 30 cal bullet at those speeds is hauling the mail for sure. It looks like almost every batch had very consistent velocity. I'd back off the 76gr charge since you're seeing ejector marks. Despite what QL says, your rifle may be at its max pressure for that combo. I think I'd play around...
Honestly I was surprised the bullet came apart like that since I'm sure the muzzle velocity wasn't over 2500 fps out of that short barrel. It definitely hit a lot more resistance than your deer though. I wonder what the impact velocity was for your deer at 250 yards? I have a friend and all...
I think nearly any bullet can have a bad day, but the premium bullets like Partitions, Accubonds etc just do it a lot less often. That being said, that was a pretty tough test for a bullet. A big hog shoulder and its shield, which was over an inch thick, is tough stuff! I've heard so many people...
This is a recovered 165gr Core-lokt from a factory load shot from a 15" barreled Encore pistol in 30-06. This was one of the few animals I've shot in the last couple decades with a factory load. I ended up grabbing a box because the person I bought this barrel from said it was a consistent 3/4"...
When I had a 260 in an Encore pistol with 15" barrel, I was very fond of the 125gr Partition and 130gr Accubond, both over H4350. Puts a hurtin' on deer & hogs.
The 200gr Interlock RN in the .35 Remington is becoming one of my favorite bullets. I have these loaded over IMR3031, Hornady brass, CCI primer & crimped with the Lee FCD. I haven't chronoed this load but I'd guess around 2000 fps. It shoots into 1.5 inches or less in my Marlin 336. I put one...
Do you mean Lyman 429421? I've had good accuracy but wasn't super impressed with their performance on deer. Definitely worked but if I use them again, I'm going to try and put it through both shoulders.