81 grains Imr 7828 200 grain partition out of a 26” krieger in my mark v running around 3060-3070 fps. Now that I can no longer find 7828 I switched to h1000 83 grains and get the same accuracy and speed. 200 grain accubond produce the same results with both loads and powders.
I shoot the 175 partitions in my set up only because during deer and elk season I may run across a black bear. Stout bullets for a stout animal. Not that a 160 won’t get it done , but why chance it.
Reminds me of my sons football games in cle elum Washington, the youngest said as they were walking out hey dad there’s elk sh*t on the field. All I could say was don’t run a sweep to the left,🤣
I bought a few boxes of these ballistic tip as well just for barrel break in and the brass. But I would pass on shooting them for elk. My two cents there’s accubonds and there’s partitions.
It happens, the good thing it was drt, the animal didn’t suffer or get lost by a poor placed shot causing doubts and sleepless nights. 4 lost burgers on the grill sure beats losing the entire animal.
Accubonds are delightful bullets that penetrate till tomorrow and hold their weight really well. I use them in 6.5-300, 280 rem , 300 win and wby, 300 rum, 30-06, 338 rum both 225 and 250’s. The only rifle I don’t shoot them is my 7 rem mag I use the 175 partitions. Killed bighorn sheep , mule...
Well to try and answer your questions sir , I would assume the manufacturer tested it out before selling. I circled the areas and ejector marks. I will mic them out tomorrow morning, worse thing I will do is pull em dump em and start load development. Lots of humidity with freezing fog...
Fired my Christensen arms mesa today for the first time. Factory nosler loads saw pressure spikes. Elevation was 1400 temp was 28 Fahrenheit. Accuracy was there but the shiny spots concern me.
I shoot the big magnums just make sure the rocks in my head stay loose and not settle. 😉, someday it will be back to the 22-250 more but not today. The 28 nosler found its way home with me . 👌