2011 Season=6 Deer taken with same .30 Cal 165 gr. AccuBond Load
Load Data
WW Cases
CCI 200 LR Primers
IMR 4064 @ 48.4 grs.
2704 FPS Average (From a new old stock Garand)
This load was developed for my M1 Garands, but I use it in all my 30-06 rifles that shoot it well.
This year we killed 6 deer in East Texas using this load, but 3 different rifles. A Remington 742, Kreighoff Drilling and M1 Garand. Shots ranged from 40 yds to 150 yds.
Most shots were to the shoulder area, all were pass through with no bullets recovered.
The entrance wound in all 6 animals showed rapid expansion with large hole and bloodshot area.
The exit wounds in all cases showed bullet weight retention was good, hole in the hide was about the size of a quarter, with a larger hole in the meat under the hide.
Internal wound path was a hole through both shoulders about the diameter of a coke can, blood shot area tapered off indicating good loss of speed but with the wound path staying large in diameter also indicated good weight retention.
I was very impressed with this performance on deer and like the combination of rapid expansion but good penetration and weight retention.
Here is a picture of the entrance wound on one deer, all the other entrance wounds were like this.
Here is an exit wound, again this is typical
These two never moved
I am very impressed with this bullet for deer, I will try the 150 gr .30 Cal AccuBond next year with an M2 Ball duplication load.
Load Data
WW Cases
CCI 200 LR Primers
IMR 4064 @ 48.4 grs.
2704 FPS Average (From a new old stock Garand)
This load was developed for my M1 Garands, but I use it in all my 30-06 rifles that shoot it well.
This year we killed 6 deer in East Texas using this load, but 3 different rifles. A Remington 742, Kreighoff Drilling and M1 Garand. Shots ranged from 40 yds to 150 yds.
Most shots were to the shoulder area, all were pass through with no bullets recovered.
The entrance wound in all 6 animals showed rapid expansion with large hole and bloodshot area.
The exit wounds in all cases showed bullet weight retention was good, hole in the hide was about the size of a quarter, with a larger hole in the meat under the hide.
Internal wound path was a hole through both shoulders about the diameter of a coke can, blood shot area tapered off indicating good loss of speed but with the wound path staying large in diameter also indicated good weight retention.
I was very impressed with this performance on deer and like the combination of rapid expansion but good penetration and weight retention.
Here is a picture of the entrance wound on one deer, all the other entrance wounds were like this.
Here is an exit wound, again this is typical
These two never moved
I am very impressed with this bullet for deer, I will try the 150 gr .30 Cal AccuBond next year with an M2 Ball duplication load.
