I currently use a 280 rem. with a 140 gr. Ballistic tip for deer hunting here in VA., how would this do on caribou, would there be enough difference between the 140 gr. Ballistic Tip and the AccuBond in 140 gr. or 160 gr. to switch? I have been told that caribou are not that hard to bring down.
Best bullet for caribou?
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longwinters
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- Oct 10, 2004
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280man,
Nice to see another advocate of this great cartridge! I have been shooting the Partitions and Accubonds out of my 280. Have had excellent accuracy with both. The AccuBond is supposed to be a "tweener" between the BT and Partition. Although I have not used it on caribou I would think that the AccuBond will do less meat damage than the BT but with just as good of accuracy. From my experience on deer and antelope the BT does make a mighty big hole.
Long
Nice to see another advocate of this great cartridge! I have been shooting the Partitions and Accubonds out of my 280. Have had excellent accuracy with both. The AccuBond is supposed to be a "tweener" between the BT and Partition. Although I have not used it on caribou I would think that the AccuBond will do less meat damage than the BT but with just as good of accuracy. From my experience on deer and antelope the BT does make a mighty big hole.
Long
- Nov 4, 2004
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280man,
I shoot a M700 Classic in 280 Rem. I have used both the 140 gr PT and BT. with great success. I took 2 bull caribou with the 140 gr BT at 250 yds.
Both were quarting towards me and I clipped the back of the shoulder and had quarter size exit wounds through the rib cage on both. Each ran about 20 yds and went down.
You might want to consider the 140 gr AB if it shoots in your rifle.
I have been using 57.0 grs of RL19, R-P case, and Fed GM210M primers.
This load shoots well under an inch at 100 yds.
Regards,
JD338
I shoot a M700 Classic in 280 Rem. I have used both the 140 gr PT and BT. with great success. I took 2 bull caribou with the 140 gr BT at 250 yds.
Both were quarting towards me and I clipped the back of the shoulder and had quarter size exit wounds through the rib cage on both. Each ran about 20 yds and went down.
You might want to consider the 140 gr AB if it shoots in your rifle.
I have been using 57.0 grs of RL19, R-P case, and Fed GM210M primers.
This load shoots well under an inch at 100 yds.
Regards,
JD338
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