Bullet vote please

[Blkram]

I shot one last year with a sierra gameking btsp 150gr at about 90 yards in the base of neck. It just locked up and fell over . I Didn't find the bullet. It was somewhere in the base of neck .As it didn't go through, I should have looked for it. No exit makes me think it just opens fast and dumps energy right then causing massive shock .. from what i understand the AccuBond, and regular green tip ballistic tip does just that

In other words, it worked well.
And it produced a quick, clean kill.

 

[cjmac]

In other words, it worked well.
And it produced a quick, clean kill.

Yep. Hopefully the ballistic tip will be the same way

 

[bdbrown66]

You didn't include them, but don't overlook the Hornady SST and Sierra TGK. I had fine results with the 129gr SST last fall from my 6.5 CM. And they are very accurate (.3") in my rifle.

 

[Wis65x55]

Yep. Hopefully the ballistic tip will be the same way

They will!

 

[cjmac]

You didn't include them, but don't overlook the Hornady SST and Sierra TGK. I had fine results with the 129gr SST last fall from my 6.5 CM. And they are very accurate (.3") in my rifle.

Oddly enough two of my custom rifles didn't like the Hornady bullets as much as they did the Sierra really weird

 

[cjmac]

Hornady does make a good bullet though I've seen a few deer shot with them

 

[Alaska]

I’ve a friend heading up to Fairbanks for some sort of family thing, his wife’s cousins ex wife’s cousins wedding or something like that. As a kid I caught all kinds of Grayling out near the fort, is it still good up there? I told him he needs to go exploring.

I live just South of Fairbanks in North Pole but yes Grayling are still in the Chena River. Grew up in NC shooting Deer and Black Bear with 30/06 and 308 Win both using 150gr Speer Hot Core and IMR 4895.

 

[ElmerThud]

Personally in my .25-06Rem..... 110gn AccuBond every time. Fabulous performance from close range to over 330yds in the Scottish Highlands.

 

[jimbires]

since guys are giving opinions on other bullets , here's mine . I've killed more whitetails with the Hornady interlock sp bt bullets , than all other combined . I hunted Kansas with a group of guys , a few shot 300 REM Ultra mags and 165 gr ballistic tips over H1000 powder . for whitetails , or medium size game in general , you really don't need a premium bullet . bullets of a more frangible construction could give much better on game results .you can get a bullet with too much integrity that just does not perform the way you expect . keep in mind too , the 308 is not a speed demon .


back to the AccuBond / Partition choice , in my experience I've seen quicker kills with the Partition . the Partition front acts like a regular old school bullet . this puts us back to the too much integrity issue .

 

[TackDriver284]

One thing to keep in mind that I forgot to note in my earlier post about Ballistic Tips. I regretted using a 140 Ballistic Tip in my 7 STW on a impala hunt back in the 90's, the bullet was screaming around 3,450 fps if I could remember out of a 28 inch barrel. Hit him quartered away, bullet blew up when it hit mid rib with the intention to travel into the lungs, but made a huge shallow wound, it was found a mile away an hour later. I never used a Ballistic Tip in that screamer again except tougher bullets like the Partition or AccuBond. It would have done better if it was broadside instead of quartered away.

 

[RL338]

I've killed more whitetails with the Hornady interlock sp bt bullets , than all other combined .

Same here , for years the 150gr SP (3031).

 

[salmonchaser]

Hornady didn’t get where they are building poor bullets.

 

[DocCoffee]

Looks like you have lots of replies. I’ll just say that I MIGHT have some ACCUBONDS that could be had cheap for the cause but won’t know until I get home from Zimbabwe on 9/1. Please message me so I don’t forget to look and I’ll let you know what I have.
DocCoffee

 

[Orezona]

Looks like you have lots of replies. I’ll just say that I MIGHT have some ACCUBONDS that could be had cheap for the cause but won’t know until I get home from Zimbabwe on 9/1. Please message me so I don’t forget to look and I’ll let you know what I have.
DocCoffee

Between the two of us he has the ability to try both on the cheap versus the Nosler crazy price. I like them, but dang. My ELD-X shoot lights out and don't let whitetail walk off.

 

[cjmac]

Hornady didn’t get where they are building poor bullets.

Definitely. Thay make some good ones . So do sierra . I kinda miss the old corelokt lol thay left golf ball size holes

 

[cjmac]

One thing to keep in mind that I forgot to note in my earlier post about Ballistic Tips. I regretted using a 140 Ballistic Tip in my 7 STW on a impala hunt back in the 90's, the bullet was screaming around 3,450 fps if I could remember out of a 28 inch barrel. Hit him quartered away, bullet blew up when it hit mid rib with the intention to travel into the lungs, but made a huge shallow wound, it was found a mile away an hour later. I never used a Ballistic Tip in that screamer again except tougher bullets like the Partition or AccuBond. It would have done better if it was broadside instead of quartered away.

Dang . Yeah I cant afford to have them run far ! In the river and thay are gone !!

 

[ElmerThud]

One thing to keep in mind that I forgot to note in my earlier post about Ballistic Tips. I regretted using a 140 Ballistic Tip in my 7 STW on a impala hunt back in the 90's, the bullet was screaming around 3,450 fps if I could remember out of a 28 inch barrel. Hit him quartered away, bullet blew up when it hit mid rib with the intention to travel into the lungs, but made a huge shallow wound, it was found a mile away an hour later. I never used a Ballistic Tip in that screamer again except tougher bullets like the Partition or AccuBond. It would have done better if it was broadside instead of quartered away.

Agreed, frangible bullets have limitations. Two main points as far as I've found... a, Shallow wound likelihood (as you describe) & b, way too much copper from the jacket spread around inside the deer. For myself, I found the AccuBond bullet did everything I wanted/needed. Great bullet. Pricey here in UK but100% reliable.

 

[Wolfshead]

I’m going to add this to something to think about as well. Maybe I’m putting some gas in the fire
I’m from NY and our illustrious elected officials (firearm lovers all…) have been considering going non-lead on all state and public lands. There is already some places lead is not allowed, so I’m anticipating it happening for the whole state.
Currently there is an incentive program for using monos which I participated in last season, and have signed up for this season. So I’ve since decided to be proactive, and develop a load for my rifles using monos.

For my 308 I’ve switched from the 150 grain accubonds to the 130 grain Barnes ttsx. I made the switch last fall, and I was able to take a decent Buck with them.
He was standing 270 yards away, ranged, and I hit him a little high in the shoulder. It dropped him where he stood.
No tracking.
I’m planning on using them again this season, and we’re also traveling to Greenville NC this fall to hunt, where I’ll use them on southern deer.
My 308 has a 20” barrel, and my hand loads are traveling an average of approximately 3200 fps from the muzzle, with Ramshot TAC.
I was able to recently shoot a ten shoot group of about 1.25” at 100 yards, so there pretty accurate for me out to 300.
The thing that really impressed me was the lack of bruised, and bloodshot meat near the wound.

 

[cjmac]

since guys are giving opinions on other bullets , here's mine . I've killed more whitetails with the Hornady interlock sp bt bullets , than all other combined . I hunted Kansas with a group of guys , a few shot 300 REM Ultra mags and 165 gr ballistic tips over H1000 powder . for whitetails , or medium size game in general , you really don't need a premium bullet . bullets of a more frangible construction could give much better on game results .you can get a bullet with too much integrity that just does not perform the way you expect . keep in mind too , the 308 is not a speed demon .


back to the AccuBond / Partition choice , in my experience I've seen quicker kills with the Partition . the Partition front acts like a regular old school bullet . this puts us back to the too much integrity issue .

Kinda what I was hoping for in the Partition . Fast expansion up front like a old school soft point , then the back half to stays intact to push through bone...
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I was just to worried the AccuBond would be to tough and not open good . But some say thay have shot fox , coyote and such and thay always expanded and left good holes

Agreed, frangible bullets have limitations. Two main points as far as I've found... a, Shallow wound likelihood (as you describe) & b, way too much copper from the jacket spread around inside the deer. For myself, I found the AccuBond bullet did everything I wanted/needed. Great bullet. Pricey here in UK but100% reliable.

Thats the bad thing about lead core sometimes that shed a lot. There not cheap here in the us either over 60$ a box i think

 

[cjmac]

I’m going to add this to something to think about as well. Maybe I’m putting some gas in the fire
I’m from NY and our illustrious elected officials (firearm lovers all…) have been considering going non-lead on all state and public lands. There is already some places lead is not allowed, so I’m anticipating it happening for the whole state.
Currently there is an incentive program for using monos which I participated in last season, and have signed up for this season. So I’ve since decided to be proactive, and develop a load for my rifles using monos.

For my 308 I’ve switched from the 150 grain accubonds to the 130 grain Barnes ttsx. I made the switch last fall, and I was able to take a decent Buck with them.
He was standing 270 yards away, ranged, and I hit him a little high in the shoulder. It dropped him where he stood.
No tracking.
I’m planning on using them again this season, and we’re also traveling to Greenville NC this fall to hunt, where I’ll use them on southern deer.
My 308 has a 20” barrel, and my hand loads are traveling an average of approximately 3200 fps from the muzzle, with Ramshot TAC.
I was able to recently shoot a ten shoot group of about 1.25” at 100 yards, so there pretty accurate for me out to 300.
The thing that really impressed me was the lack of bruised, and bloodshot meat near the wound.

Iv heard a lot about them . Seen a few recovered and some looked good , some didnt lol guess it relies more on shock then creating a wound channel ?