outstanding Accubond performance on elk.

[salmonchaser]

The first shot on my bull went through the left front leg bone, through the chest, taking out a rib on both sides, through the heavy muscle but no bone on the far shoulder and stopped on the hide.
Very mangled but it held together weighing in at 165 grains.
250 grain .338 AccuBond
Muzzle velocity 2900
Impact velocity at 427 yards, 2150+/-
I'm pretty well sold on AccuBond.

 

[truck driver]

Looking good and congrats now all we need is pics of the Elk.

 

[DrMike]

They do work. My hunting partner (Blkram) uses them almost exclusively in a number of cartridges with good results. Excellent picture, SC.

 

[salmonchaser]

T.D. The photo is under 18 preference points success. I misplaced the bullet for a while, found it this afternoon.

 

[DrMike]

And a fine elk it was!

http://forum.nosler.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28138&p=306786#p306786

 

[Elkman]

A very nice, bull for sure, congratulations.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Nice bull, good stickers, congratulations!

 

[Anonymous]

I'm sold on the AB too, but I'm a jealous- I've never recovered one for a photo...just leaves big bloody holes behind.LOL!

 

[Charlie-NY]

My 900+ lb moose took a 250 AccuBond on the point of his shoulder. The bullet traveled through both shoulders and was caught by the offside hide.
At the shot, the big bull flipped over backwards and was DRT as his palms stuck into the ground behind him. The bullet was recovered at the butcher shop and weighed a mere 102gr.
Another classic example of Nosler "bullet failure".

 

[DrMike]

Another classic example of Nosler "bullet failure".

I've observed a lot of such "failures" throughout my days of hunting. I know of one guide in this area who will not let a hunter use Partitions because, according to him, they fail. He is an anomaly and not particular popular, getting few repeat clients I should expect. Knowledgeable people recognise quality when witnessed.

 

[SJB358]

Very nice SC! Woodycreek (Brian) has a 200 AB recovered from a bull during his hunt. Mangled up pretty rough and about a 100 yards further, but still looks about the same. The big AB's do work real well, that is for certain.

Congrats on that bull. It is a dream to be able to hunt the big branched antlered bulls in that area of Oregon.

 

[joelkdouglas]

Great bull! Thanks for the AB report.

 

[salmonchaser]

I agree with Dr. Mike's assessment on bullet failure, if they penetrate the boiler room, break some shoulder bones and stop on the hide, kinda hard to call that a failure no matter what it looks like. Of course, like rifle and caliber discussion; fresh elk tenderloin, a camp fire, your favorite beverage, and good friends aids the discussion on the virtue of rifles and bullets.

 

[LD375]

My 900+ lb moose took a 250 AccuBond on the point of his shoulder. The bullet traveled through both shoulders and was caught by the offside hide.
At the shot, the big bull flipped over backwards and was DRT as his palms stuck into the ground behind him. The bullet was recovered at the butcher shop and weighed a mere 102gr.
Another classic example of Nosler "bullet failure".

I had similar performance from the .375 260gr AccuBond on moose too, 1 shot and he dropped in his tracks, no bullet recovery though.

Lou

 

[Charlie-NY]

My 900+ lb moose took a 250 AccuBond on the point of his shoulder. The bullet traveled through both shoulders and was caught by the offside hide.
At the shot, the big bull flipped over backwards and was DRT as his palms stuck into the ground behind him. The bullet was recovered at the butcher shop and weighed a mere 102gr.
Another classic example of Nosler "bullet failure".

I had similar performance from the .375 260gr AccuBond on moose too, 1 shot and he dropped in his tracks, no bullet recovery though.

Lou

Are you sure that poor moose didn't just have a heart attack when he saw you unleash that 260 NAB? You probably didn't recover the bullet because it wizzed over his back when he faltered. :lol:

 

[LD375]

My 900+ lb moose took a 250 AccuBond on the point of his shoulder. The bullet traveled through both shoulders and was caught by the offside hide.
At the shot, the big bull flipped over backwards and was DRT as his palms stuck into the ground behind him. The bullet was recovered at the butcher shop and weighed a mere 102gr.
Another classic example of Nosler "bullet failure".

I had similar performance from the .375 260gr AccuBond on moose too, 1 shot and he dropped in his tracks, no bullet recovery though.

Lou

Are you sure that poor moose didn't just have a heart attack when he saw you unleash that 260 NAB? You probably didn't recover the bullet because it wizzed over his back when he faltered. :lol:

Ha!

 

[1Shot]

I have only used little accubonds compared to you fellows but I have never had the opportunity to hunt west of the Mississippi nor much above the Mason Dixon line. White tail deer has been my game and the 130 AccuBond from my 264 Win Mag at 3350 fps muzzle velocity has been my bullet. Man that thing is accurate and is a killer. I have only recovered one bullet ever. It was from a buck shot at 111 yards almost facing me. Bullet was placed on the front edge of it's left shoulder and he just fell back on his butt and rolled over dead. The bullet smashed the scapula and made mush of his lungs shredded his liver and made a mess of his guts. Bullet was found in his smashed ball joint in his right ham. Weight was 87 grs and a text book mushroom. That bullet had to still be going over 3100 fps on impact. Yep it was another case of Accobond failure. LOL By the way nice elk. I have always said that if I got the chance to hunt elk it would be with a 338 Win mag. My buddy picked up a Ruger 77 338 Win mag in a trade and we played with it some while doing crop damage deer control. We shot 200 gr Speer bullets which were the lightest bullets we could find at the time. That thing was accurate and if you hit the shoulder of a deer it really bowled them over but hitting through the ribs the bullet was too tough for those 100 to 150 lb deer and they would run off like a bow shot deer until they bled out. He sold that rifle to a fellow going to Alaska on a bear hunt.

 

[Oldtrader3]

If you are killing deer with a caliber intended for game which weighs 800 pounds or more, use a 210 gr Partition, they always open up and form a mushroom in the front half at any velocity over 1800 fps.

 

[salmonchaser]

1shot,
I hope you make the elk hunt happen, do it soon as Oregon, Montana and Wyoming are considering making it tougher on non-resident hunters.
Certainly a great excuse to buy a 338; however, a good friend of mine grew up in Elgin, Oregon the heart of Oregon's best elk hunting. He has killed a lot of elk with his .264 mag.

 

[1Shot]

The elk hunt may just be a pipe dream for me. I have a house to pay for before I retire and the funds for both are just not possible. Maybe some of the elk that they have transplanted on this side of the Mississippi might one day reproduce enough to allow getting a chance at one for me. Yes the more deer I shoot with the 130AB makes me think that it would work pretty well on elk because I shoot it really well and can put the bullet where it needs to go.