WHAT ACCUBOND SHOULD BE NEXT?

[FOTIS]

Still hoping for the .416 350gr. My new all purpose elk round. With the kind of B/C the accubonds have it will do everything I need except for extreem range (beyond 400 yds) and my .375RUM with the 260 gr. A/Bs will continue to fill that need. :wink:

Make me a 325. 3100 fps in my 416 WBY! :lol:

 

[rquack]

Another vote for the 120 grain 7mm/.284. I'd like to see a 120 grain Partition but this would be a big step in the right direction and allow me to be patient a bit longer till the Partition might someday become available.

 

[SakoL61R]

Another vote for a 165 or 168 :grin: .308

 

[Diriel]

6.5x55 swede
130gr - .264

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I vote for a .257" 120g AB because of the added weight and BC for longer range. Also a .308" 220g AB again for the same purpose of added weight and BC. If I owned a 7mm at the time, which for now I dont, I would have liked to seen a 175g AB.

 

[2ndtimer]

I vote for a .257" 120g AB because of the added weight and BC for longer range. Also a .308" 220g AB again for the same purpose of added weight and BC. If I owned a 7mm at the time, which for now I dont, I would have liked to seen a 175g AB.

While those sound good, the problem is that they probably would not be stable with standard twist rates in popular calibers. Accubonds are long for weight in calibers, even longer than ballistic tips. That is why you don't see a 140 gr ballistic tip in 6.5 caliber, because it probably wouldn't be stable at most 6.5 velcities and twist rates. Undoubtedly, that is why the heaviest ballistic tips in the 6mm and 25 calibers are 95 and 115 gr respectively. So when you think maximum weight for Accubonds/Ballistic Tips, think a few grains lighter because otherwise they might be too long to shoot accurately in factory barrels. At least that is my theory.

 

[Zeke Menuar]

I have two Lee-Enfields and five Mosin-Nagants. All of them are in the regular rotation as backups to my scoped guns. I would like to see either Partitons and/or Accubonds in .311

ZM

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I dont believe that is always true. My 25-06 is a standard Winchester model 70 classic with a 1 in 10" I recently ordered some bullets called Wildcat bullets. They are made in Canada. They are of a ULD type and have very high BC's. I am more into shooting 500-800 yards so bullet weight and BC is very important to me. ANyways, he makes a 125g ULD. It will shoot 1 inch groups at 300 yards at 2950fps. The rough estimate BC I came up with my drop charts was around .525. Dont get me wrong. In my first 25-06 it was a Ruger, I used that extensively with the 115g BT at 3200. Killed 3 bears at longer than normal ranges, and couple bucks at 500-600. The main reason I chose and stuck with that bullet was because at the time, it was the bullet with the highest BC. I love Nosler BT's and have been taking a liking to the 110g and 200g.

Now I had some questions reguarding the weight myself. I gave him a call and he was very kind and helpful. My main question was that I had always thought 120g was the heaviest bullet you could shoot in a factory 1 in 10 twist. He assured me the 125g would shoot out of my factory 25-06 barrel. Thats all it took for me to try them out. I took a 145' class whitetail with it at 440 yards. I dont see any reason why companies cant make plastic tip bullets in the heaviest weight for caliber. I just dont get it. There is a lot more and more LR shooters and the heavier bullets with higher BC's are what counts, along with accuracy, and practice.

 

[IdahoCTD]

Still hoping for the .416 350gr. My new all purpose elk round. With the kind of B/C the accubonds have it will do everything I need except for extreem range (beyond 400 yds) and my .375RUM with the 260 gr. A/Bs will continue to fill that need. :wink:

Make me a 325. 3100 fps in my 416 WBY! :lol:

I can only get 2800 or so out of those. Give me a 300gr @ 3000fps :grin:

I've shot stuff past 400yds with speer 350s @ 2650 in my Remmie. Man I love Leupold with target knobs :lol: Those drilled 300 X's at 2980fps are still more impressive though.

I'd like to see a .451 cal 250 and 300gr AccuBond for use in muzzleloaders also. Why give hornady all the business :wink:

 

[Buffalobob]

I shoot a 240Wby and would like a 100 grain AccuBond in 243.

 

[sambo3006]

A 250 gr .338 cal would be awesome. PLEASE!!! I would guess that the BC would be pushing .600. Talk about no wind drift and energy retention.

 

[sewwhat89]

.243 95 gr AB (Swift already has 90 gr)

.264 115 gr AB and 140 gr AB (Swift has 130) - This would reach two markets currently untouched; bc for 115 about .45 and 140 about .6

.284 120 gr - This would be the ulitimate WT bullet for the SA 7mm rounds

.308 168 or 175 gr with VLD taper (165 is new for '06)

.338 260 gr VLD taper - bc of .6+ and kryptonite for larger game from 338 LM, 338/300RUM and 338RUM

.358 225 gr

.458 350-375 gr - A soft-tip like the Hornady's new round would be cat's ass

 

[richcale]

200 gr. 358!

 

[260 Shooter]

I would like to see a 6.5, 140 gr and a 7MM in the 175 gr range both with as high a B.C. as possible. The 168 gr .308 is also a good idea.

260

 

[Chinook]

I'd very much like to see a 6.5 mm bullet in your AccuBond line-up. Perhaps a 100 gr. and a 130 gr. (to split the difference between 120 and 140).

 

[Elkhunter1983]

I haven't seen this one mentioned yet so here goes. There are a lot of long range hunters out there that are using Sierra Matchkings due to their accuracy potential and high BC's. They prefer the heavy for caliber bullets i.e. 240 gr .308. So what I and a lot of them would like to see is a 220 or preferably a 240 gr AB with an extremely high BC. for use in the big 30 calibers like the 300 RUM or the 30-378 Weatherby. This bullet could be used on deer and all the way up to the big bears. Thanks for listening.

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I definately second that. Those big bullets usually outdo the lighter ones around 300-400 yards.

 

[fulpes]

Hi there.

I'm new in this forum and i havent time enough to read all topics.
My wishes for new Accubonds are a .264 110gr (for my 6.5x57R) and a .338 in 200gr (for my 8.5x63).
I've read somewhere that the .338 is on the way.
What is about a .264?
Which weights are planned?
When are the bullets ready for reloading?

Best wishes from Germany

fulpes

 

[Johnny Guttry]

I vote for the 90 or 95 grain .243. Would be excellent in the wssm

 

[Flakjkt]

.223 and .243