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Hi guys,
Interested to know if anyone has recovered any ABs from large game.
I have only started using them so only a few deer have fallen victim so far. All have entered and exited the chest. The last was a Sika at 400 odd yards and exit hole was about 2 inches.
I have recovered this one from behind a target at 200 yards into a bank.
140grain .277
Keen to know of any performance on game reports.
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My mate has used them in his 7mm08 on several Reds, Chams and Tahr. He rates them very highly. They ran beautifully in my 300 win mag, and seriously dealt to the Tahr and red that I've shot with them. I've tried them in several rifles and they usually group better for me than SST's, VLD's or A-max too. So yeah, thumbs up from me. If you do your bit they'll do theirs.
Nice, did you ever recover any?
I shot a red hind ar 300 yds with a 160 accubond at 300 yds. Recovered the projectile under the skin on the offside shoulder. It was perfect mushroom, ended up losing it though.
Reckon it lost much weight?Quote:
Originally Posted by stug
Hi, I used them in my 7mm STW before it got rebarreled. They went quite well in it and knocked deer over quickly when put in the right place. However my brother used them in his 7mm08 and the 4 or 5 deer I saw him shoulder shoot them with seemed to take a bit longer than normal to die. We recovered one from a fallow spiker shot front on at about 50 yards and it hadn't opened much at all. IMHO they are a hard bullet and go ok with high velocity but not as good in lower velocity.
I haved used the 130gr AB exclusively in my 270win for the past 4 years with excellent results. Tahr, reds, fallow, pigs, goats have all dropped on the spot. Ranges from 20-380 yards. I rate them very highly. Were easy to get to shoot well, even when set way back to fit the magazine. Have them going 3050fps out a 24" barrel.
Only ever recovered one projectile, that was on a stag I shot at 200yds this roar, went through one shoulder, lungs and rested against the skin on the other side. All other animals have had 1-2" exit wounds.
:thumbsup: good resultsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
Yeah mate that was kind of what I was expecting to hear. Quite hardQuote:
Originally Posted by beagan257
good to know since I have just been given some in 6.5 to try,
They are the bomb.
Here are 5 x 140gn .277 all recovered from game, reds and sika to 350m.
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Nice!!! Is it in a win or wsm? Keen to hear what speed your getting if in a win mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Just touching 3000fps from a 24" barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Nice, im in the process of moving up slowly.
Don't get hung up on mv. Anything over 2900fps for a 140gn in the win is fine. Just make sure it shoots well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Yeah mate I hear ya. Mines only doing 2700 with absolutely no pressure signs. It does shoot very well though so not in too much hurry to change it. Would like to know where the pressure is mindue :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
I shot a couple of fallow last weekend at 220yards with 150g LRAB in .270win doing 2750fps. Both projectiles went straight through, lots of damage to the shoulders and dropped within a couple of feet of where they were shot.
Let us know how you go MikeeQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Im going to try 130s this weekend on paper going really fast :) would hate for it (the paper) to get away wounded :)
@Matt2308 - anything to add on the performance of the Accubond LR projectiles?
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The standard accubond is a very good projectile and has killed well for me in the past.
The LRAB has so far met and may be starting to exceed my expectations.
Game taken from 50 to +700m has ended up very dead!
The most controversial projectile on the internet ever perhaps. I've killed some deer and tahr with the 140 7mm and they worked.
I've used 110 grn in my 25/08 and 130 grn in 6.5/284 and both work well, I have got a 110 back and a perfect mushroom they are the only projectiles that I use on game now.
Yep, my father has had similar results in his .270. The .270 130gr ABs were simply devastating - I think he is running them around the 3100-3150fps mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
I tried the 130gr ABs in my .260 doing about 2850fps and found they killed well. Too hard for my liking though, a small wound track through red deer when compared to the 63gr sierras out of a 223. I figured I didn't step up to a .260 to give me less margin of error over my .223 so I moved on to a softer projectile.
I tried them in 7mm08 when they first came out in Federal's premium ammo - accuracy was excellent but my expreience on game was dissapointing.
I only shot 2 deer with them but that was enough to turn me off them. Back then I had no idea on impact velocity, bullet construction etc and was simply sucked in by advertising, plus they looked "cool".
To be fair the 2 deer were Red yearlings lung shot @ 250-300yds, both bullets had exited out off side and the hole didnt look any different to the entry.
1st went about 200yds, 2nd about 600yds with bugger all of a blood trail - took me 3 1/2 hours to find!
This is just my experience and I know guys that swear by them but they're not for me
Just my 2c
Thanks for posting all. I am a fence sitter with the AB. I have shot deer using them but because of their accuracy three of the five were taken with neck or head shots. Nothing wrong with that, in fact excellent but;
I have also had one fall, get up and run for 1km. That's not good and I have doubted them ever since. The 7mm bullet went clean in through the chest at under 200m. Never found the slug but I do know that freaked me out a little.
Most reviews are favourable and I guess my shot was off...
I am wanting to load some more for the .280 and so to try at higher velocity.
There's my 2.5c
I loaded some 130s for a mates .270 and he shot 1/2 dozen stags over 3 ruts with them. Although dead on their feet and one being his best at 320ish DS, he had to look for all of them. They were all shot under 100 yrds. He went off them and changed to a 6.5-06 anyway not long after.
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My 300wm loves 180gr Accubonds, shot Deer out to 560 yds.
Just bowled a heap of Pigs, Donkey's, Horses, Scrub bulls and Dogs with them, the GG's take a few when you don't place them right but they don't go far.
180gr Accubond on a Dog - Entry wound.
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These seven Donkey's liked them as well :D:D
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How fast is the winmag pushing them?
approx 2750
Hmmm, not that quick then.
It has been my observation over the years that 30cal projectiles in a number of styles are more frangible than their equivalent's in say 7-6.5mm
My 338 rum was driving the 225 accubonds at 3100-3200Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Bloody devastating dinner plate sized holes sometimes.....but sometimes not so flash.
That's the problem with a Tikka, limited by the mag.
My AR30 300wm spits them out a lot quicker due to longer mag length. ie seat a little longer which allows more powder.
The 300wm in the photo is my Tikka T3 with Bell & Carson stock and AI bottom metal with 10 round mags. I use my standard loaded rounds that fit the Tikka mag simply because I had a couple hundy preloaded. When I burn thru them I'll get some loaded up a little longer, there's still room in the AI mags.
Im trying to come up with a load for my .270 using 140s. What powder are you using if you don't mind me asking?
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Originally Posted by Shearer
Im using 2209 with really good results. Think Shearer gave me the tip to do so?Quote:
Originally Posted by mcche171
I was using N560. 60gns. Also used AR2213sc for quite a while. That was fine too.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcche171
