Accubond performance??

[fisherman983]

They can be very accurate and are deadly, I don't use them anymore.
They have caused explosive and excessive meat damage in my limited use.
Eld-m are cheaper, easier to tune and far more readily available and cause less meat damage for me

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[btmonnat]

I use Accbonds in most everything. Great accuracy and performance. JMO

 

[jeffpenland123]

i have shot 2 does( both a hundred pounds not to big)with the acubonds with a 300 weatherby mag 180 gr. 100 yards each. one droped instaly the second one run sixty yards and droped big blood trail pieces of lung and heart matter.they are good i cant get them anymore with the weatherby brand loads. so i will try barnes ttsx are they any good.

acutally make that four awesome expanision and penetration no bullet to be found complete penetration

 

[jeffpenland123]

They can be very accurate and are deadly, I don't use them anymore.
They have caused explosive and excessive meat damage in my limited use.
Eld-m are cheaper, easier to tune and far more readily available and cause less meat damage for me

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eld-m are target bullets not hunting bullets not trying to argue. move to a eld-x hunting bullet. the eld-m'sare a thicker target jacket they will expand but if you plan on shooting 500 to 600 yards on elk or deer they won't expand. the eld-x is the way to go praticly a same bc and sd and will expand with velocity's of 1800 and up eld-m are made to expand.

 

[JJ1179]

Just set up a 7mm stw, it's tack driving Nosler trophy grade 160 Accubonds but I was wondering how it will perform on an animal from whitetail to elk, moose, or what ever, need some input on that round from the ones that shoot or have tried that it or the Accubond from a different caliber.

I shoot 160 Accubonds in my STW. I love that round. I’ve killed around 8 elk out to over 1000 yards and deer out to 600 yards. I’m confident that it will be sufficient for your needs.

 

[Flyjunky]

eld-m are target bullets not hunting bullets not trying to argue. move to a eld-x hunting bullet. the eld-m'sare a thicker target jacket they will expand but if you plan on shooting 500 to 600 yards on elk or deer they won't expand. the eld-x is the way to go praticly a same bc and sd and will expand with velocity's of 1800 and up eld-m are made to expand.

 

[jeffpenland123]

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what's this for.

 

[CC55]

what's this for.

Not to disrupt the thread, but I'm guessing it's the general consensus that the ELDM comes into it's own at long range, and even further. Has a wider, but possibly shallower wound channel ELDX does due to that quick disruption at all velocities.

Here is a pic of the jacket thickness of the thicker ELDX vs thinner ELDM:

 

[SouthPaw]

eld-m are target bullets not hunting bullets not trying to argue. move to a eld-x hunting bullet. the eld-m'sare a thicker target jacket they will expand but if you plan on shooting 500 to 600 yards on elk or deer they won't expand. the eld-x is the way to go praticly a same bc and sd and will expand with velocity's of 1800 and up eld-m are made to expand.

88g eld-m, 551 yards on a mule deer buck. Somehow it "expanded".

 

[Flyjunky]

what's this for.

There is so much info on the eldm’s on this site that prove it earns the nickname “eldmurder”.

 

[jeffpenland123]

88g eld-m, 551 yards on a mule deer buck. Somehow it "expanded".

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well i did not know they would expand but why use a target bullet for hunting.

 

[Flyjunky]

well i did not know they would expand but why use a target bullet for hunting.

For many of us a “target” bullet has produced outstanding results. They are lethal!

Honestly, with how much they are discussed I can’t believe people still think that.

 

[jeffpenland123]

For many of us a “target” bullet has produced outstanding results. They are lethal!

Honestly, with how much they are discussed I can’t believe people still think that.

if it ain't a bonded or cup and core i won't use them imo.

 

[jeffpenland123]

Not to disrupt the thread, but I'm guessing it's the general consensus that the ELDM comes into it's own at long range, and even further. Has a wider, but possibly shallower wound channel ELDX does due to that quick disruption at all velocities.

Here is a pic of the jacket thickness of the thicker ELDX vs thinner ELDM:
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when i said that i meant to say the eld-m had a thinner jacket

 

[bmart2622]

if it ain't a bonded or cup and core i won't use them imo.

It is a cup and core

 

[bmart2622]

well i did not know they would expand but why use a target bullet for hunting.

Then why say that they wont expand?

 

[jeffpenland123]

Then why say that they wont expand?

like i said they're a target bullet a normal person ain't gonna go shoot a elk with a fmj so the eld-m is a target bullet so i say don't use. go to bass pro and seea box of match ammo 20 years ago that stuff would rot on the shelf.

 

[bmart2622]

That still doesn't answer the question. And I would say only an uninformed person would say that an Eldm is not suitable for game

 

[bmart2622]

like i said they're a target bullet a normal person ain't gonna go shoot a elk with a fmj so the eld-m is a target bullet so i say don't use. go to bass pro and seea box of match ammo 20 years ago that stuff would rot on the shelf.

You do know that an Eldm isnt a FMJ right?

 

[FluffFire]

Pertaining to the original thread, I use 165gr .308 accubonds with great success. They are the most accurate bullet out to 200m by a large margin out of my tikka t3x.