The NBT bdid exactly what it was designed to. It transferred every bit of energy to its target. How far did the cow go after the shot?
I've used BT's and SST's in 270, 280, 30-06, 7mm08, and many other calibers. Most folks tend to lump these 2 bullets together as plastic-tipped grenades that separate or blow up. I have killed a lot of elk with both of these bullets and I can tell you that they behave very differently. The BT tends to expand quicker and produce more "bang flops" on deer sized game, at the expense of more meat loss. The SST usually leaves a caliber-sized entry and a quarter size exit on deer, with less meat loss. On elk, the SST usually penetrates far better, and retains much more weight than the BT, resulting in lots of dead elk! Again, these results were not in speed demon calibers, they were calibers that produce 3000 fps on down. I actually choose SST's over Accubonds in most situations because they tend to be more accurate and open better at longer ranges. Plus Nosler's load data was most likely written by a lawyer instead of a ballistician.Stumbled around while heard ran off. Follow up shot required. Not the bullets fault... I now see I used the wrong hammer for the job.
When I was younger I had good results out of my fathers 270 with factory Hornady SSTs so I figured Nos BT would do well. Maybe I’ve just got lucky with the SSTs
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Stick with what you have - it works. You dont want a bullet with a pretty mushroom - you want one like what you've got that will chew stuff up even after a 500yd trip.To follow up on this thread, I just harvest a cow elk at a little over 500 yards with the 130 BT going approx 3000 FPS.
Cow slightly quartering away and I entered in front of the the last rib and bullet stopped in middle of the off side rib cage. The jacket separated from the core. I found the core in the offside rib cage. Not too impressed in a bullet that separated and didn’t make it out when it only hit two ribs and vitals at approx 2100 FPS.
May give the 140 accubond or 150 partition a try... but they are nearly triple the cost of 150 interlocks so may have to try them
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I gotta ask. Are you really the guy from the JG Wentworth commercials??Has anybody here tried the new 150gr Accubond? Non LR version.
Stick with what you have - it works. You dont want a bullet with a pretty mushroom - you want one like what you've got that will chew stuff up even after a 500yd trip.
Pretty mushroom bullets are hole drillers at that distance - an elk-size critter can run a long ways with an arrow shaft-size hole through it.
IMHO of course.
I gotta ask. Are you really the guy from the JG Wentworth commercials??
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I have tried many bullets in my various 270's, 270WSM and 270 WBY including 130 TTSX, 130 AB, 140 AB, 150 NPT etc... and most except the TTSX have produced great kills. However, as of 3 years ago, I have switched to the 140 Tipped Sierra game Kings (Game changers) and have made some spectacular kills with them. They run at 3,125 fps out of my 24" barrel of my custom 270W. in to .2 MOA with no pressure.