ABLR at short range
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Was that on entry or exit side?
Entry. Never exited. mtmuley
Definitely dumped some shrapnel. Had a 110 accubond do that from a 257 weatherby. Course they started life at 3450fps and the deer wasn’t 75 yards away. 2 grenaded on surface. 3rd finally made inside rib cage. First and only time I seen an accubond do that.
Yeah. It completely came apart. I haven't recovered many bullets from the RUM. I did put a 200 grain Accubond into a bull at 42 yards 3200 fps muzzle velocity with no issues. Stuff happens. mtmuley
My opinion is if you’re planning to shoot 400 and under no reason to do the ABLR. I’d just shoot the 140 grain Accubond. I don’t think you will gain much going with the 150 grain. Especially when you consider the different weight retentions.
Long range bullet models typically are designed with higher BC to help reduce drop and wind drift. They often also are designed to open at lower velocities. The second part is usually not the best for the average hunter at normal reasonable ranges.
Ult
Long range bullet models typically are designed with higher BC to help reduce drop and wind drift. They often also are designed to open at lower velocities. The second part is usually not the best for the average hunter at normal reasonable ranges.
Ult
I’ve loaded ABLR bullets in several different rifles and have found them to be pretty easy to find accuracy. They’ve never been finicky for me at all. I’ve killed three bucks with the 142 grain ABLR out of a 6.5 Creedmoor. They were all inside 70 yards. All three died quickly and the two that ran left great blood trails. The other one was neck shot and dropped in his tracks.
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Just to add to the discussion, here is a 180gr Accubond from a 300 win mag at 380 yards. Buck was bedded quartering to. Bullet entered through the scapula and I found it under the skin on the opposite side hip. Buck hopped up and ran 50 yards to the head of a deep cut before backflipping and rolling down the rocky SOB another 40 yards… I was so nervous he was going to have something broke off when we got up to him, but luckily, just a few scratches. I would have much preferred something with a better chance of him being DRT..
The next year I shot a buck at 496 quartered away, same set-up, but entered scapula and exited the neck (uphill shot). I think he was dead before his head hit the ground. No recovery on that bullet.
In short, I kind of think the ABLR would have been a better choice in those scenarios, but the Accubond got the job done.
The next year I shot a buck at 496 quartered away, same set-up, but entered scapula and exited the neck (uphill shot). I think he was dead before his head hit the ground. No recovery on that bullet.
In short, I kind of think the ABLR would have been a better choice in those scenarios, but the Accubond got the job done.
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