Originally Posted by SU35
AB's are supposed to behave like Partitions but I've found them to not penetrate as well due to them opening up wider. If you want penetration the Partition is still the way to go.

Originally Posted by DINK
I have also had good luck with the 180 grain accubond at 3347 fps from my 300 ultra. The bullet always exited deer and antelope.

Dink


I would have to agree on both assessments above pretty much. On the bullet below recovered from a bull elk, the weight retention wasn't all that good. It started out as a 180 gn but the retained wt is only 125 gn. However, it went as far as it needed to go I guess. It was a angled front on shot taken at about 240 yds. It broke up the shoulder and 3 ribs, then passed through to be recovered under the hide on the far side. The other 55 grains of shrapnel did some major internal damage.

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Steve