You're nipping at the crux of the problem. Folks get so enamored of LR performance they forget what happens when more fragile,lighter jacketed bullets impact heavy game(and sometimes light game)) at magnum velocity.Then they blame the bullet when it was the application that was wrong.
The 140 AB that does well at 300+ yards from a 7mm magnum may not do so good at close range where velocity is high....pretty certain a 160 AB would have done much better.
In the 7mm Rem Mag, and dealing with a bull moose at close range(any range for that matter) a 150 SS II would not make my short list.
I believe there was some chatter about that subject and Accubond Long Range bullets as well.
16B - I've seen the same reports about the LRAB. Not so much on the NAB though.
Bob - The fellas that had the 140gr NAB blow-up are going back to the 139gr SST as they've had good performance with that bullet from the 7RM. I thought the SST would be "softer" and more explosive than the NAB.
The fella that shot the moose with the 150gr SS II has killed a pile of deer, elk, and moose with the 150gr Core-Lokt and is going back to that ammo. I thought the SS II was a "harder" bullet than the CL, and harder than most bonded bullets? Either way, he says moose are a lot easier to kill than elk and has never had a problem with the 150gr CL.
J
