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I recovered the two 140gr. Accubonds used in my 84L .270Win. earlier this week on my annual elk hunt. They were both under the hide on the opposite side. The cow was 100 yards when first shot broadside. She turned the other direction and I shot her again broadside. No immediate sign of a hit but soon she got wobbly legs and fell, sliding about 600 yards down the hill. Finally one slid in the right direction!

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Congratulations on some nice eats.
Looks like you and your 270 did a good job bagging your elk.



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Excellent bullet performance. Congrats on your success.


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Good data points. I just acquired a 270 for just such a task. I bought 150 Partitions to try but have been looking at the 140 AB. Thanks for posting.


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Shot a nice 6x6 in New Mexico with a 200 grain AB in my 300 RUM. My shot was at 167 yards broadside resulting in the same Ol boring performance I get from Noslers. Recovered bullet on the offside shoulder, under the hide. 105.5 grains.

Congrats on your kill.....lot of fantastic meat there! Great performance by the bullets as well.


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I am a little surprised neither exited.


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Originally Posted by bludog
I am a little surprised neither exited.


I'm not.... really smile Nevertheless looks like the bullet did fine!

Sounds like a typical 270 elk kill to me.

Bigwhoop nice cow. Congrats




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But, but you shot an elk with a 270? 😉
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Originally Posted by BobinNH
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I am a little surprised neither exited.


I'm not.... really smile Nevertheless looks like the bullet did fine!

Sounds like a typical 270 elk kill to me.

Bigwhoop nice cow. Congrats


Me neither......looks about perfect to me.


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I have found about the same percentage of retained weight using ABs in .257, .270, .308, .338, .366 and .375 caliber cartridges on a variety of deer and elk and several species of African plains game. Overall, I have recovered just about half of them. The rest have exited. No failures, although several elk have stood around long enough to take a second shot. I admit to still shooting Partitions in two rifles that shoot them more accurately than anything else I have tried.


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Very nice, congrats!

My only rifle elk kills with 30-06 and NP did not exit either but rested on the hide.


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Originally Posted by byd
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Kimber Montana 84L, 140g. Accubond, 58gr. H4831SC, Fed 210, OAL 3.320" @ 2885fps.


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How do you beat that? Looks like text book performance. Thanks for sharing it.


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Congrat's Joe!

Personally, I've seen elk hold more Accubonds than Partitions, likely because they open up to a slightly bigger diameter. Either way, I don't see any real need for an exit hole and your AB's performance is great IMO.

I'm planning on trying 130,140,150 Partitions and 140 NAB's in my 270 MT... whichever shoots the best will get used.


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Thanks for the post BW, looks like the accubond worked as planned, enjoy the great eats!

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Originally Posted by Brad
Congrat's Joe!

Personally, I've seen elk hold more Accubonds than Partitions, likely because they open up to a slightly bigger diameter. Either way, I don't see any real need for an exit hole and your AB's performance is great IMO.

I'm planning on trying 130,140,150 Partitions and 140 NAB's in my 270 MT... whichever shoots the best will get used.


Brad, on our trip this fall, my friend who'd never even taken a deer before, took a grand 6x6 bull with his 270 at just over 200 yds. It was a perfectly placed broadside shot with a Premuim Fed 150-grain Nosler Partition. We shot over the summer familiarizing him with his rifle (Tikka) and load. It chrono's at about 2800+ fps from the 22" tube.

Tucked right behind the on-side shoulder, the NP was picture-perfect having lost its "nose" enroute to its resting place, as is usual, just under the off-side hide. The bull took a very short twenty step or so trip before quitting.

I don't think you will be hindered by any of those choices though I might lean toward the heavier weights myself.

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