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Got a .308 that loves them! What are the "mechanics" behind them?

They are a bonded bullet and they perform very well on animals I shot. Fast kills

More specifically they are only bonded in the rear. The front does blow out at high speeds, much like a partition. You will not get 100% weight retention, if that's what you're after. I like them and use them a lot, including in my fiance's .308 with 165s.

I shot one 8-point whitetail buck with a 180-grain Accu-Bond W-W factory load from a .300 Winchester Magnum. Range was about 80 yards and the buck was broadside to me.

It was DRT and the internal damage indicated excellent expansion. That's only a sample of one but I would gladly use them again on deer.

Closest thing to a tipped nosler partition that I've personally ever used. That's a very high compliment. They have been very accurate in my rifles.

I have been using them since they 1st came out. Accuracy has always been excellent. Penetration & terminal performance outstanding. Would not be my 1st choice for big bears or Cape buffalo but on most thin skinned game it is a great bullet. I used a 180 accobond out of 300 win mag on a plains game safari and was well pleased. Have used same bullet on sheep, caribou, mule deer, & lots of whitetail, and several big bull elk. Never let me down when I did my part. 163bc

I would use it on big brn bear all day long! Friend shot a 8 1/2 footer on kodiak using a 200gr accubond in a 325 wsm.

+1

fly like a Ballistic Tip

penetrate like a Partition

Hole going in and coming out. Not as frangible as a ballistic tip, but enough to leave a good blood trail should tracking become necessary.

latest example.

100 lb boar,

308 Win., 150 gr. Accubond. +/- 2,800 FPS MV. +/- 100 yds.

entry at shoulder




exit ribs



Bang/flop, DRT


Best,

GWB

thanks fellas!

Yes.

People keep asking about getting a "tipped partition" and I remind them of the Accubond. It really was Nosler's answer to the tipped partition request. Good bullets. Real good bullets!

Guy

My .270 WSM loves them and the deer hate them. They have performed very well on every occasion that I have used them.

I shoot the Accubond in several rifles. I like them a lot, have slayed a bunch of deer with them and have yet to catch one.
That said, all I've shot with the Accubond are whitetails but cannot fathom how they wouldn't work on everything else on this continent.

I switched to Accubonds in 2008 in all my rifles

No complaints

I use like weight balistic tips for range practice

I will gladly hunt with them any time. Have used the 110 gr. in a couple of .25-06 rifles with very good results. Would like to try the 6mm 90 gr. bullets next year during deer season if I can find some.

Been running the 110 in a 25-06 and then had it punched to AI. It has performed flawlessly every time. Most DRT. Plan to swap to AB in my 300wm this year as well, although hard to change from the BT that has done everything I've asked for the last 15 years.
I do think that the AB will hold together a lot better though.

I've used the .308 180 grains on whitetail, hogs, and an elk. All have been one shot kills, and all but the elk had exit holes. Great bullet when started at speeds from 2800 to 2950 fps. (They are probably good above and below that range, but those are the speeds I have experience with.)

With a log of over 40 animals taken with AB's I am sold on them exclusively. I run 140's in my 280's, 150's in my 308 & 165's in my 300 WSM. Took a sizable Red Stag last year with the 300 WSM and he stumbled 10 yards and toppled.

150 NAB .30-06: 3
Mule deer bucks: 0

Very accurate as well.


P

The 110gr .257 is a killer for sure outta the .257 Roy!

Bang/flop. The End.

Yeah, they work.

My wife shot her first buck using an accubond. Worked without a hiccup for her.

Grandad kilt'em with a whole lot less. I figure with accubonds we are blessed.

These must be the best bullets on the planet. I've been trying to find some to reload for my new to me .257 Wby. Everybody is recommending them but I can't find any. So the question is, "Who is hoarding all the .25 cal 110g Accubond"?

I got an e-mail from Nosler customer service yesterday. The Accubonds have been out of stock for months and currently they are not on the production schedule. E-tips are on schedule for the fourth quarter this year.

I have a [bleep] of them for my and my son's .257 Roy. Can't see using anything else in those rifles, ever.

They work in the Roberts also.

Yep - even though I hit him a little further back than I wanted due to the angle he didn't go far. 110 AB @ 2875 fps at about 75 yards

Shot an Iranian Red Sheep at 80 yards with a 110 Accubond out of my 257 Weatherby. Started at 3450 fps. Shoulder shot, drt. Bullet was found underneath the off side. Weighed 54 grains.

Accubonds in 300 win.180grns. and 7mm08 140grns.only shot one elk
with them in the 300. Shot a lot of deer with the 140 in 7mm08.they have worked very well for me.

You rhymed.

And, that's the way they look on every one I have seen depicted or I recovered.

I have taken one 5x5 bull elk as well as many WI whitetails with my 7mm WSM shooting 160gr Accubonds as well as a 6x6 bull elk with my 325 WSM shooting 200gr Accubonds. The bullets I have recovered very much resemble the pictures above and the performance and accuracy have always been more than acceptable.
The ones I have recovered are interestingly almost always right around 70% weight retention.
I wouldn't hesitate to shoot anything with them.
The same goes for other family members that shoot combos including:
300 WSM 180gr Accubonds
30-06 180gr Accubonds
300 Win Mag 180gr Accubonds
7mm Rem Mag 160gr Accubonds
270 WSM 140gr Accubonds

Shot a 160 lbs 8 pt with a 125 gr Accubond from a RSI .308 at 2950 fps. Shot behind the shoulder (50 yds) Small hole going in 2" coming out.

6.5 x 55 140 grain Accubonds at 2650 fps have done the deal for me ...



This stag dropped like a rock with a frontal shot.

Nice animals Rodell! The 140gr NAB has served me well in my 6.5x55 as well. This is the only one that I've recovered. Almost full length penetration on a large hog.

My Ruger M77 .270 usually shoots 140 NBT's into a 1 1/2" group @100. I just loaded up some 140 AB's and shot them today out of that rifle and the groups were closer to 3". All I changed was I used H414 powder instead of my normal W760 because 760 was sold out. I thought AB's shot close to the same as NBT's so what happened? I know my loads are good because my All Weather Hawkeye loves them.

Same powder, different batch.

I have been testing a few rifles lately and noticed accuracy going off in rifles of proven history. The only thing that has changed is the batches of primers and powders I have around, so the tests continue to isolate the items of discrepancy.