I don't recall exactly when AccuBonds were introduced, but my hunting notes show I used my first on big game in 2004--which had to be very shortly after they appeared, as during the decade from 2000-2010 I was doing a LOT of bullet testing on big game. So am guessing the "bad bonding:" incident took place in 2005 or 2006.
Do know that after that I have used AccuBonds on 10 species of big game, and watched hunting companions take another 16, both in North America and Africa. The bullets included 6.5mm 130; 7mm 150 and 160;.30 150, 180 and 200: .338 200 and 225, and .375 260, with plenty of animals larger than "deer-sized," including caribou, elk, grizzly, gemsbok, kudu, blue wildebeest, zebra and eland--as well as some smaller than deer, including a wolverine and a couple baboons. None of them "failed."
