That's no doubt a factor.

The most "strain" I've seen put on an AccuBond in Africa was a 160-grain shot from a 7mm Dakota at under 100 yards, the animal a red haartebeest bull. The bullet worked fine, even at a muzzle velocity of 3100 and the close impact.


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