I agree w/ ya but, but if i get 2 bullets w/ the same exact specs and shoot exactly the same for when i make my dope sheet for the gun, id go that route so im more or less, "practicing how i hunt"..and for the once a year i go after something bigger than deer, the AB's would work as good as anything else if i know where to put the bullet at...im kinda a KISS type of guy, and dont like that have to mess around w/ stuff once i get it how i want. But i do appreciate your input on other options
A 165-gn NBT at 300 WM speeds is gonna be vicious on meat. Personally, I'd use a heavier, tougher bullet... keeping in the Nosler family a 180-NBT and 180-NAB pairing make more sense to me.
I load the 200-gn Accubond in my 300 WM and believe it to be an excellent all-around choice- one of the best if not the best. Just IMHO.
I have looked at the 200 accubonds, but i think thats a lil heavier than id like to go
Just for the sake of discussion- because let me say, there's a whole bunch of ways to skin this one, and very few of them suck, grin- why not the heavier bullet?
The 200-grain Accubond will likely have a muzzle velocity around 2900 fps, and that's fairly meat- friendly with an Accubond (NAB). So it's arguably better up close than the 165 or 180 NBT or NAB, unless you slow them down a bit. Plus, on an elk it should out-penetrate either of the above on average.
It's also going to be a good quick killer due to how NAB's work. You might give up a LITTLE "thunderbolt effect" to the 165-NBT but then again, I do think you run the risk of jellying half a deer with the 165, too.
With it's BC of .588 it's the best of the bunch out further, too. It is an excellent longer-range bullet.
On the negative side, it'll kick a bit more, won't be QUITE as flat-shooting, and costs more. I'll go grab a "flatness" number for you here to put it in perspective.
