Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Nosler accubond 225 in 35 whelen versus 225 partition for elk? Which one

JB. What’s your opinion of using 225 grain Accu bonds versus 225 grain partitions in 35 Whelan on elk. I know you like partitions how about Accu bonds?

Unlikely that the elk will be able to tell the difference. No bad choice here.

Like stated above either one is a very good choice. Just do your part with shot placement.

grayfox,

Either bullet will work just fine. In fact, after using AccuBonds (and watching my hunting partners use them) on big game up to well over 1000 pounds I sincerely doubt you'll be able to tell the difference.

The elk would prefer that you not to use the one which shoots the best in your rifle on the off chance that you might miss.

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The experience in this Alaskan hunting camp is that the performance of accubonds and Partitions are virtually identical

I'll have to see how they shoot in my rifle. So far the 225 gr. TSX is batting a thousand. Six shots, six elk. Excellent accuracy.
Paul B.

Heads you win
Tails you win.


Flip a coin.

Thanks to everyone for their input appreciated.

Gray Fox,
Though I have settled on the 225 TSX for my Whelen this fall, the 225 NAB shot very well during load work-ups, and I started a thread here to get input from people who had killed elk with the 225 NAB. Might help you.
Who has killed Elk with the Nosler 225 Accubond?
I started an identical thread on the Shooter's Forum to get more opinions - you might read that one too:
Same subject, different forum

Probably no wrong answer, as others have said,
Rex

Last 2 elk I shot were with the 225 gr Partition in the 35Whelen, like Elmer said you can eat right up to the bullet hole. If it isn't broke don't fix it. MB

I know four guys that use the .35 Whelan here in Alaska. Every year they shoot moose and caribou and I believe all but a few caribou were taken under 400 yards. They all use the same 225 grain Accubond and powder charge.

Between the four of them in the last 10 years they have racked up a pretty big gut pile all combined. The early season big bull caribou this year was shot at 438 yards and was a first shot hit and a one shot kill. Every year most of the moose are one shot kills. Most of the shots are from tree stands looking over a very big swamp. Given all the moose and caribou they have shot I can't imagine that same load not being a hammer on elk.

My experience as well.

Wait, isn't it: "Heads you win, Tails elk loses"?

FWIW, I could not get the 225 NAB to shoot in my 1:12 Whelen, so I'd go NPT.

MuskegMan,

I doubt if the twist was the problem. Instead it was probably some deal with chamber throat length. Have had the 225 AB shoot great in several .35 rifles with the traditional 1-16 twist, along with a custom 1-12 barrel.

Loaded the 225 AB in my 35-06 JDJ. It held 1/4 moa from my Encore, 16”. 65 gr’s Reloder 15 pushed it to 2750 fps

My experience with .35's is limited to the .358 Win and I used 250 Hornadys. Shot exceptionally well. Why use 225s?

Why not?

Out of those two, just pick the one that shoots the most accurately.