Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 160 AccuBond is the ideal bullet for 7mm Rem Mag, change my mind

Sure.

With free shipping, if you order two boxes it ends up being about a five dollar difference per box. But obviously in your case if ordering 25 units, it adds up.

I was mostly thinking relative to the prices that I have been seeing at other places, such as $55 a box at Midway - obviously on the higher the higher end of the price spectrum.

At any rate, just wanted to give KK and other folks a heads up.

Yes, IMO. Heckuva combo at 2800fps.

I would say they are just about ideal and easier to get to shoot right from the start than the 168 ABLR. Les Bowman thought the 160 Partition and the 7RM was the ideal elk rifle and I would have to agree, the AB is more of the same.

I would agree that a 160AB at 3000ish would be a great all around load. But to be "ideal", it seems to me one would need to know the purpose of the load. I would chose a lighter bullet for deer. YMMV

wonder how the 7mm 150 bt would fair vs the 160 ab? i've always heard the 7mm 150 bt had a rather thick jacket.........
Big Ed

I shoot both the 150gr Ballistic Tip and the 160gr Accubond out of my 7mags.I get quicker kills with the Ballistic Tip.Being a non-bonded bullet,it makes a little larger wound channel,but I still always get exits.Both bullets are great and I feel confident with either one.I noticed on Nosler's website the showed a 160gr Ballistic Tip.I don't think they are on the market yet,but it should be a really good bullet.Heck I wouldn't mind seeing a 175gr Ballistic Tip.

Guess you bought'em all...

Agree that the 7RM with 160 NAB's over RL-26 is a combo that's hard to beat.

I loaded same for bud's last PG trip and have more loaded for the next one. I used 67 gr. RL-26 and out of the 26" Sendero, they're running around 3K fps. with sub MOA accuracy at 400 yds.

Terminal performance was great, even the PH was impressed. Bud can shoot, which helps.

DF

Since I'm out of Retumbo, I've got this RL26 load saved for reference. Love that RL26.

my 7 mag LOVES 160 accubonds. in fact it shoots the federal factory load with them into half inch groups (factory 700 BDL). i may try some in my 28 Nosler too

I like the 160 grain Nosler Partitions in my A-Bolt, 168 Bergers in my Gunwerks rifle.

I shot a pile of elk with the 160 Partition in my 7 mag before the AB was a thing.

I'm sure they will work well.

But I now use a 300 WM with 230 gr. Berger OTMs.

I think that you're on to a good thing, a good 160 grain bullet at about 3,000 fps from a 7mm Rem Mag is a deadly combination, and often quite accurate. The Accubond has a fine record of success! I've never used that particular Accubond, the 160 grain/7mm version, but from what I've seen of others, it should be good, real good.

Last fall I shot a fat 3x3 muley at about 150 yards, with a 160 grain Sierra SPBT Gameking, launched at about 3,050 fps. One shot kill.



I'd think that your 160 gr Accubond would do just as well or even better.

Regards, Guy

Would be hard to do better than that. I've found SGK bullets to be very accurate. The 140 gr. SGK HPBT is the most accurate in my Hart barreled, 7-08 over BG powder and a killer with good exits. Holds together well on WT's.

Overall, I think the NAB is probably a tougher bullet, also with excellent accuracy and terminal performance. I'd pick it over the SGK on bigger, tougher critters. WT's and such, not much difference, IME.

YMMV.

DF

I’m partial to a 150 BT when launched around 3K.

I’m sure the 160AB does about the same thing.

Partitions shoot about half the size groups in both my 7mm RM.
I have never owned an Accubonds that shoots as well as partitions.

My family has killed over 300 whitetails in the South were the limits are liberal with the Sierra 160g btsp, rare to ever seen one run, 280, 280 AI, or 7 mag, IMR 7828 is a great powder for all of these calibers.

Not me. I have a fair number in other calibers myself, untested on game AFIK, unless I used one from my .308 and forgot. The 165 blems get treated the same as BTs here. I buy whichever is on sale.

I think the .284 160gr AB is even better at a tick over 3k out of a 280 AI

That sure does look good!

Ordered 5 boxes from Cabelas next day got a notification that order was cancelled? They must be out also


One day later got a notice they are out of stock!