Been shooting Partitions for 30 years or more. It's been my go to bullet in 7mm. Finding them right now, is like looking for hens teeth. In my area Nosler bullets in most calibers are rare.
I started using partitions when I could afford them and they always performed excellently. I felt that they were necessary in my early 264 because there were few decent bullets for that cartridge back then. I never have had luck with Accubonds for accuracy.
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
I’ve killed about 20 whitetails with 180 grain Accubonds out of a 300 WSM. Ranges have been from a handful of steps to a couple of hundred yards. Double lung broadside, both shoulders broadside, quartering to, and quartering away shots have always resulted in good expansion with complete penetration.
NP for anything 350yards and in, NAB for anything 600yards. What I'm trying to say is as long as the impact velocity is over that 1900 fps you will have great results with either.
On my way back from Africa where I killed 4 animals with a 200gr Accubond from my 300wsm. I used the Accubonds because I couldn’t get Terminal Ascents. While 4 animals died with 4 shots, only two were pass through, and this one recovered from my kudu. I’m not really sure what to make of it, and I’m not home yet to weight it. Sure didn’t mushroom like I thought it would.
At the distances and velocities you describe I would go with accubond. At more sedate 2700 fps and 30-200 yards I would go with partitions. Just one old hunters opinion. I use and like them both.
I run the 250 gr AB at 3100 fps from my custom 338 RUM. It's my go to bullet for crop damage deer hunting, which is north of 100 deer and shooting steel gongs. Accuracy is excellent, shooting 2" groups at 800 yards. I have also used the 250 gr PT on deer and a big bull moose, knocked him right off his feet. At your max range of 400 yards, pick the bullet that shoots best in your rifle. The AB and PT are both proven bullets. The 338 RUM is an awesome round!
Killed moose and black bear with Perdition bullets in '06 & 300 Wind Bag back in da day, worked very well from what I remember, one shot pop n drop kills, killed a couple more of each with the Perdition Gold, worked same (same bullet but with mascara) , then they were gone off the shelves, I still have some
The 180 gr & 200 gr 30 cal Accubombs were simply awesome in the 30-378 Wby, 7.82 Warbird & 300 RUM... still are
Here's the first Alaskan moose ever taken with the then new 300 gr 338 cal Accubombs, with my 338 Edge ... Guillotine execution ......
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Big fan of accubonds. Partitions haven’t shown me much.
What were you expecting? Accuracy, penetration, dead animals, or something else? Where have they failed? The Partition seems pretty fail safe at reasonable ranges.
Poor bc and similar performance to a cheaper interlock in my experience. 225 accubond out of a 338 rum killed great for me with a decent bc.
Partitions have been around for many decades and have taken a lot of game very consistently, at my age I don't follow new trends just stick to experience.
I’ve killed 30+ elk and mule deer with Partitions in 300 Weatherby and 7mm RM, never caught a bullet and most dropped on the spot except a guy shot mule deer that was my fault. Last year I shot a Woodland Caribou and moose with 200 grain Accubonds out of a 300 Weatherby, never found a bullet!
The only advantage I see is the higher BC in the Accubonds!
Accubonds have worked very well for me on deer, elk, black bear, hogs and antelope. I haven't used partitions as much, but they have worked very well every time I've used them. I do think partitions penetrate a bit more.
For a little more penetration I would choose partitions. For open country hunting where BC is more important I would choose Accubonds. They both perform very well on game.
For a little more penetration I would choose partitions. For open country hunting where BC is more important I would choose Accubonds. They both perform very well on game.
In my experience Partitions exit a little more often, which I would guess is due to their "mushroom" being smaller in diameter than the same weight/caliber of AccuBond. But both have penetrated plenty on a variety of big game up to 800+ pounds.
It also depends on the specific AccuBond. Have killed a bunch of big game in North America and Africa with the 250-grain 9.3mm AccuBond--and only recovered one--which hit a 7-1/2" Alaskan grizzly in the right ribs as it anged away at around 50 yards. It was found under the hide of the left side of the neck, maybe three inches behind the ear--retaining 81% of it weight.
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I never tried accubonds and have always been a big fan of partitions. No particular reason other than they worked so well I just never changed. However, they have become harder to get and more expensive. I ended up getting some 200 grain terminal ascent for my 300 WM and I’m pretty happy with those. 2978 fps over the chrony, .608/.304 G1/G7 BC great accuracy and I was able to get a bunch of them reasonably priced. I ran one through the jugs and it punched through seven one gallon jugs and ended up in the eighth at about fifty yards. Perfect mushroom and retained 175 grains. I think I’m set for a while. Now to run some through some critters.
