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Thanks Waders!

I know what you are saying. My 7mm Rem Mag loves the 160 Accubonds, but struggles with Partitions. Before I rebarreled it, I got good groups with the Partitions and Accubonds, but couldn't shoot a 160 Sierra Game King worth beans. Go figure.

Anyway, I am set with the 140 Accubonds I believe. My son is excited and we will practice with the 140 Btips and then shoot 140 accubonds to hunt elk.

ANGCorsair,

The reason I was trying to get the Partition to shoot, is that I have about 150 of them on hand. I only had a few of the Accubonds, until this weekend. I bought another box to help with getting ready.

JGRaider, I appreciate your positive comments. My boy is my oldest child (with a twin sister), and I am still learning how to make these experiences a positive experience for him. I had a lot of drive to do this hunting thing on my own. My dad didn't like it all and never took me. I sure wish that my boy was as driven to hunt as I was, but he isn't. He likes it, but mostly because he is spending time with his old man. I won't be carrying a tag at all, so this is ALL about him and hopefully he has a great time. If we get an animal, that is awesome. If not, he has had a great opportunity to make experiences that none of his friends ever get to make.

FH

I hear ya. I use 140gr ABs in a .270 and I've been sitting on 3 boxes of 140gr PTs for a few years. I just worked up a few loads with the PTs and they're shooting decently. Not as good as the ABs though so I'm staying with the ABs. Unless you're shooting at distances where the ABs higher BC becomes noticeable, there is no discernible difference between these two bullets. One has more proven performance but I've never seen an AB not perform as good as any PT. They just haven't been around as long. Whatever shoots best in your gun is the answer.

I killed 8 cows with a 140g Sierra Flat base in a 7x57 before I knew any better.

Shot about a 330-340 6 X 6 Arizona bull on October 28 opening morning at 6 AM at 200 yards with Remington titanium 7mm-08 using 44.4 gr. of RL 15, Fed GM210M, Barnes 120 gr. TTSX. Bullet seated .035 off the lands.

Heart shot bull stumbled about 30 yards and that was it recovered bullet next to offside skin the usual 4 pedals that barns bullets are known for.
Good luck on your hunt.
Mike

You answered your own question in your opening post. Use the Accubond load. My daughter killed 4 elk and 4 Mulies with that bullet, and I killed two more elk with it last year. I took a mature bull at 25 yards, a quartering shot through the point of the left shoulder as he faced me, and the bullet was found in the hide in front of the right hind quarter. My daughter also took a mature bull at about 250 yards with the same load. Worked fine there too. You hear all kinds of BS on the 'net about the monster magnums it takes to kill elk, and that itself is a lot of BS. IME as a guide and outfitter, most elk are taken at less than 200 yards where a 30-30 works fine.