E-Tip looks pretty good, but my heart is with the Partition. I've used it since I started hunting with no failures.
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E-Tip looks pretty good, but my heart is with the Partition. I've used it since I started hunting with no failures.
I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. I like them all. Becoming a big fan of the Accubond though. Now my son Jeff uses the E-tip in his 6mm Remington and two years ago he got a nice big cow elk with one shot at 350 yards with it. The bullet did a really good job. Hard to go wrong with those three Noslers.
David
I've taken around 3 dozen white tails with the 165 BT in .30-06. No issues, ever. That being said I shoot Accubonds in my .25-06 for pronghorns. My choice for elk is also Accubonds. Put it in the right spot....no issues, ever.
Congrats on your succesful hunt CC. I shot a blacktail here in CA about ten years ago with my 30-06 at 80yds. He was quartering to me and I hit him just in front of his right shoulder with a BT. The bullet exited on his left shoulder. I could have stuck a softball in the exit hole. It was the most dammage I have ever had on a buck. Pretty much lost the whole front end.
Yep. These BT's were with the .257 Wby when I bought it and they shot really good groups in my .25-06, so I decided to use them. Mistake. I am going to pull all the bullets and set up my regular Sierras instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by sjsmallfield
I had the same result on a Colorado Muley some twenty years ago. I was using the 165 gr BT in a 30/06. The buck was moving away fast, and my only option was a Texas Heart Shot. The hind quarters looked like you stuck a stick of dynamite up his butt, and touched it off. I vowed never to use another BT on game. However, Nosler re-engineered the BT line shortly after my experience, due to the many complaints about destructive performance on game. The new crop of BT bullets offer a more conservative expansion profile, but IMHO they are still pretty soft for high velocity shooting. Hard to beat the Partition or the old Speer Grand Slam for game bullets.Quote:
Originally Posted by sjsmallfield
Not shooting animals in the azz might be a good idea too.
While in Alaska, I shot my bull three times with a 7mm Remington Magnum and 160 grain accubonds over Retumbo. The first shot center punched the lungs broadside. The second shot was a high-shoulder shot that broke both scapulas. The third shot was a double-lung shot mildy quartering. All three bullets penetrated to the off-side hide, where they were recovered.
I collected the bullets and cleaned them the best I could of hide, fat, meat and debris. These are the results:
The three bullets:
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The first broadside shot retained the most weight (63.5%):
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The second shot encountered the most resistance by penetrating both scapulas, and not surprisingly retained the least amount (55.6%):
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The last shot was very similar to the first (61.4%):
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Overall, I think the 7mm Accubonds performed as designed, and performed very well. The internal damage to the lung tissue was extensive. I am confident that shot #1 was all that was needed, but I have always been a "shoot em 'til they're down" guy.
I have recovered quite a few different accubonds from different critters, and the consistency of performance is very good.
Nice job BB. Looks to me the Accubonds performed superbly. A huge bull moose is a lot of animal to go through so the penetration, weight retention, and overall performance look superb to me. Congratulations on the moose by the way.
Ton of good info on this thread, I was going to start loading the nosler BT, but I think I'm going to go the E-tip or AB now