200 gr Accubond for 300 WSM

montanabob · 12-30-2005, 07:05 PM

Has anyone had any success loading the 200 gr. Accubond for a 300 WSM. I'm some what new to reloading and been hesitant to load such a long bullet. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Roskoe · 12-30-2005, 07:38 PM

My brother in law loads this bullet in a 30/06 Ackley Improved and has taken several head of African plains game with it. He shot through both shoulders of a Kudu back in 1991, so it has plenty of penetration.

handloader1 · 12-30-2005, 10:41 PM

If you want to use Nosler 200 gr. AB's go for it, just make sure you start at MIN load. Since it is a long bullet, it will intrude in powder space which will reduce preformance levels. Good luck.

montanabob · 12-31-2005, 07:12 AM

Thanks. I've been using the 180 gr Partition with good results. This is mainly an elk gun for Montana, and Accubond has such a good BC that it carries alot more energy at longer ranges. I just noticed that the Barnes 165 gr XLC has a good BC with higher velocity than the Accubond. Should be good on elk too. Any results or comments?

stubblejumper · 12-31-2005, 10:29 AM

I have used the 180gr tsx on elk out of my 300 ultramag.I couldn't be more pleased with the results.

montanabob · 12-31-2005, 11:43 AM

I haven't used the 165 XLC yet, but I think I should get about 3100 fps muzzle velocity which should translate to about 2500 fps @ 300yds with the energy being about 2300 ft-lbs. That is about 500 ft-lbs more than the 180 Partition. If I can get an accurate load, it should be good on elk.

eldeguello · 01-02-2006, 06:48 AM

I personally prefer the 200-grain Accubond or partition bullet over the 165 X-type in .308" diameter for elk. In 7mm, I use the 175-grain Nosler Partition for this - just conservative, I guess. If there was a 175-grain 7mm Acubond, I'd use that!