Accubond bullets for Elk

neweboarhunter · 05-29-2004, 04:48 PM

Has anyone used the Accubond on elk yet? How did it perform compared to partitions?

I'll be working up handloads for my 7mm STW and I plan on trying the accubond, partition, and fail safe. All in 140 grain weight. Thanks.

NBH

handloader1 · 05-29-2004, 11:57 PM

The brand bullets will do a good job for you, but I would use at least a 160 gr. Good luck.

stubblejumper · 05-30-2004, 07:32 AM

I have killed several elk with 140gr partitions out of my 7mmstw's with great results.If you use premium bullets,you don't need heavier bullets.

handloader1 · 05-30-2004, 11:45 PM

Do yourself a favor and use a 160 gr., or heaver bullet. Good luck.

oldelkhunter · 06-01-2004, 08:10 AM

Like SJ said I think a 140 grain is plenty in a 7 MM STW

stubblejumper · 06-01-2004, 08:10 PM

With a muzzle velocity of 3500fps the 140gr nosler partition will punch through the shoulders of a bull elk if necessary.I speak from actual experience with this combination,not from theory.

neweboarhunter · 06-01-2004, 11:25 PM

Thanks all for the advice. I will be reloading this weekend. I am using RL22 and H4831.

Stubblejumper,
How are you getting 3500 FPS MV?

The Nosler 5th edition book shows 3362 max for RL19 which it indicates as the fastest load for 140 gra bullets (75 grains RL19-------3362 MAX)

Aim Straight,
NBH

handloader1 · 06-01-2004, 11:50 PM

A friend of mine shot a bull elk at 275 yds. entering into the timber with a 7mm RUM using Remington 140 gr. Nosler Partition. The bull was quarting away from him, so he had to hit him far back to hit the vitals aiming for the far front shoulder. We waited one hour before him and another friend went looking for him. Seven hours and five miles later they found him; the bullet never reached the vitals. They found him bedded down, and finnished him off with another shot. The first shot was the only one he had, and he thought velocity would make up for sectional density, so he took it.

I am loading him 175 gr. Barnes XFB's this year, so the same scenario has less of a chance of happening again. I was there and it is something I never want to experence again.

Good luck.

stubblejumper · 06-02-2004, 06:29 AM

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he thought velocity would make up for sectional density

Velocity will not make up for sectional density but bullet construction will.My first large bull was taken with a raking shot as you describe and the bullet ended up in the neck after travelling through a few feet of elk.The elk dropped within a few yards.

neweboarhunter · 06-02-2004, 11:22 PM

handloader1,

Did the partition fail? Did the jacket separate from the core?

Aim Straight,
NBH