Accubond sucess UPDATE!!!!!!!
#1
Accubond sucess UPDATE!!!!!!!
Well guys I finally got to see the Accubond's that I reload put to good use. I pulled the double today! My first (and second) deer taken with my very own reloads!! I was thrilled to say the least. The first was a 130 lb doe quartering away at 80 yrds, entered 2nd to last rib, took out far lung, and a quarter of the heart. (she ran 50 yrds) The bullet lodged in her front shoulder. I skun her out tonite, but the bullet must be in the meat of the shoulder so I will weigh it when I cut it up tommorrow. The second happened about an hour later on another 100 pound doe, this one was about 70 yrds walking away from me, the only shot I had was to find her head and come down a few inches and take the neck shot. This one dropped immediatly and had a hole in her throat that I could have fit both hands in. You guys that reload all know the satisfaction of taking game with your handloads, and now I am onboard.
p.s. I am amazed that on the first one that I didnt get a pass through. I kinda thought it should have went clean through, Im not speaking negativly but I was just surprised of the results.
p.s. I am amazed that on the first one that I didnt get a pass through. I kinda thought it should have went clean through, Im not speaking negativly but I was just surprised of the results.
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MB.
Posts: 2,984
RE: Accubond sucess!!!!
Good job mossy, I have taken 3 deer with my 140 gr. Accubond reloads this year with good results. The bullet passed thru on all the deer with some meat lost but never had any gaping holes.
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RE: Accubond sucess!!!!
ORIGINAL: Roskoe
Congratulations on your successful hunt. What caliber and bullet weight?
Congratulations on your successful hunt. What caliber and bullet weight?
180 Accubond in my ............................300 RUM, there I said it, now go ahead and make fun of me!!!
#9
RE: Accubond sucess!!!!
ORIGINAL: Roskoe
No worse than using a 7 STW as a coyote rifle
No worse than using a 7 STW as a coyote rifle
#10
RE: Accubond sucess!!!!
ok, well I got finished cutting up my 2 deer, and heres what I found.....After disecting the front shoulder to try and find the bullet I couldnot. SoI did some CSI type stuff and used a wooden dowel to follow the bullets path, low and behold AFTER the Accubond finished breaking through the shoulder socket it made a slight turn and went down and left a pinky sized hole in the hide that I couldnt see when I recovered her. It was so small and the hide almost closed back up around it. There was no blood of any kind surrounding it. In fact it wasnt until I saw my pinky peaking out from the hide until I realized what happened. In conclusion I guess the accubond performed like I thought it would. It did not open very much if any, just penciling the deer, I guess shot placement was key here, concidering I went through the heart, lung, and broke the front leg. I will not use this bullet/gun combination on MD whitetail again, it is definatly NOT designed for 100-150# deer. Iguess we all knew that didnt we? Oh well, had to find out right????