This 34 pound male coyote made the mistake of not getting back into cover before a 125 grain Accubond from my 24" DVH .300 Savage barrel caught up with him.

It was shortly after midnight, and this coyote was cruising the pasture. As I eased the rifle onto the rest, he sensed something was amiss, made a 90-degree turn and began walking with a business-like pace back to some heavy cover. I swung the red dot of the Leica Visus 3-12x50 just ahead of his broadside form and managed to touch off a round -- and just 5 feet before he would have been back to safety.

The 125 grain Accubond, which clocks 2777 fps, entered tight behind the onside shoulder and smashed through the opposite shoulder before exiting, dropping the coyote instantly. The range was app. 165 yards.

I have our son Andy to thank for the nice photo. He's been taking the majority of the game /recovered bullet shots for a good while now.

Beautiful coat on that dog Bobby---and a beauty of a rifle too.

Tell Andy thanks. I really enjoy your hunting photos and the recovered bullet photos especially. I can see perhaps what to expect out of a bullet at those velocities. I am working on a short barrel 300 Blackout. I would like to get a companion barrel for an Encore or perhaps the Contender just for a single shot devoted to subsonic. I do have a 30-30 barrel for the Encore but it isn't threaded yet. The semi 300 is. So there is that! Bobby, Be Well. Packy.

I want one day to take a laminated stock like that to my belt sander in an extreme way and make a carrying or stalking rifle of it. My idea is to take all the excess wood. Some in the buttstock and lots off the foreend. Perhaps leave a schnable on the foreend. The butt can have the cheekpiece shortened on the bottom end to the minimum needed. And the opposite side of the cheekpiece can be dished out. That and midgetize the buttstock. Reminiscent of the old Lawson "California" style. Be Well, Packy.

Awesome Bobby! Andy is talented with the lens, I love seeing the photos on here and facebook.

I may need to order a 300 Savage barrel for my Encore as well. What twist did you go with?

Justin

Thanks, guys.

Justin- I went with a 1:10 twist.

Justin-

I forgot to say: In a 24" Encore barrel in .300 Savage, you can easily drive a 125 grain Accubond to 3000 fps. It's mild on the shoulder, shoots quite flat and will take care of any hog in a hurry.

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Great pictures Bobby ! Plus a nice set up !



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That bullet works good on Hill country deer also, both in my 99Savage 30-30 and my 99 Savage in .308, I used it some on culling does and lent it out to some shooters also..the solid base pretty much holds it together , but its a bit too destructive on deer IMO, but those are small deer..Another great bullet in the 300 Savage would be the 130 gr. Speer if they ever get back into production, its awesome in the 7mms also even on Mule deer.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
..the solid base pretty much holds it together

Actually, that is not the case with this bullet. It is bonded. But you are indeed correct about it being a fantastic deer bullet in the .300 Savage and similar rounds.

Here is that same bullet taken from a large sow.



Below is the 130 grain Accubond in 6.5mm taken from a boar with a quartering presentation.