the name's Bond...ACCUBOND!!! Another piggie bites the dust

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01 May 2012, 19:50

Bobby Tomek

the name's Bond...ACCUBOND!!! Another piggie bites the dust

Took a look outside this morning and saw that the hogs were back, so I grabbed my 26" MGM 30-30 AI and dropped the first one I could get the crosshairs on. Performance of the 150 grain AB was absolutely perfect with complete penetration and a destructive wound channel left in the bullet'spath. At the shot, the hog buckled and ran perhaps 15 yards before toppling over.

01 May 2012, 21:59

brush_buster

Good shooting Bobby! You sure do live in a target rich environment. I'm jealous!

01 May 2012, 22:37

Larry Matherne

What can we say Bobby? You are the man.

Regards,
Larry

02 May 2012, 07:10

Geedubya

Good stuff there Bobby.

Like the whackmaster BT, I am also a "Bond" fan,

Not exclusive, but my bullet of choice in many instances.

Best

GWB

02 May 2012, 08:28

Kabluewy

My experience with the accubonds is not as extensive as GWB's, but in every case that I've tried them (several), I have not been dissappointed. Some of the best groups, and best results in the field have been with the Accubonds. My favorite is the 165gr in the 308. Just perfect.

BTW, I use about the same amount of TSX and TTSX as AB's, and think highly of them too, maybe more, because I tend to use lighter for caliber Barnes copper bullets, with devastating results. The Accubonds are very satisfying as a hunting bullet, but the TSX and the TTSX are simply awesome.

KB

02 May 2012, 12:37

georgeld

Good to see you're out n about again Bobby.
I was just about to ask if anyone had heard of you lately. AND a new barrel too!
Too bad you've had to part with all the others for bills. That's a real shame as is the health problems.
Do wish you well,
George

02 May 2012, 15:06

Rusty

My experiences with Accubonds has been great. 257 Roberts and 308 Win. Very accurate perform well on game!

Rusty
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02 May 2012, 16:25

Whitworth

Congratulations, Bobby! Nice shooting, as usual!

"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP

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03 May 2012, 21:38

Stonecreek

quote:
Originally posted by Kabluewy:
My experience with the accubonds is not as extensive as GWB's, but in every case that I've tried them (several), I have not been dissappointed. Some of the best groups, and best results in the field have been with the Accubonds. My favorite is the 165gr in the 308. Just perfect.
KB

I've always considered the 165 weight in a .30 caliber neither fish nor fowl and so have very little experience with it. However, the Shooters Pro Shop has (or had as of last week) an attractive price on .30/165 Accubond blems, so I bought a couple of hundred. They should make a good "heavy" bullet in .300 Savage or .308, and should make a pretty good "light" bullet in any of the .300 Magnums. I think I'll try them as deer bullets in my .300 H&H instead of the 180 graind Accubonds I've previously used in it -- the 180's are really more suited to elk or African plains game.

04 May 2012, 06:03

Bobby Tomek

I still like the 150 BTs and have had fantastic results with them. But when the Shooter's Pro Shop had a great deal on Accubond factory firsts for something like 16.95, I couldn't resist. And, they do open very well on deer & hog-sized critters. At the velocity levels I use the bullets at, there really isn't much difference between the ABs, the BTs and BSTs -- and of course the old lead-tipped Solid Base bullets.

04 May 2012, 21:02

Stonecreek

quote:
and of course the old lead-tipped Solid Base bullets.

Maybe the best cup and core bullet ever produced.

05 May 2012, 01:43

Bobby Tomek

No doubt about that...

A friend of mine from Arkansas recently unearthed a few 7mm/120s, and I'll be rationing them for my 7mm Bullberry Contender carbine.

He also sent me some old .30cal 150 grain grooved Partitions. Just for grins, I loaded up a few in my 30-30 AI fireforming loads. At 200 yards, 3 shots clustered into an impressive 0.955". Lots of things change over time, particularly with products now decades old. But one thing that has remained constant in the shooting industry is the quality and attention to detail from the folks in Bend, OR. John Nosler was committed to quality over quantity, and that tradition is apparently being upheld in fine fashion by the younger generations.

05 May 2012, 02:07

M70classic

Glad to see you out and about! Here's hoping you are feeling better and stay that way! Thanks for all the work you put into performance testing all those rounds. I always enjoy reading your posts. It's almost enough to make a guy wish we had pigs this far north, just for the target practice (North? think 17-18 hrs north east of Seattle Wa.)
Best regards,
Graham

05 May 2012, 02:21

Rusty

quote:
Originally posted by Bobby Tomek:
No doubt about that...

A friend of mine from Arkansas recently unearthed a few 7mm/120s, and I'll be rationing them for my 7mm Bullberry Contender carbine.

He also sent me some old .30cal 150 grain grooved Partitions. Just for grins, I loaded up a few in my 30-30 AI fireforming loads. At 200 yards, 3 shots clustered into an impressive 0.955". Lots of things change over time, particularly with products now decades old. But one thing that has remained constant in the shooting industry is the quality and attention to detail from the folks in Bend, OR. John Nosler was committed to quality over quantity, and that tradition is apparently being upheld in fine fashion by the younger generations.

Frack'n A Skippy!
I have never had a terminal Ballistics Failure of a Nosler Bullet!

06 May 2012, 01:20

swifter 220

Jak se Mas Bobby,

The pig had a little bit of gray beard.

There are some on here who might take exception to you singling out a gray bearded pig....

Just a thought.....

06 May 2012, 08:31

Bobby Tomek

dobrý. Děkuju.

Ha! Now that you mention it, when I don't shave for a while, I look a bit like that. Might have to re-think and put a little more discretion in my shooting...