Why would you want to use such a light bullet on whitetail ??? The tried and true 130 grain bullet is plenty fast enough. Fact is that I use a 140 grain Accubond. They have much better downrange ballistics than a 130 grainer and a huge advantage downrange from a 110 grainer. Save the 110's for coyotes and groundhogs !!!
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Posts: 931 | Location: Somewhere....... | Registered: 07 October 2002
when did they come out with the 110 Accubond for the 270? I would be interested in something like that, I didn't see them on the Nosler site. What really would be nice if they came out with an accubond for my 243.
The only 110 Accubond that I'm aware of is in .25 caliber. If Nosler were to produce such a relatively light weight bullet in .277", it would likely be intended for the 6.8 Remington. However, it would do just fine on deer from the .270, I would think.
Is this an academic discussion, or is there really such a bullet?
Posts: 13266 | Location: Henly, TX, USA | Registered: 04 April 2001
Can't imagine them not working, I used a bunch of 110gr TSX's last year out of my 270 Win at 3250fps. I recovered two of them after they penetrated the full length of a deer. They both weighed 109gr and were picture perfect expansion.
But I agree that for deer, a 130gr bullet is about as perfect as you can get.
Posts: 2034 | Location: Black Mining Hills of Dakota | Registered: 22 June 2005
Ya some load data would be nice, I bet they would work good on coyotes too, I'd givem a go. I have taken many deer with the 140 accubonds and love how they perform.
Originally posted by Ranger66: when did they come out with the 110 Accubond for the 270? I would be interested in something like that, I didn't see them on the Nosler site. What really would be nice if they came out with an accubond for my 243.
Not quite sure when, but they are shown on the Nosler site, and are labeled as "new." They are available from Midway now, I am thinking about giving them a shot. I should probably just save my money and stick with the 130 grain ballistic tips, but that wouldn't be any fun!
After observing what the 110 TSX has done to deer/antelope, I would have no reservations using any equivalent wt bullet from the 270 so long as it is durable, like the AB. I still prefer the 130 for longer range work, though.
As far as load data, well, I usually just pick a powder, in this case it would be a 4350, and look at Speer, Sierra, and Hornady, since they have the same or similar weights, and get at average minimal charge and add a grain.
That is what I did when I first loaded the 110 TSX. You can also check Steve's pages.
I may have to get some of these too.
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Once you get over the "Neat" factor work up a good load using 150 grain Speer Hotcors or Nosler Ballistic Tips. If you need lower recoil load em down to 2600fps.
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Originally posted by rickt300: Once you get over the "Neat" factor work up a good load using 150 grain Speer Hotcors or Nosler Ballistic Tips. If you need lower recoil load em down to 2600fps.
Been there, done that. Time to play with new stuff. The good thing about having field proven loads, like the ones you mention, is you can always go back to them if the new toys disappoint.
In fact, the 150 Btip accounted for both of my Doe antelope in WY.
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I shoot the 110 sierras with 40gr H4895 270wsm youth load from hodgdon site 2700fps. (For yotes and Pdogs) I bet the 110 accubonds would work better though. I've found sierras don't like to be pushed to 3400 like the tsx's, you may be able to push the AB to more than that, as you can in the heavier bullets. For my hunting loads, I also stick to the 140AB as I had good luck with it since it came out.
Just my $.02 RC
Posts: 63 | Location: C. Falls Montana | Registered: 16 October 2007
A lot of shooters (myself included) fall in love with the promise of the ballistics tables for these light bullets: "Wow, look my .270 Win will do 3300 fps with a 110 grs ...". And indeed, there is an advantage to gain in terms of drop at long range. However, we also tend to forget that in most cases, the real challenge of long range shooting is doping the wind. The holdover is usually the simpler part of the equation - in particular in these days where "long range reticles" get more and more common. Sadly, these light bullets often display significantly worse winddrift numbers, and therfore, IMHO, become an iffy proposition for long range shooting.
A potential recoil reduction is another issue, and very possibly a valid reason to try out the lighter projectiles.
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Posts: 6653 | Location: Switzerland | Registered: 11 March 2002
Once you get over the "Neat" factor work up a good load using 150 grain Speer Hotcors or Nosler Ballistic Tips. If you need lower recoil load em down to 2600fps.
I used some 140gr Hornady BTSP @ 2400fps for my nephews. Worked like a charm on all the deer they shot.
Posts: 2034 | Location: Black Mining Hills of Dakota | Registered: 22 June 2005
