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Nosler Accubond Bullets
19 January 2007, 00:16
jro45Nosler Accubond Bullets
I shoot them 225gr Accubond bullets out of my 338 RUM and was thinking about using them on Moose. Do you think they will hold up?
19 January 2007, 02:16
BigNateGreat pics Ivan!
7 MAG, somewhere in this mess of a thread it was mentioned to load your partners rifle for him, and have him shoot. Fire a live one or two then have him drop the hammer on a dead one. He'll likely flinch so bad he'll be embarassed. This itself should open the door to let you help him. If he won't listen, won't practice with a lighter rifle, and still want's to blame the bullets; let it go. Don't reload for him. Factory ammo will likely be hotter anyway.
He should practice with a couple different smallbore rifles. Have him switch back and forth between big and small at the range. Do lot's of informal plinking.
If he is willing to make some changes, have him shoot a few deer with a quarterbore. This will prove the "need" of a thirty caliber magnum for deer is a crock of crap, and he'll likely be willing to try a caliber / cartridge thats far easier for him to shoot. I think a .257 Roberts, .260 R, 6.5 Swede, or a similar performance round would do a lot for his confidence.
I bet he could find a buyer for his pointless .300 !
I know a guy who is so recoil shy he hunts deer with a .243W and he's about 6'3" and at least 270 lbs. It's a mental thing I think. I also believe conditioning can overcome flinching for most. Nate
19 January 2007, 08:09
L. David KeithI took Federal VS w/Nosler 160 grain Accubonds to Africa last summer and experienced excellent results on Impala, Black Wildebeast, Blesbok, Nyala, Bushbuck, Warthog, Red Hartebeast, Red Lechwe, Gemsbok and Kudu. All but the B. Wildebeast were one shot kills with very little trailing (5-40 yards). The Wildebeast took 3 shots (220-240 yds), all in the vitals but they are known to be tough animals. I used the same factory load on Whitetails this year...deadly. I'm taking them to Zimbabwe in 3 weeks. Excellent bullet IMHO.
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Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#926103994110 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017
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Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
19 January 2007, 08:26
LE270The 200 gr. Accubond gave me the best accuracy of any bullet I've tried in my .300 Weatherby from 150 to 200 grains from various manufacturers, and that includes Sierra Matchkings.
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19 January 2007, 08:36
CoraxTo 300Winnie:
Nice animal pictures but I dunno about the target - you got a couple shots with some real bad vertical stringing along the left of the target, plus the bullets did not even go into the backing - looks like pretty poor penetration to me.
Musta got lucky with the animals, I guess.
Liberals believe that criminals are just like them and guns cause crimes. Conservatives believe criminals are different and that it is the criminals that cause crimes. Maybe both are right and the solution is to keep guns away from liberals.
19 January 2007, 23:01
300winnieCorax,
Great observation!

20 January 2007, 09:01
Corax300 Winnie - actually the best thing about the whole thread was the expression on your son's face. Happy and serene. That is one kid who is proud of his dad!
Congratulations.
Liberals believe that criminals are just like them and guns cause crimes. Conservatives believe criminals are different and that it is the criminals that cause crimes. Maybe both are right and the solution is to keep guns away from liberals.
20 January 2007, 19:12
300winnieThanks Corax,
He was one excited little boy. He eats, drinks and sleeps the thought of being able to hunt them himself, but he his perfectly happy to be with me while I do it no matter what it is from squirrels to Moose.
Thanks again,
300winnie