200 grain Accubonds

[greyghost10]

Hoping to try elk hunting (Finally) next year. Just now starting load development. I am hoping my rifle shoots the 200 grain Accubond accurately. Does anyone have any experience with elk using that bullet. And naturally if that bullet is not accurate I will try something else. Hoping for around 3000fps with that bullet. My rifle has 26 inch barrel.

 

[jlostrander]

What are you shooting? Meaning what round?

I used 165 gr. on my elk in 30 cal., it was a short mag. Did fine. Smashed the shoulder without much problem. They were partitions I believe. I now use accubond 150 gr. for deer and they are fine bullets.

I believe the 200 gr. bullets would be fine especially at 3000 feet per second. You must have an ultra mag or weatherby mag.?

Logan

 

[BrandonA]

They are a great bullet, what kind of cartridge you using? You'll have no problems getting them to shoot accurately... if you don't like those try Barnes TSX or Sierra Matchkings

 

[wmidbrook]

Even if you had to slow the 200 grainers down to 2800 for accuracy's sake or used the 180's at around 3000 - 3200 fps, you'd have plenty of penetration out to 300-400 yards.

The 30 cal. 165 grain TBBs at about 2950 fps muzz velocity penetrated shoulder and devastated both lungs on the bull I shot last weekend (federal premium ammo - HE). It's the only boxed ammo that's worked in my gun worth a hoot so far. It's on a par with my pet 150 grain bullet load.

My gun groups the 165 grainers almost twice as tight as the home-brewed 180 loads I've tried so far--that's been with both Partitions, and Sierra BTSP.

Good luck.

 

[greyghost10]

Okay, maybe I should have checked my post. Sorry. I will be shooting a 338 Win Mag. Hoping the 200 grain accubond will be accurate and reliable. I guess I just got ahead of myself.

 

[SDHNTR]

You are going to have a lousy ballistic coefficient with a 200 out of a .338. Bump it up.

 

[wmidbrook]

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You are going to have a lousy ballistic coefficient with a 200 out of a .228. Bump it up.[/b]

200's should work fine alright--your sectional density is .25 or greater as most experts recommend for elk. But you'd get a little better range with the 225 grain bullet that most folks use. The Federal Premium ammo loaded in 338/225 grain Accubond maintains over 2000 ft/lbs of energy @ 500 yards--not that anyone should ever shoot that far but it's got a lot of umph....

I've always liked the .338 Win Mag and might switch to it one day....it whack's 'em good.

 

[BrandonA]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SDHNTR @ Nov 7 2007, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

You are going to have a lousy ballistic coefficient with a 200 out of a .338. Bump it up.[/b]

I know what you're saying... Especially with a .338 when you could go as high as 300grain bullets.... But you can look at Barnes TSX bullets, terrible BC, but will they do a number on any animal (far better then the higher BC bullets imo, but I'm just a big TSX fan haha)

But I will agree with you, why not shoot something a tad bigger since you have the ability to do so? Either way the 200 grain will do the job easily!