accubonds on elk

ultramag45 · Oct 25, 2008

I am new to the site, been lurking around for awhile....Looking for some info and or advice on accubonds on elk.. I shoot a 338 RUM and 225 gr accubonds at 3200 fps, awesome on deer and bear, what about shooting a big bull directly in the shoulder.. i like to anchor them right there.... thanks

Cam@strawberry · Oct 25, 2008

pretty sure that if ya launch one into the boiler room regardless of whether its $10 a box or $100 its gonna feel the same to the bull, dead.

Wildlife population control specialist

one_dryboot · Oct 25, 2008

works great! in one shoulder out the other!

projp · Oct 25, 2008

Have always used 7MM or smaller on everything elk size on down. Last year my daughter drew a moose tag. A buddy said she needed more gun so he loaned her his 338 Win (with a muzzle brake). His loads were 180 gr. Acccubonds. we finnaly found bullwinkle and had a 75 yard shot in thick timber. Problem is the moose is laying down, on big critters this is not a good shot. If we spook him and he takes a step, he is gone. I have her hold behind the shoulder and squeeze one off. It is a good hit and the moose is in shock. After 10 seconds he stands up so I tell to shoot again just to be sure, but he is already dead and just doesn't know it yet. He takes 2 steps and falls over dead.
The autopsy showed that the first shot was a little far foreward and hit the elbow totally disintigrating. It never made it into the rib cage. If she had not shot the second time (through the lungs), we would have had to track a big black thing in heavy timber with a sore leg.
So what did we learn?
1)Laying down is a bad shot.
2)200gr. or 225gr. might have made a difference.
3)If I had loaded up some Barnes I am pretty sure the first shot would have made it through.
I am not slamming Accubonds (the second one that was well placed did the trick), but I am more comfortable with the Barnes.

HiMtnHntr · Oct 26, 2008

Saw the results of what an Barnes triple shock can do to an elk last season. This one came out of a 7mm, traveled approximately 200 yards before punching through shoulder and coming to rest in the off shoulder just beneath the hide. The bullet retained all of its weight near as we could tell.

338shooter · Oct 26, 2008

Between myself and my dad, we've shot 4 elk, 2 kudu, 1 zebra (and numerous other smaller animals) in the last four years with 160 grain Accubond out of a 7MM STW. Never had any issus. It is a great bullet.

I used to have a 338 RUM and shot 250 grain swifts. That bullet was great as well, but not nearly as flat shooting. Realisitically any quality bullet will do fine.

The only issues I have ever had is with cheap bullets at longer range.

Prism · Oct 26, 2008

Guys can argue bullets and calibers all day long.

Truth is, pretty much all of the "new" bullets are great. I've shot elk, deer, antelope, and moose with 180 accubonds from 100 yards to 400 yards plus.

It's a great bullet as is the Scirocco, tripple shocks, bear claws, partitions, etc...

Are some bullets better at close ranges? Yes. Some are better at long range, but for the average guy and hunt they'll all do the job if you put them in the right place.

The important thing is to shoot the best bullet for your gun. Without a doubt it will shoot one more accurately than the others...

elkslam · Oct 26, 2008

My brother in law shoots the accobonds out of his 338 ultra. You hit them pretty much anywhere and they are going to go down. I have saw him shoot a bear at 470 yards and a deer at 80 they both didn't make it very far. I shoot 200 accubonds out of my 300 ultra going about 3000fps. The bull I shot this year at 40yards his feet came off the ground he hit hard my Bil was watching the whole thing he it was crazy. He was like it looked like the bull got hit by a stationwagon. So yes they will die fast spine them and they will go down.