7mm Rem. Mag Accubonds vs. Ballistic Tips

[The Gipper]

I shoot the 140 grain Accubonds out of my 7 mag have had great success with them almost all of our shots are 150 yards and in.

[Etxbuckman]

I know others here may like BTs. But man they are sketchy. Explosive. Like a grown up Vmax. Hard pass here!

See and that's what I'm leery of out of a 7 Mag. They do wonders out of my -08, but it's not moving as fast either.

[Etxbuckman]

I shoot the 140 grain Accubonds out of my 7 mag have had great success with them almost all of our shots are 150 yards and in.

Have ever used them beyond that range? I have shots that can be taken out to 300 yards so I have to be mindful of that as well.

[muzzlebrake]

7 mag with them cheap old Rem Cor-lokt psp boolits do unimaginable things to critters. They blow the guts right out of them and destroy half the meat no matter what distance. Dead is dead however.

Nosler BT's have a thinner jacket and disrupt easier than an accubond which has a tapered jacket that is thicker at the base. Both are good bullets but the Accubond is better at range and thru bone. I use both plus Barnes TSX and TTSX in my .338WSM custom all in 185gr and 200gr and all of them put big hogs on their butts no matter where they get hit. The BST's do much more meat damage than the others especially thru the shoulder shots.
My 338WSM can send 185 barnes out at 3240 fps and 200's at 3050 but I load them down to 2800-2900 for hunting. 26" Shilen barrel.

[The Gipper]

I have not we have a few places that you could shoot out well over 300 yards if the opportunity presented itself but I don't hunt those areas much. I would not think twice about it though.

[Cottonfish]

OP, if you typically shoot through shoulders as you state above, the Accubond would be a much better choice over the more frangible Ballistic Tip. And, I'd personally favor the heavier bullet, regardless of range. I have both 160gr Accubond and Partition loads developed for my 7RM. I do use Ballistic Tips, but only in 100gr in my .257AI and restricted to heart/lung shots. I also have a 110gr Accubond load for that rifle that is my primary hunting load for it.

Stu

[PondPopper]

I don’t buy into this theory AT ALL. Velocity is what makes a traditional Bullet expand, that’s why they have a minimum velocity expansion threshold. The upper velocity threshold represents the maximum velocity that the bullet would hold together.


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I 100% agree... It's bullet design and velocity everyday, all day.. I have been hunting with a 7MM mag for 30+ years and guiding for many more than 3 and have never seen the crap I'm reading in this thread.. I can shoot any deer in this state with a 140
Grain Sierra GK and kill it every time.. Granted 2 of my 7mags like 160's better but they kill also.. The last bullet I would try to hunt deer with is a Barnes... Especially the heavier Barnes.. Bullet choice is all about alpication.... The right application and the correct shot placement will kill them every time you pull the trigger.. Usually it is latter happening when Mr Hindes has to be called or both..
If you want to blow a deer off of his feet hit him with a 120gr Sierra traveling 3400fps..

[Spino~]

Maybe because you recommended they shoot that **** Barnes?

Agree with Bucknaked. I've reloaded the barnes TTSX for my 7mag and use a 120gr bullet. Accuracy kills and these bullets are very accurate once you get the right load. What these bullets do to the internals is amazing, they don't waste hardly any meat, but are devastating to the heart/lungs (Hydrostatic Shock). I also neck shoot... Love them! See ballistic gelatin video on the barnes bullets...

Stxbuckman,

The Accubonds are a blend of the ballistic tips. The first part of the Accubond acts like a balistic tip and the other half is bonded together for penetration kind of like the old partition bullet, but without the shank. The ballistic tip is awesome and very accurate if you are shooting past the 300yd + mark. My 30+ years of reloading has giving me some great insight both on the reloading bench, target range and on the game that I harvest...




[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQx2eHpDVnE"]Barnes Triple Shock Bullet Devastates Ballistic Gel - YouTube[/ame]

[Etxbuckman]

I 100% agree... It's bullet design and velocity everyday, all day.. I have been hunting with a 7MM mag for 30+ years and guiding for many more than 3 and have never seen the crap I'm reading in this thread.. I can shoot any deer in this state with a 140
Grain Sierra GK and kill it every time.. Granted 2 of my 7mags like 160's better but they kill also.. The last bullet I would try to hunt deer with is a Barnes... Especially the heavier Barnes.. Bullet choice is all about alpication.... The right application and the correct shot placement will kill them every time you pull the trigger.. Usually it is latter happening when Mr Hindes has to be called or both..
If you want to blow a deer off of his feet hit him with a 120gr Sierra traveling 3400fps..

What ammo manufacturers use Sierra Game Kings bullets?

[RF76]

I shoot both in 7mm-08, 7mm and used to in a 270wsm. For whitetails, If you are shooting shoulder go with Accubonds and if you are going for lungs/heart ballistic tips.

[M16]

I wish somebody would have told me that a 7mm mag don't kill worth a crap sooner. Over 40 years shooting one and it has worked just fine for me. And with cup and core bullets at that. But I don't gut shoot. I don't know what the best bullet for doing that happens to be. Hit them in the right place and down they go. Hit them in the shoulder and that bullets works great. Hit them in the gut and blame that sorry azz bullet for not working right.

[PondPopper]

What ammo manufacturers use Sierra Game Kings bullets?

https://www.sierrabullets.com/product/7mm-remington-magnum-150-grain-tgk-b-c-545/

But I hand load.

[PondPopper]

Agree with Bucknaked. I've reloaded the barnes TTSX for my 7mag and use a 120gr bullet. Accuracy kills and these bullets are very accurate once you get the right load. What these bullets do to the internals is amazing, they don't waste hardly any meat, but are devastating to the heart/lungs (Hydrostatic Shock). I also neck shoot... Love them! See ballistic gelatin video on the barnes bullets...

Stxbuckman,

The Accubonds are a blend of the ballistic tips. The first part of the Accubond acts like a balistic tip and the other half is bonded together for penetration kind of like the old partition bullet, but without the shank. The ballistic tip is awesome and very accurate if you are shooting past the 300yd + mark. My 30+ years of reloading has giving me some great insight both on the reloading bench, target range and on the game that I harvest...




Barnes Triple Shock Bullet Devastates Ballistic Gel - YouTube

The 120 would probably be good but my son shot a black buck with a 150gr TSX out of his 7mm Mag and we were able to retrieve the bullet.. Expansion was very minimal at best.. The BB was DRT though..
It would be a great Elk, Oryx or Aoudad bullet..

[txtrophy85]

i shot the 140 grain ballistic tip in mine.

Performance was fine. For deer i would not use an accubond

[Lone_Wolf]

Well...your shooting whitetails, so I really don't see the point in spending the extra $$ messing with the other factory ammo. Dead is dead, and Corp Lokts will kill a deer just fine in the situations your asking about. I use them for Aoudad, and had no issue knocking down the 31.5 in Ram hanging on my wall. Shot several Whitetail as well, and aimed behind the shoulder to save meat. I'm not sure why you're looking at the other to loads unless you're just bored. If it ain't broke....