Originally Posted by Snuffy
Originally Posted by N2TRKYS
Originally Posted by Snuffy
Accubond update!!!
Very disappointed. I’ve been loading a 270 win 140 grain accubond with 58 grains of H4831SC at close to 3000 fps. Yesterday I shot a doe broad side at 70 yards, right behind the shoulder. NO BLOOD! Me and a buddy spread out and walked the way we thought the deer had ran. We found her about 70 yards from the shot place. The deer was hit perfect but with NO exit hole. We were very fortunate to find the deer. I’m personally done with polymer tip bullets. Im going back to Coreloks. I have plenty of the old style bullet. I’m sick and tired of no pass thru’s.



Your story is very curious and your conclusion confusing. What did the bullet look like after you recovered it?

The deer was gutted at the processor. We never found the bullet but found evidence that it had gone into the gut area. The processor was in a hurry and didn’t look very good. We did look for an exit hole and none was found. I’m going back to Sierra Game kings.

Depending on what deer have been eating, the materials in the guts can be pretty dense and moist. If it was a quartering shot and was hit in the shoulder or right behind the shoulder and got in the guts, that a lot of stuff to go through and the guts take a lot of energy away from bullets. Also if the shot angle was a little high behind the shoulder she may have expired before the blood started pouring out. Especially if it was rear lungs and liver. Been there done it more times then I’d like. Sounds to me like the bullet dumped all its energy inside the deer which is what most bullets are designed to do. I saw what a 140gr Accubond from a 6.5 Creedmoor did to a doe this season. It was pretty dang impressive. Sometimes bullets do strange things. I wouldn’t let this one incident deter me from using such a quality bullet.

It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.