Guest ronin Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 My son took his new Steyr Prohunter in 7mm Mag out to sight in yesterday. Very nice rifle, by the way. Zeroed at 1 MOA in 5 rounds. The bolt and trigger were incredible. The bullets I bought for him to use prior to reload were the Remington Premier Accutip in 140 Gr. The idea is to reload Barnes Triple Shocks later. Because I reload, I don't care too much about factory bullet performance but I thought this was worth mentioning. We were shooting at 102 yards at a paper target with no wood support. It was suspended by wire. The back stop within 4 feet was super soft, very wet clay with no rocks. This is quarry clay that has already been processed. Without fail, every bullet we recovered had penetrated about 18" and the core had completely separated from the jacket. In other words, when we recovered the bullet it was in several parts. First the jacket looking like a flower, and within several inches, the core in several pieces. I will try to take pictures later and post them. I have never seen this absolute separation when shooting other jacketed bullets in similar situations. Most times were actually into hardened clay. I don't have plans to hunt with this bullet but I wonder if the same thing could be expected on game if I did? Is this bullet made for hunting or is it more of a target round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Re: Remington Premier Accutip Sure it could indeed happen on game. You have to figure that you got 18" penetration into clay. That's a bit denser than flesh. On deer sized game those bullets would have fully pentrated on most any broadside shot. Who cares if the jacket separates when everything exits? Its like asking in which part of the animals instant death did the bullet fail? The Premier Accutip in 7mm uses a boat tailed bullet with a hard lead core. Core and jacket separation is very common in this style of bullet. I would choose something a bit more sturdy for larger game but for deer, it will work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronin Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Re: Remington Premier Accutip I know dead is dead, but I also beleive in efficiency in regards to the terminal ballistics of a particular bullet. I have other lead core bullets hit the same medium with a better "wound channel" and fractional loss of mass. I was a little surprised by the utter destruction of the bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: Remington Premier Accutip I shot a 170 pound 9 point with premier accu tips with my .270. The deer ran about 60 yards & fell dead. Something I did notice, it was major damage I blood everywhere where he fell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronin Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: Remington Premier Accutip What was the wound like when you dressed it out? Find any bullet fragments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearcat Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: Remington Premier Accutip The Premier Accutip is basically the same bullet as the Hornady SST, and Nosler Ballistic Tip. I have seen these bullets shed their cores as well. Dirt and clay are tough on bullets, especially the traditional "cup and core" type bullets. The Hornady Interbond, and Nosler Accubond were designed to give the same ballistic performance as the SST, and Ballistic Tip, but their cores stay intact. The cores are chemically bonded to the jackets so that they cannot seperate. Federals' Fusion bullet is also bonded but done so in a different manner. I have shot all three of these bullets into 5 gallon buckets of sand at 100 and 200 yards and they all stayed together. If you like the accuracy, and trajectory of the Polymer tipped, boattail bullets, I would highly recommend one of the bonded bullets. You can get the Hornady Interbond in a 154 grain weight for the 7mm Remington Magnum, it has the same sectional density as a 180 grain .30 caliber bullet. It should penetrate like a .300 Win. Mag. with 180 grain bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronin Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: Remington Premier Accutip Great info, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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