Varminterror
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The tips, jackets, and cores aren’t so different as to label them polar opposites, so for intents and purposes, they’re not so different in these aspects. HOWEVER - the big difference between the two is the bonding. Accubonds don’t come apart, the core is fluxed and bonded to the jacket, so weight retention and penetration is greatly improved. They still have relatively rapid expansion due to the polymer tip, more rapid than a typical softpoint, but the accubond bullet doesn’t completely come apart like the ballistic tip and CT ballistic silvertips.
On the outside, they look very similar. On the inside of game, they act very differently. The accubonds are in a class with the partition, Swift A frame, and the tipped monometal bullets like Barnes. The BT’s and BST’s are in the class with the V-max and SST type bullets.
I love the BST’s, BT’s, SST’s, Vmax’s, and ELD’s for the job they’re made to do. Fantastic up to deer and hogs, but lacking penetration for bigger quarry. Enter the NAB’s, Interbonds, TTSX, E-tip, GMX, A-frame... these 3 types of bullets have their own design attributes which offer reliable, rapid initial expansion, but ensure high weight retention for deep penetration. Of course, these attributes come with increased production cost, and resultingly increased purchase prices.
On the outside, they look very similar. On the inside of game, they act very differently. The accubonds are in a class with the partition, Swift A frame, and the tipped monometal bullets like Barnes. The BT’s and BST’s are in the class with the V-max and SST type bullets.
I love the BST’s, BT’s, SST’s, Vmax’s, and ELD’s for the job they’re made to do. Fantastic up to deer and hogs, but lacking penetration for bigger quarry. Enter the NAB’s, Interbonds, TTSX, E-tip, GMX, A-frame... these 3 types of bullets have their own design attributes which offer reliable, rapid initial expansion, but ensure high weight retention for deep penetration. Of course, these attributes come with increased production cost, and resultingly increased purchase prices.