Partition vs Accubond which is best??? What say Aldeer?

Below 3000fps - Partition

Over 3000fps - Accubond

Those are gross generalizations not carved in stone. I’m a big fan of both.

Smart fellar

Old school don't mess with what don't needs messed with.......partition
New school gotta have something cool.....accubond

Accubonds were designed to mimic the performance of the Partition. The jacket is not fully bonded to the core, just the shank and not the ogive section of the bullet. This creates a large initial wound channel due to fragmentation like the partition but keeps the shank intact for deep penetration. But I've never caught a partition in a deer and have caught a few Accubonds.

The Accubonds will expand to a larger frontal area while the partition will peel back along the shank. If you like two holes in your deer every time, shoot a partition. If you want a little higher BC and don't mind catching bullets in dead deer occasionally, go with the Accubonds.

Either will kill a deer dead and you won't notice any difference. Shoot whichever may be available and/it most accurate in your gun.

I like and shoot both. I haven’t noticed any difference in penetration on deer. I’ve had equal success on pass throughs with both. I killed my first elk with a Partition and will kill my next one with an Accubond.

To add to the confusion, some NBTs perform like Accubonds.

To me it depends on what your gonna be shooting them in. I shoot the 140 Accubond in my 7 mag and love it. I tried them in my 7mm-08 and wasnt pleased with them at all as far as performance on deer. I switched to the sierra pro hunters 120 grain in my 7mm-08 and have been really happy with them so far but I do shoot the 100 grain partitions in one of my 243's and I really like them in it. My wife shoots 90 grain Accubonds in her 243 and gets good accuracy out of it but she hasn't got to test it out on a deer yet.

Zero Accubond experience

Swear by Partitions. And, fwiw, have an upcoming Africa trip. Plains game - shooting a pair of 6.5x55 Swede rifles. Gave the guide 4 options for bullets, including Partitions (Speer Hotcors - I LOVE THEM!/Sierra and one other). Guide highly recommended the Partitions. What I am going with

Just got a Swede and fortunately have lots of ammo on hand. Looking forward to testing it out. Probably
going to try some 120 BTs and the 140 Partition. Does Africa require factory loaded ammunition? Are you just purchasing it there?

I shoot partitions out of my 7mag. Accubonds perform great as well, but I’ve noticed better consistency with partitions and wound channels

just make sure the headstamps on yer cartridges match the gun.

Yes. Indeed he is.

I haven't loaded accubonds yet, but did pick up a box of 30cal ones last spring. I have shot partitions, and they have always done the job. My 7-08 really likes a 120gr BT with a nice load of H414.