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Offline 870 expressmag

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remington accelerator ammo???
« on: July 24, 2005, 09:27:21 AM »
i just got a box of .308 ammo from a friend of ours...it's remington accelerator ammo..it's a .308 casing with a saboted 55gr .22 bullet...anyone ever heard of these?  i am guessing they are not still available.....  what was there purpose? varmint hunting with a .30 caliber?   and are they safe to shoot in a ultra?
anyone have any experience with em?
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remington accelerator ammo???
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2005, 09:52:44 AM »
They are perfectly safe to shoot, some people have reported poor accuracy?

Just try and see what kind of accuracy you get out of your rifle.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2005, 10:17:24 AM »
If you do a search on the net, you'll find that they are loved by some, but not many, they have a pretty checkered reputation. I'm surprised they are still offered. There are several threads on em right here at GBO, none good that I've seen.

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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2005, 02:31:47 PM »
Just do a search on the site for ACCELERATOR and look at the results.

I have tryed them in a 30-06 and i couldn't hit the target i printed(100 yards). If they were free......go for it and see what kind of accuracy you get but if you have to buy them don't waste your money.
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2005, 02:45:09 PM »
About 20 years ago, I hit a feral cat with the '06 version. I think it rained "cat fluff" for about 20 minutes!
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2005, 04:23:20 PM »
well they were free and i only got about 8-10 rounds from him...box looks old but rounds still look really good...will shoot em for the heck of it
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2005, 07:27:14 PM »
The 308 version is no longer made, but they still make this ammo in 30-30 and 30-06 (at least it's still readily available on the net to buy).  The review I saw showed about the same accuracy the standard cartridge gave in "x" rifle.  Should be a fun thing to try out.
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2005, 07:45:13 PM »
Have a look at these...


http://www.eabco.com/reload02.html


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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2005, 12:29:49 AM »
I got the sabot to load my own, tried a bunch loads, in 3
 different rifles 2 30-30's and 308, my groups look like I used a shotgun.
 Key holes sabots still on bullet when it went though the paper target.
 I gave up, Maybe I was doing some wrong, I don't think they are
 good, Marv.
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