Two of my favourite bullets and my favourite cartridge. I’ve shot the 165 accubond behind 52 grains of IMR 4064 from a lot of different 30-06’s. It gives me a shade over 3k FPS from a 24” barrel and 2850 from a 18” barrel. The bullets will weigh between 114 and 120 grains if you catch them on the off side. Here are a few, I’ve got more now as this pic is about eight years old.
The 168 TTSX gave me similar velocity with the same load although I also achieved 2970ish with a stout load of RE19
I shot a few deer and two elk with the 168 grain bullet. Wound channels were slightly smaller diameter then an accubond but penetration was excellent. I didn’t stop any of them. Then I started thinking if the accubond finishes at 115 grains I want to try the 130 from the ‘06
I don’t have my reloading manuals with me here but I loaded with win 760 and velocity was 3350+.
Accuracy was excellent
I shot three deer and a moose with that 130 the last year I lived in Canada. They were four of the most instantaneous, dramatic kills I’ve ever seen. Ranging from 100 to 380 yards and the toughest (penetration) shot was a running moose at about 100 yards. Bullet broke the onside leg and exited out the far side. Wound channel was excellent and the moose’s landing gears folded up instantly. I typically load 3” high at a hundred with a max range of 400. This load made it pretty simple to deal with the trajectory.
I’m of the opinion you can’t go wrong with either bullet. I’ve never had any love for a 150 grain as the load manuals typically show 3k fps max and that’s achievable with a 165/168 grain. I did shoot some 150’s back around 2000-2003 but haven’t revisited them since. I wouldn’t overlook the 130 though as it can handle 3-400 yard shots without running out of steam.