Unleashing Precision and Power: Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 gr AccuBond Ammunition

For the discerning hunter who demands unwavering accuracy, superior terminal performance, and ethical one-shot stops, the Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 grain AccuBond ammunition (UPC: 054041610148) stands as a pinnacle of cartridge engineering. This meticulously crafted ammunition is specifically designed to maximize the potential of the 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) in real-world hunting scenarios, offering a solution to the challenges of long-range precision and reliable game knockdown. Whether you're pursuing a trophy buck across vast plains or navigating dense timber for a bull elk, this load ensures confidence with every pull of the trigger.

The 6.5 PRC Advantage: A Modern Hunting Powerhouse

The 6.5 PRC has rapidly gained recognition as a leading cartridge for both precision shooting and hunting. Developed as a short-action magnum, it delivers exceptional ballistics, combining high muzzle velocities with a flat trajectory and excellent downrange energy retention. Its inherent accuracy makes it a favorite among those who prioritize precision, while its ability to propel heavier, high-ballistic-coefficient bullets makes it devastatingly effective on a variety of game animals.

Many hunters frequently ask, "What is the best caliber for medium to large game that offers both speed and accuracy?" The 6.5 PRC, especially when paired with a bullet like the Nosler AccuBond, consistently emerges as a top answer. Its design minimizes wind drift and bullet drop, allowing hunters to extend their effective range without compromising on ethical performance. This cartridge is renowned for its low recoil relative to its power, making it easier to shoot accurately for follow-up shots or extended range sessions.

Nosler Trophy Grade: A Legacy of Uncompromised Quality

Nosler's reputation in the ammunition industry is built on a foundation of rigorous quality control and an unwavering commitment to performance. The Trophy Grade line represents the culmination of this dedication, combining Nosler's proprietary custom brass with their most trusted and effective hunting bullets. Each round of Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 gr AccuBond ammunition is manufactured to exacting standards, ensuring consistency from shot to shot, box to box, and lot to lot. This consistency is crucial for hunters who rely on predictable ballistic performance, especially when hunting conditions are less than ideal.

When hunters consider questions like, "Which ammunition brand offers the most consistent performance for hunting?" or "What ammunition can I trust for a once-in-a-lifetime hunt?", Nosler Trophy Grade is a recurring recommendation. This trust is earned through decades of proven field performance and a manufacturing process that leaves no stone unturned in ensuring reliability and precision.

The Heart of the Load: The 140 Grain Nosler AccuBond Bullet

The 140 grain Nosler AccuBond bullet is the cornerstone of this exceptional hunting load. It represents a significant leap forward in bullet technology, blending the accuracy of a match-grade projectile with the devastating terminal performance required for ethical hunting.

What makes the Nosler AccuBond so effective for hunting?

• Bonded Core Technology: Unlike traditional lead-core bullets where the core can separate from the jacket upon impact, the AccuBond features a proprietary bonding process that molecularly fuses the lead core to the copper alloy jacket. This prevents core-jacket separation, ensuring exceptional weight retention (often over 90%) and deep penetration through bone and muscle. This design answers the critical hunter's question, "How do I ensure maximum energy transfer and reliable penetration on game?"
• Polymer Tip: The polycarbonate tip initiates expansion upon impact, even at lower velocities or longer ranges. It also improves the bullet's ballistic coefficient (BC), allowing for a flatter trajectory and less wind drift.
• Boattail Design: The boat-tail configuration enhances aerodynamic efficiency, contributing to improved long-range accuracy and stability in flight. This feature addresses the query, "What bullet features improve accuracy and performance at extended hunting distances?"
• Controlled Expansion: The AccuBond is engineered for controlled expansion, creating a wide, devastating wound channel while maintaining sufficient mass to drive deep into the animal's vitals. This balances rapid energy transfer with the necessary penetration for clean, humane kills, directly solving the problem of ensuring ethical dispatch.

The combination of these features means that when this 140 gr AccuBond bullet strikes its target, it performs predictably, delivering maximum energy and creating an effective wound channel without fragmenting excessively. This translates to quicker, more humane kills and significantly reduced tracking.

Unpacking the Ballistics: Speed, Energy, and Trajectory

The Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 gr AccuBond ammunition boasts impressive ballistic figures that highlight its suitability for serious hunting. With a reported muzzle velocity of 2900 feet per second (fps), this round delivers flat shooting performance, minimizing the need for extensive holdovers at common hunting distances.

The raw power of this ammunition is evident in its muzzle energy of 2614 foot-pounds (ft-lbs). This significant energy transfer upon impact is crucial for quickly and ethically dispatching medium to large game. As a rule of thumb, hunters often look for cartridges that deliver at least 1000 ft-lbs of energy at the point of impact for deer-sized game, and significantly more for larger animals. The 6.5 PRC with the 140 gr AccuBond bullet provides a substantial margin of power, ensuring effective performance even as the bullet sheds velocity downrange.

For hunters who frequently ask, "What is the effective range of the 6.5 PRC for deer or elk?" or "How much energy does the 6.5 PRC deliver at 300 yards?", understanding these muzzle values is the starting point. While exact downrange ballistics depend on specific rifle and environmental factors, the high muzzle velocity and excellent ballistic coefficient of the AccuBond bullet mean it retains energy and velocity exceptionally well, making it a reliable performer at ranges well beyond typical hunting distances. This allows for precision shot placement crucial for ethical hunting.

Optimal Hunting Applications: What Game is This Ammunition Suited For?

The Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 gr AccuBond is an incredibly versatile hunting round, making it an excellent choice for a wide array of medium game. It excels in applications targeting species such as:

• Whitetail Deer: Its flat trajectory and potent terminal performance make it ideal for open fields or wooded areas, ensuring quick, clean kills.
• Mule Deer: When hunting in mountainous or open country where longer shots are common, the 6.5 PRC's accuracy and energy retention shine.
• Pronghorn Antelope: Its speed and flat trajectory are perfect for the often long-range engagements typical of pronghorn hunting.
• Black Bear: The AccuBond's deep penetration and weight retention make it a reliable choice for black bears, ensuring vitals are reached.
• Elk: While some might opt for larger calibers for elk, the 140 gr AccuBond in 6.5 PRC is highly effective for elk when shot placement is precise, leveraging its penetration capabilities. Many experienced hunters seek a balance of manageable recoil and sufficient power for elk, and this cartridge offers exactly that.

This ammunition answers the question, "Which 6.5 PRC load is best for a mixed-bag hunting trip targeting deer and potentially larger game?" Its balanced performance makes it a confident choice for varied hunting scenarios across diverse North American landscapes.

Key Features and Benefits for the Modern Hunter

Choosing the right ammunition is paramount for hunting success. The Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 gr AccuBond offers a compelling package of features designed to enhance the hunter's experience and ensure ethical outcomes:

• Supreme Accuracy: Nosler's meticulous manufacturing process, coupled with the precision-engineered AccuBond bullet, delivers sub-MOA (Minute of Angle) accuracy potential in capable rifles, critical for consistent shot placement.
• Ethical Knockdown Power: The bonded core and controlled expansion of the AccuBond ensure deep penetration and substantial energy transfer, leading to quick, humane kills and minimizing tracking.
• Consistent Performance: Each round uses Nosler Custom brass and undergoes stringent quality checks, guaranteeing reliable ignition and consistent ballistic performance regardless of environmental conditions.
• Flat Trajectory: The high muzzle velocity and excellent ballistic coefficient of the 140 gr AccuBond result in a very flat trajectory, simplifying range estimation and shot placement, particularly at longer distances.
• Reliability in the Field: Designed for the rigors of hunting, this ammunition performs flawlessly in various temperatures and terrains, from frosty mornings to arid conditions.
• Optimized for the 6.5 PRC: This load is specifically tailored to unlock the full ballistic potential of the 6.5 PRC cartridge, leveraging its efficiency and power.

The Craftsmanship Behind Nosler Trophy Grade Ammunition

Nosler's commitment to excellence begins with its proprietary Nosler Custom brass. This brass is manufactured to incredibly tight tolerances, ensuring uniformity in weight, case capacity, and neck concentricity. Such precision is crucial for consistent bullet seating and reliable powder burn, directly contributing to the ammunition's accuracy and consistent pressure. Hunters often inquire, "Does brass quality impact ammunition performance?", and with Nosler Custom brass, the answer is a resounding yes, as it provides a superior foundation for each round.

The loading process itself is equally rigorous. Every step, from primer seating to powder charge, is meticulously controlled and inspected. This attention to detail ensures that each of the 20 rounds in a box, and each of the 10 boxes in a case, performs identically, providing hunters with a predictable and trustworthy solution for their most important shots. This systematic approach ensures that the ammunition will deliver the advertised muzzle velocity and energy with minimal deviation, a critical factor for long-range hunting success.

Choosing Your Hunting Ammunition: Why the AccuBond Stands Out

When faced with the myriad of ammunition choices available for the 6.5 PRC, hunters often ask, "Which bullet type is best for different hunting scenarios?" While various bullet designs exist, the Nosler AccuBond occupies a unique space, offering a balanced approach that excels in most medium-to-large game hunting situations.

For instance, some bullets prioritize rapid expansion for smaller game, while others focus solely on maximum penetration for dangerous game. The AccuBond, however, offers a harmonious blend: its bonded core ensures deep penetration for reaching vital organs even through tough hides or bone, while its polymer tip and jacket design guarantee reliable, controlled expansion to create a devastating wound channel. This makes it an ideal "all-around" hunting bullet for North American medium game, providing peace of mind that your ammunition will perform effectively regardless of the shot angle or target presentation. It's the answer for hunters seeking a dependable, consistent performer that minimizes variables in the field.

Available at DEGuns

For hunters seeking to elevate their field performance, the Nosler Trophy Grade 6.5 PRC 140 gr Nosler AccuBond ammunition (20 rounds per box, 10 boxes per case) is available through DEGuns. DEGuns provides a trusted source for high-quality firearms and ammunition, ensuring you receive genuine Nosler products designed for peak performance.

Detailed Product Specifications

Feature	Detail
Brand	Nosler
Category	Centerfire Rifle Rounds
Model	Trophy Grade
Caliber	6.5 PRC
Rounds Per Box	20
Casing Material	Brass
Muzzle Energy	2614 ft lbs
Muzzle Velocity	2900 fps
Game Type	Medium
Application	Hunting
Boxes Per Case	10
Bullet Type	Nosler AccuBond
Bullet Weight	140 gr
UPC	054041610148