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Hodgdon youth loads-what bullet?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Courtney" data-source="post: 960084" data-attributes="member: 28191"><p>Youth loads will work fine on deer with many bullets, but elk are a different deal. Distances for elk tend to be a lot longer and the critters are a lot tougher.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't hesitate to load a 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip at 2400 or so for deer, but most bullets that are stout enough for elk, won't expand reliably at those velocities. The 150 Nosler Partition is probably an exception. It has a soft lead core in the front half and will likely expand down to 1800 fps yet hold together well due to the partition design.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Courtney, post: 960084, member: 28191"] Youth loads will work fine on deer with many bullets, but elk are a different deal. Distances for elk tend to be a lot longer and the critters are a lot tougher. I wouldn't hesitate to load a 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip at 2400 or so for deer, but most bullets that are stout enough for elk, won't expand reliably at those velocities. The 150 Nosler Partition is probably an exception. It has a soft lead core in the front half and will likely expand down to 1800 fps yet hold together well due to the partition design. [/QUOTE]
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