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New member question on bullet selection
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<blockquote data-quote="runshort" data-source="post: 202475" data-attributes="member: 10743"><p>We ended up booking a mule deer / elk hunt for the fall of this year and have been looking at what rifle to take since we have never had the opportunity to take an elk. The outfitter recommended nothing smaller than a .270 caliber with a 150 gr. bullet. We have a Rem. 700 in 7MM RM that we have used for deer hunting on crop fields using a 140 gr.bullet that works quite well on the smallish whitetails in this area. I handload for this rifle and was looking at the 160 gr.+ bullet since we may have a shot at an elk. I have not had any need in the past to use a heavier bullet and was wondering what kind of realistic velocity can be acheived with this caliber. I have seen several threads on the Nosler Accubond 160 and also the Berger 168. We have also looked at the 162 gr Hor. SST. Any info on the above bullets for this type of hunting would be greatly appreciated. I feel there are numerous members here that have been there and done that. Thanks again! Randall</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runshort, post: 202475, member: 10743"] We ended up booking a mule deer / elk hunt for the fall of this year and have been looking at what rifle to take since we have never had the opportunity to take an elk. The outfitter recommended nothing smaller than a .270 caliber with a 150 gr. bullet. We have a Rem. 700 in 7MM RM that we have used for deer hunting on crop fields using a 140 gr.bullet that works quite well on the smallish whitetails in this area. I handload for this rifle and was looking at the 160 gr.+ bullet since we may have a shot at an elk. I have not had any need in the past to use a heavier bullet and was wondering what kind of realistic velocity can be acheived with this caliber. I have seen several threads on the Nosler Accubond 160 and also the Berger 168. We have also looked at the 162 gr Hor. SST. Any info on the above bullets for this type of hunting would be greatly appreciated. I feel there are numerous members here that have been there and done that. Thanks again! Randall [/QUOTE]
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