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<blockquote data-quote="VinceMule" data-source="post: 2907183" data-attributes="member: 122164"><p>SSG, iI think that you exercised very poor judgment in the 130g Ballistic tip choice, since you wonder what would happen if you hit the shoulder, you should know what would happen! If you want to shoot elk shoulders, you need heavy caliber bullets to begin with as bullets do really strange things when they encounter heavy bone, since you have switched to the 127g LR, <strong><span style="color: rgb(209, 72, 65)">you have seen the LIGHT!</span></strong> It does not seem that you are shooting long range and I personally would hunt down some 160g Nosler partitions or go to a Heavy Barnes TTSX. If you stay off the shoulders, life gets VERY easy. I have complete trust in Partitions.</p><p></p><p>I had mules and horses for a long time. Even if I did not get drawn, I would help the friends and guys in Church to retrieve and pack out the deer/ elk, really good fellowship! <em>It seemed like I </em>was in high demand since all I asked was gas money. I stayed in camp, cooking, and they came and got me when an animal was down. I was always doing an autopsy on the animal with much talk of angle and damage around the campfire. Most of these guys were just normal working Joes, 270s with 150g Core Locks, and 30/06s with 180g Core Locks, occasional partitions but they were made fun of. I had one rule if they wanted me to help them pack out the animal, they had to go to the rifle range at least twice prior to hunting season because I was not going to get involved in a horrible gut shot tracking job in the worst terrain imaginable(more good fellowship).</p><p></p><p>If you are going to lose an elk, it will be from a Bullet deflecting/blowing up on a shoulder, a shot too low, or a gut shot.</p><p></p><p>I shot cow elk with a 243 Winchester with 100g Partition, never a problem on 100-yard shots, you get real close when you are riding mules and horses as a rule. </p><p></p><p>Choose your shot or do not pull the trigger, with the bullet is the cheapest part of the hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VinceMule, post: 2907183, member: 122164"] SSG, iI think that you exercised very poor judgment in the 130g Ballistic tip choice, since you wonder what would happen if you hit the shoulder, you should know what would happen! If you want to shoot elk shoulders, you need heavy caliber bullets to begin with as bullets do really strange things when they encounter heavy bone, since you have switched to the 127g LR, [B][COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)]you have seen the LIGHT![/COLOR][/B] It does not seem that you are shooting long range and I personally would hunt down some 160g Nosler partitions or go to a Heavy Barnes TTSX. If you stay off the shoulders, life gets VERY easy. I have complete trust in Partitions. I had mules and horses for a long time. Even if I did not get drawn, I would help the friends and guys in Church to retrieve and pack out the deer/ elk, really good fellowship! [I]It seemed like I [/I]was in high demand since all I asked was gas money. I stayed in camp, cooking, and they came and got me when an animal was down. I was always doing an autopsy on the animal with much talk of angle and damage around the campfire. Most of these guys were just normal working Joes, 270s with 150g Core Locks, and 30/06s with 180g Core Locks, occasional partitions but they were made fun of. I had one rule if they wanted me to help them pack out the animal, they had to go to the rifle range at least twice prior to hunting season because I was not going to get involved in a horrible gut shot tracking job in the worst terrain imaginable(more good fellowship). If you are going to lose an elk, it will be from a Bullet deflecting/blowing up on a shoulder, a shot too low, or a gut shot. I shot cow elk with a 243 Winchester with 100g Partition, never a problem on 100-yard shots, you get real close when you are riding mules and horses as a rule. Choose your shot or do not pull the trigger, with the bullet is the cheapest part of the hunt. [/QUOTE]
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