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What 300WM bullet for elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 895245" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>Any,.... again I say <strong>any </strong>bullets performance will differ with impact velocity that will be dictated by distance from the muzzle. The farther out you go the less the harder bullets will expand. Any bullet will kill an elk if placed properly for its construction. Some will expand more some will expand less and penetrate deeper. As with any bullet the fragmenting (softer jacketed) bullets expand less as distance increases so they penetrate deeper as you go out, but I feel they have the best expansion at longer distances, yet still kill good for me at the closer distances. We shoot or are along side shooters with our rifles while taking 15 to 25 elk each season. Many of these shots are over 500 yards as shown in the links above. This is why I shoot the bullets I do. I hate tracking elk and I knock on wood that I have not tracked one elk over 150 yards since I started using what I use.</p><p> </p><p>Here is what I will offer you if you want to kill anything especially elk. Find what is most accurate in your rifle. Not at 100 yards but at the farthest distance you would take a shot on your elk. Then know if the bullet will expand or not at that distance or slowed impact velocity. Or also where you would need to place it to aid in expansion. <strong><em>Bottom line, know how your bullet works and use it to your best advantage</em></strong>. A perfect scenario for me is to enter the crease behind the front shoulder and exit far shoulder. This will take out vital organs and drop the elk. He will now last long after a shot like this from my 300 win even at 800 or 1000 yards. </p><p> </p><p>There are many good bullet to choose from if you apply how they work best for your type of hunting and use it to your advantage. But above all you need to place it well. For that you need accuracy at the longest distance you plan to shoot. To get proper placement at distance you may also encounter wind. It will be easier to place a higher BC bullet that will be less effected by wind so consider that too.</p><p> </p><p>Hit them right and hit them hard with a big enough bullet to do the job as fast as it can.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 895245, member: 7503"] Any,.... again I say [B]any [/B]bullets performance will differ with impact velocity that will be dictated by distance from the muzzle. The farther out you go the less the harder bullets will expand. Any bullet will kill an elk if placed properly for its construction. Some will expand more some will expand less and penetrate deeper. As with any bullet the fragmenting (softer jacketed) bullets expand less as distance increases so they penetrate deeper as you go out, but I feel they have the best expansion at longer distances, yet still kill good for me at the closer distances. We shoot or are along side shooters with our rifles while taking 15 to 25 elk each season. Many of these shots are over 500 yards as shown in the links above. This is why I shoot the bullets I do. I hate tracking elk and I knock on wood that I have not tracked one elk over 150 yards since I started using what I use. Here is what I will offer you if you want to kill anything especially elk. Find what is most accurate in your rifle. Not at 100 yards but at the farthest distance you would take a shot on your elk. Then know if the bullet will expand or not at that distance or slowed impact velocity. Or also where you would need to place it to aid in expansion. [B][I]Bottom line, know how your bullet works and use it to your best advantage[/I][/B]. A perfect scenario for me is to enter the crease behind the front shoulder and exit far shoulder. This will take out vital organs and drop the elk. He will now last long after a shot like this from my 300 win even at 800 or 1000 yards. There are many good bullet to choose from if you apply how they work best for your type of hunting and use it to your advantage. But above all you need to place it well. For that you need accuracy at the longest distance you plan to shoot. To get proper placement at distance you may also encounter wind. It will be easier to place a higher BC bullet that will be less effected by wind so consider that too. Hit them right and hit them hard with a big enough bullet to do the job as fast as it can. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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