1176 yard bull

[COBrad]

There's a canyon I hunt in every fall, but with the brush the options are sitting in the timber patches or long range across the canyon. One shot from my .300 WSM did the job on this bull. Rifle was built specifically for hunting this canyon by West Elk Precision in Grand Junction Colorado. Defiance Deviant Hunter XM action, Trigger Tech, Bartlien 3b barrel, Manners EH1 stock, Nightforce atacr 5-25x56 scope. Load is Berger 215 grain Hybrid over 65 grains RL26 amd Federal 215 primers. 2817 FPS. Last two 3-shot groups fired before the hunt to confirm ballistic inputs measured just under .5 MOA at 1317 yards. Kestrel 5700 AB says 1675 FPS and 1340 remaining energy. Shot was quartering and bullet entered behind the ribs traveling length-wise, going up through a rib and coming to rest in the forward end of a backstrap. Weight is 152.9 grains. The bullets are very accurate but I'm going to look for a similarly accurate load with a bullet rated for a lower impact velocity. Thinking 210 grain Nosler ABLR or 210 gr Berger HVLD

 

[bamban]

Wow, what a shot!

Nice bull

 

[old_heli_logger]

Congratulations on a beautiful elk!
Nice shot buddy!!!

 

[B-LOT Banga]

Congrats on a great shot and a nice bull!! If the 215 did it's job and it works great in your rifle, why change? It might not look like a pretty mushroom or expanded much but it killed this bull.

 

[Len Backus]

Holy cow...I mean bull........!

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Amazing - Congratulations.

Many of us post about "long Range Hunting" but you are certainly doing it !!!

 

[Tank308]

Call me envious. Nice shot and thanks for the pics.

 

[terry werbiski]

There's a canyon I hunt in every fall, but with the brush the options are sitting in the timber patches or long range across the canyon. One shot from my .300 WSM did the job on this bull. Rifle was built specifically for hunting this canyon by West Elk Precision in Grand Junction Colorado. Defiance Deviant Hunter XM action, Trigger Tech, Bartlien 3b barrel, Manners EH1 stock, Nightforce atacr 5-25x56 scope. Load is Berger 215 grain Hybrid over 65 grains RL26 amd Federal 215 primers. 2817 FPS. Last two 3-shot groups fired before the hunt to confirm ballistic inputs measured just under .5 MOA at 1317 yards. Kestrel 5700 AB says 1675 FPS and 1340 remaining energy. Shot was quartering and bullet entered behind the ribs traveling length-wise, going up through a rib and coming to rest in the forward end of a backstrap. Weight is 152.9 grains. The bullets are very accurate but I'm going to look for a similarly accurate load with a bullet rated for a lower impact velocity. Thinking 210 grain Nosler ABLR or 210 gr Berger HVLD
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Very good shot , nice animal congratulations

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

There's a canyon I hunt in every fall, but with the brush the options are sitting in the timber patches or long range across the canyon. One shot from my .300 WSM did the job on this bull. Rifle was built specifically for hunting this canyon by West Elk Precision in Grand Junction Colorado. Defiance Deviant Hunter XM action, Trigger Tech, Bartlien 3b barrel, Manners EH1 stock, Nightforce atacr 5-25x56 scope. Load is Berger 215 grain Hybrid over 65 grains RL26 amd Federal 215 primers. 2817 FPS. Last two 3-shot groups fired before the hunt to confirm ballistic inputs measured just under .5 MOA at 1317 yards. Kestrel 5700 AB says 1675 FPS and 1340 remaining energy. Shot was quartering and bullet entered behind the ribs traveling length-wise, going up through a rib and coming to rest in the forward end of a backstrap. Weight is 152.9 grains. The bullets are very accurate but I'm going to look for a similarly accurate load with a bullet rated for a lower impact velocity. Thinking 210 grain Nosler ABLR or 210 gr Berger HVLD
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Congrtats! Nice Bull.
Everyone take notice. This takes a lot of practice at the range and knowing exactly the ballistics and performance of both the rifle/equipment and the shooter. EXCELENT JOB!!!!

 

[Swinehunt74]

Great experience and shot, thanks for sharing that memory!

 

[Rick Richard]

That would be a lucky shot for most, but when a shooter knows there equipment and has practiced at those distances time and time again then it is expected to be a GREAT shot. Nice bull too.

 

[matt_3479]

Congratulations, that is very impressive shooting

 

[sierracharlie338]

Nice work and what a shot!

 

[COBrad]

Thank you all for your kind comments. I have a 1300 yard range on the ranch and spend a lot of time dialing everything in. Still, conditions have to be just right.