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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 232632" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>When you put Elk into the mix I would go with the 270 Win. also. For deer size game I would stick with 130 gr bullets but for Elk I would go with a good 140 or 150 gr bullet. The 110 gr Hornady V-max is great for varmints. If I had to use my 25-06 on Elk I would use the 120 gr Speer Grand Slam bullet. I have shot from chest to hams through deer with this bullet in my 25-06. One was as close as 50 yards and the bullet would be moving at least 2900 fps at that point and the bullet entered the brisket and I found this one in the ball socket of the right ham. It is th eonly 120 GS bullet I have ever recovered. It was a perfect mushroom and weighed 87 grs. If it will shoot through almost 5 feet of deer with impact at high velocity it will shoot through the heart lung area of any Elk that ever walked. As with any caliber rifle you must place your shot where it is supposed to go to have a clean kill. I stopped using the 120 GS on deer because I like a softer more expansive bullet like the 117 Sierra's. I have a 270 Win. and I use the 130 gr Sierra or 130 Nosler ballistic tip's on deer. I mainly got this rifle because it was a good deal and in case I ever get to take an Elk hunting trip. If I do it will be loaded with either a 150 Speer Grand Slam or Nosler Partition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 232632, member: 10178"] When you put Elk into the mix I would go with the 270 Win. also. For deer size game I would stick with 130 gr bullets but for Elk I would go with a good 140 or 150 gr bullet. The 110 gr Hornady V-max is great for varmints. If I had to use my 25-06 on Elk I would use the 120 gr Speer Grand Slam bullet. I have shot from chest to hams through deer with this bullet in my 25-06. One was as close as 50 yards and the bullet would be moving at least 2900 fps at that point and the bullet entered the brisket and I found this one in the ball socket of the right ham. It is th eonly 120 GS bullet I have ever recovered. It was a perfect mushroom and weighed 87 grs. If it will shoot through almost 5 feet of deer with impact at high velocity it will shoot through the heart lung area of any Elk that ever walked. As with any caliber rifle you must place your shot where it is supposed to go to have a clean kill. I stopped using the 120 GS on deer because I like a softer more expansive bullet like the 117 Sierra's. I have a 270 Win. and I use the 130 gr Sierra or 130 Nosler ballistic tip's on deer. I mainly got this rifle because it was a good deal and in case I ever get to take an Elk hunting trip. If I do it will be loaded with either a 150 Speer Grand Slam or Nosler Partition. [/QUOTE]
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