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45-70 bullets for elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2706091" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I do not have any experience hunting elk so cannot help you with that aspect of this thread. But....we've been using the 300 grain Barnes TSX FB bullets in our 45-70s for black bear hunting for a few years now. Top notch performance, plenty of penetration and they do shoot cloverleafs in our rifles. With a load of 49.0gr of 4198 and sighted with a 50 yard zero, they shoot about 1 inch low at 100 yards and 11 inches low at 200 yards. As for penetration I shot a 200lb black bear with a broad side shot @ 50 yards. For whatever reason the bear hunched up, turned very slowly and started to walk away from where it was shot. After about 10 feet of walking the bear finally went down. But after it went down, it tried to get up, only to fall down again. The bear attempted a second time to get up, and...again the same thing happened and the bear fell down. I am saying to myself that I don't want to shoot you again, however I was also afraid this bear would get a second wind and take off like a rocket ship into some very dense cover that I preferred not to drag it out of. On the third attempt of the bear trying to get up, it's head was facing directly away from me, at which time I decided to spine the bear. The bullet hit in the center of the hind quarters and came out the nose of the bear, leaving an impressive exit hole. So...do these 300gr Barnes TSX FB bullets penetrate, yes at 50-60 yards they "do" penetrate. The photo is if a broadside shot exit hole of a 225lb black bear, @50-60 yards; 45-70, 300gr Barnes TSX FB bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2706091, member: 69192"] I do not have any experience hunting elk so cannot help you with that aspect of this thread. But....we've been using the 300 grain Barnes TSX FB bullets in our 45-70s for black bear hunting for a few years now. Top notch performance, plenty of penetration and they do shoot cloverleafs in our rifles. With a load of 49.0gr of 4198 and sighted with a 50 yard zero, they shoot about 1 inch low at 100 yards and 11 inches low at 200 yards. As for penetration I shot a 200lb black bear with a broad side shot @ 50 yards. For whatever reason the bear hunched up, turned very slowly and started to walk away from where it was shot. After about 10 feet of walking the bear finally went down. But after it went down, it tried to get up, only to fall down again. The bear attempted a second time to get up, and...again the same thing happened and the bear fell down. I am saying to myself that I don't want to shoot you again, however I was also afraid this bear would get a second wind and take off like a rocket ship into some very dense cover that I preferred not to drag it out of. On the third attempt of the bear trying to get up, it's head was facing directly away from me, at which time I decided to spine the bear. The bullet hit in the center of the hind quarters and came out the nose of the bear, leaving an impressive exit hole. So...do these 300gr Barnes TSX FB bullets penetrate, yes at 50-60 yards they "do" penetrate. The photo is if a broadside shot exit hole of a 225lb black bear, @50-60 yards; 45-70, 300gr Barnes TSX FB bullet. [/QUOTE]
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