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6.5 BULLETS FOR ELK?
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<blockquote data-quote="vancewalker007" data-source="post: 1828318" data-attributes="member: 66917"><p>The 2 bullets you listed will do the job with well placed shots. I would avoid on the point of should facing shots or others where penetration might be block by anatomy. Getting in behind the front leg through the ribs and 90 degree high forward shoulder shots should be great. </p><p></p><p>What you have to remember is these are bullets intended to perform best at longer ranges such as 300-700 yards. They can perform at higher velocity's but you're likely not going to get as deep of penetration as high velocities. So, you get a 100 yard shot make sure you place it carefully. Elk tend to swallow up bullets so follow up shots are good to be ready with. I double lunged a big cow once near the heart with a 180 Accubond from a 300 WSM (3000fps) at 393 yards. No exit, never found the bullet. Carefully shot another big cow with a 7LRM at about 200 yards in the pocket with a 195 EOL Berger with no exit bullet dissappeared. Exits don't always happen on Elk but they did both die within a few steps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vancewalker007, post: 1828318, member: 66917"] The 2 bullets you listed will do the job with well placed shots. I would avoid on the point of should facing shots or others where penetration might be block by anatomy. Getting in behind the front leg through the ribs and 90 degree high forward shoulder shots should be great. What you have to remember is these are bullets intended to perform best at longer ranges such as 300-700 yards. They can perform at higher velocity's but you're likely not going to get as deep of penetration as high velocities. So, you get a 100 yard shot make sure you place it carefully. Elk tend to swallow up bullets so follow up shots are good to be ready with. I double lunged a big cow once near the heart with a 180 Accubond from a 300 WSM (3000fps) at 393 yards. No exit, never found the bullet. Carefully shot another big cow with a 7LRM at about 200 yards in the pocket with a 195 EOL Berger with no exit bullet dissappeared. Exits don't always happen on Elk but they did both die within a few steps. [/QUOTE]
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