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<blockquote data-quote="dogdinger" data-source="post: 176620" data-attributes="member: 9616"><p><strong>copied from another thread....</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>8MM bullet selection....</strong> </p><p>dont know if anyone will read this, as it is an old post. I have just recently gotten back on this Board and i am skimming thru all the old ones. The 8 MMrem mag was my favorite go-to gun for elk for years, having killed upwards of 25 with it i can tell you that it is an awesome caliber for these tough critters. cant remember the specifics of my load but i know i used IMR 4350 powder and the nosler 200grain partition bullet. i cronied this load at just a tad over 3000fps and i never saw any need to load any other bullet......i used it on dall and bighorn sheep, moose, caribou, mulies, even a pronghorn antelope, and it worked great on all. my farthest shot on an animal was an elk @ 753 yrds. The rifle was a rem 700, factory barrel with a brown precision pillar bedded stock. it shot around .7 inch groups.....alas, i lost it along with about 40 other guns in a house fire....ive been shopping for a new one since......AJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogdinger, post: 176620, member: 9616"] [b]copied from another thread....[/b] [B]8MM bullet selection....[/B] dont know if anyone will read this, as it is an old post. I have just recently gotten back on this Board and i am skimming thru all the old ones. The 8 MMrem mag was my favorite go-to gun for elk for years, having killed upwards of 25 with it i can tell you that it is an awesome caliber for these tough critters. cant remember the specifics of my load but i know i used IMR 4350 powder and the nosler 200grain partition bullet. i cronied this load at just a tad over 3000fps and i never saw any need to load any other bullet......i used it on dall and bighorn sheep, moose, caribou, mulies, even a pronghorn antelope, and it worked great on all. my farthest shot on an animal was an elk @ 753 yrds. The rifle was a rem 700, factory barrel with a brown precision pillar bedded stock. it shot around .7 inch groups.....alas, i lost it along with about 40 other guns in a house fire....ive been shopping for a new one since......AJ [/QUOTE]
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