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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 1697903" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I live in NM and hunt elk every year. In order to do that, I hunt with a muzzleloader most of the time. Heavy bullets for caliber hold their energy, and penetrate better. I believe a sectional density of .280 should be minimum. I've killed them with lighter bullets, but didn't get an exit wound. My last cow was facing me at an angle at 75 yards. A one lung shot on an elk means they don't die quickly, so you want a bullet that will penetrate through bones and leave a blood trail. I've shot elk in the heart and watched them run 75 yards. I've used Berger 168 VLD in my 7mm WSM on two elk at over 300 yards, and they took 3 steps or less. I've used Barnes TTSX with good success as well. I started using them because my butcher put all the bullets she found in a pan on the counter. All of the Barnes looked just like the advertisements. An elk's lungs extend pretty far back, but are up high as they go back. I've found that high lung shots shock the nervous system and tend to drop the elk in their tracks, and kill quickly. Don't discount BC. The higher the BC, the more retained energy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 1697903, member: 29323"] I live in NM and hunt elk every year. In order to do that, I hunt with a muzzleloader most of the time. Heavy bullets for caliber hold their energy, and penetrate better. I believe a sectional density of .280 should be minimum. I've killed them with lighter bullets, but didn't get an exit wound. My last cow was facing me at an angle at 75 yards. A one lung shot on an elk means they don't die quickly, so you want a bullet that will penetrate through bones and leave a blood trail. I've shot elk in the heart and watched them run 75 yards. I've used Berger 168 VLD in my 7mm WSM on two elk at over 300 yards, and they took 3 steps or less. I've used Barnes TTSX with good success as well. I started using them because my butcher put all the bullets she found in a pan on the counter. All of the Barnes looked just like the advertisements. An elk's lungs extend pretty far back, but are up high as they go back. I've found that high lung shots shock the nervous system and tend to drop the elk in their tracks, and kill quickly. Don't discount BC. The higher the BC, the more retained energy. [/QUOTE]
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