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<blockquote data-quote="Hespco" data-source="post: 2021012" data-attributes="member: 109476"><p>Having guided a few elk hunters my self over the years, I see bullet placement as a prime consideration . When a C&C bullet is used successfuly it needs to be stated where the bullet entered. If it is a rib cage shot most any reasonable bullet will work as this is a soft target area on an elk. When a difficult angled shot is required my experience is the mono bullet has the advantage. We are not long range shooters . Most shots under 200yds, many under 100. We take one to two elk each season. Using the Barnes mono since 1994 we have never lost an elk. Can only recal two times whe a second shot was required. Never had a mono pencil thru. One elk hunter I remember I put on a 4x4 rag horn bull at about 80 yds, took 5 shots from his 30-06 using 180 gr Rem factory ammo to put the elk on the ground , then a 6th to finish him off. A very adequate cartridge/ bullet combo , but poorly placed. The vast amount of wounded & or lost game I have seen has been the results of long range shots. Some found, some not. Most reasonable cartridges with a tough deep penetrating bullet properly placed will work on elk. With the selection of tough bullets available I see no reason to use C&C bullets. My experience with the Barnes mono started back in 1994. Before then the Nosler partition was my bullet of choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hespco, post: 2021012, member: 109476"] Having guided a few elk hunters my self over the years, I see bullet placement as a prime consideration . When a C&C bullet is used successfuly it needs to be stated where the bullet entered. If it is a rib cage shot most any reasonable bullet will work as this is a soft target area on an elk. When a difficult angled shot is required my experience is the mono bullet has the advantage. We are not long range shooters . Most shots under 200yds, many under 100. We take one to two elk each season. Using the Barnes mono since 1994 we have never lost an elk. Can only recal two times whe a second shot was required. Never had a mono pencil thru. One elk hunter I remember I put on a 4x4 rag horn bull at about 80 yds, took 5 shots from his 30-06 using 180 gr Rem factory ammo to put the elk on the ground , then a 6th to finish him off. A very adequate cartridge/ bullet combo , but poorly placed. The vast amount of wounded & or lost game I have seen has been the results of long range shots. Some found, some not. Most reasonable cartridges with a tough deep penetrating bullet properly placed will work on elk. With the selection of tough bullets available I see no reason to use C&C bullets. My experience with the Barnes mono started back in 1994. Before then the Nosler partition was my bullet of choice. [/QUOTE]
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