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Elk lost with 208 AMAX?
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<blockquote data-quote="backyardsniper" data-source="post: 855689" data-attributes="member: 20657"><p>I've got 1000 of the 178's as well but i planned on using the 208 for the above stated reasons about keeping the velocity down. I figured at extreme velocity there would be a risk of fragging early but you run that risk with any rapid expansion type bullet. I will most likely have my 308 with me as a back up gun. I run the same load one of the above links mentioned 178 amax with 44.5gr of varget. I find it interesting I heard a lot of nay saying when i mentioned using the 208 on elk but In all the internet researching I've done I have not seen one first hand story of "I shot an elk with a 208 amax and it ran off with no blood trail and we never found it". Now, I'm sure that has happened. It happens every hunting season with every kind of bullet. However, If these bullets were failing on a regular basis then I think there would be a lot of stories out there about it and there would be a LOT more first hand accounts.</p><p> Thanks for the input so far guys. I feel very confident in using this bullet now. I plan to use it again this whitetail season here in KY and I will keep a close eye on how it performs but from what i have seen in the past and the stories I'm getting now I think I will stick with this bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backyardsniper, post: 855689, member: 20657"] I've got 1000 of the 178's as well but i planned on using the 208 for the above stated reasons about keeping the velocity down. I figured at extreme velocity there would be a risk of fragging early but you run that risk with any rapid expansion type bullet. I will most likely have my 308 with me as a back up gun. I run the same load one of the above links mentioned 178 amax with 44.5gr of varget. I find it interesting I heard a lot of nay saying when i mentioned using the 208 on elk but In all the internet researching I've done I have not seen one first hand story of "I shot an elk with a 208 amax and it ran off with no blood trail and we never found it". Now, I'm sure that has happened. It happens every hunting season with every kind of bullet. However, If these bullets were failing on a regular basis then I think there would be a lot of stories out there about it and there would be a LOT more first hand accounts. Thanks for the input so far guys. I feel very confident in using this bullet now. I plan to use it again this whitetail season here in KY and I will keep a close eye on how it performs but from what i have seen in the past and the stories I'm getting now I think I will stick with this bullet. [/QUOTE]
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