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Experience's with 7mm bullets on Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="upacreek" data-source="post: 1033102" data-attributes="member: 59039"><p>I have hunted elk for the last 25 years and tried different bullets. I have always shot a 7RM except 2 years when accuracy with that gun wasnt up to my standard. I used my 7WSM those years.</p><p>I have shot "Fail safe"s with drt results on 2. 162SST's on 3 with DRT results. 160 Sierra HPBT on at least 6, DRT (one never stood up out of its bed). Years ago shot 2 with nosler balistic tips, one DRT and the other was a running shot. Took 30 yards to collapse. All of my animals except the running one was shot just behind the shoulder in the crease. Mid body gives some room for error. I have never until this year had a bullet pass through an elk. This year I killed a very large bodied bull at 438yrds with a berger 180. MV roughly 2960. The bull never moved. Crumpled up and kicked a couple times then expired. Lungs and vitals were jello. Exit wound was small and only knew about it due to the 6" round pool of blood under the animal while feild dressing.</p><p>I have tracked 6 bulls for my brother and dad which were shot with acubonds, and partitions. These were also in 30 caliber. The worst was dads elk 15 years ago while I watched him plug 5 grand slams into a spike at 100 yards. The elk kept walking slowly until it colapsed. 3 were pass throughs. </p><p>May I ask why you want to shoot a shoulder at that range? And why you want to have the bullet pass through?</p><p>I come from the school of thought that if 100% of the energy is absorbed in the animal than its the best that can be delivered. I also like fragmenting bullets that make a larger wound channel. The last bull my brother had a pass through was tracked for over a mile with zero blood. Infact a chunk of lung was plugging the exit hole the size of my index finger. It stuck out 2".</p><p>This is my experience, so its just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upacreek, post: 1033102, member: 59039"] I have hunted elk for the last 25 years and tried different bullets. I have always shot a 7RM except 2 years when accuracy with that gun wasnt up to my standard. I used my 7WSM those years. I have shot "Fail safe"s with drt results on 2. 162SST's on 3 with DRT results. 160 Sierra HPBT on at least 6, DRT (one never stood up out of its bed). Years ago shot 2 with nosler balistic tips, one DRT and the other was a running shot. Took 30 yards to collapse. All of my animals except the running one was shot just behind the shoulder in the crease. Mid body gives some room for error. I have never until this year had a bullet pass through an elk. This year I killed a very large bodied bull at 438yrds with a berger 180. MV roughly 2960. The bull never moved. Crumpled up and kicked a couple times then expired. Lungs and vitals were jello. Exit wound was small and only knew about it due to the 6" round pool of blood under the animal while feild dressing. I have tracked 6 bulls for my brother and dad which were shot with acubonds, and partitions. These were also in 30 caliber. The worst was dads elk 15 years ago while I watched him plug 5 grand slams into a spike at 100 yards. The elk kept walking slowly until it colapsed. 3 were pass throughs. May I ask why you want to shoot a shoulder at that range? And why you want to have the bullet pass through? I come from the school of thought that if 100% of the energy is absorbed in the animal than its the best that can be delivered. I also like fragmenting bullets that make a larger wound channel. The last bull my brother had a pass through was tracked for over a mile with zero blood. Infact a chunk of lung was plugging the exit hole the size of my index finger. It stuck out 2". This is my experience, so its just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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