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Experience's with 7mm bullets on Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="pods8" data-source="post: 1033653" data-attributes="member: 83233"><p>Perhaps give the Barnes 145gr LRX a look, as with all long ogive bullets you need to play with seating depth to get them to work. I shoot that in a 7-08 factory rifle ~1/2MOA. I plan to try working up that bullet in the 280AI I'm having built as well.</p><p></p><p>Haven't shot any elk with it but I wouldn't hesitate to (within the 7-08 range limitations). The bullet opened easily on antelope for initial expansion and obviously passed through (not saying a ton) for a solid would channel without being explosive. If you're shooting spines that seems like a good match in my book.</p><p></p><p>Hunting partner had a low shot on an elk with a 30cal 168gr barnes TTSX, blew through the lower leg, sliced the brisket wide open (skimmed the sternum) and blew through the offside lower leg as well. Dropped down and was ended with a follow up shot more on the mark. Unfortunate he had a poor shot but the point of the story was the TTSX and LRX bullets are a tough one when it needs to be yet open up fairly well. However if you're a rear lung shooter it might not be the best fit, esp. on Elk due to their large lungs, you'd want something that fragments out into the cavity more to get more than just the rear lungs I would think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pods8, post: 1033653, member: 83233"] Perhaps give the Barnes 145gr LRX a look, as with all long ogive bullets you need to play with seating depth to get them to work. I shoot that in a 7-08 factory rifle ~1/2MOA. I plan to try working up that bullet in the 280AI I'm having built as well. Haven't shot any elk with it but I wouldn't hesitate to (within the 7-08 range limitations). The bullet opened easily on antelope for initial expansion and obviously passed through (not saying a ton) for a solid would channel without being explosive. If you're shooting spines that seems like a good match in my book. Hunting partner had a low shot on an elk with a 30cal 168gr barnes TTSX, blew through the lower leg, sliced the brisket wide open (skimmed the sternum) and blew through the offside lower leg as well. Dropped down and was ended with a follow up shot more on the mark. Unfortunate he had a poor shot but the point of the story was the TTSX and LRX bullets are a tough one when it needs to be yet open up fairly well. However if you're a rear lung shooter it might not be the best fit, esp. on Elk due to their large lungs, you'd want something that fragments out into the cavity more to get more than just the rear lungs I would think. [/QUOTE]
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