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First Elk Hunt - bullet of choice for 6.5 PRC
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<blockquote data-quote="John Spadaro" data-source="post: 2076736" data-attributes="member: 107723"><p>I got my first Bull Elk in central Oregon. I shot him twice with the 147 ELDM bullets and he didn't flinch. The range was only 35 yards. The first shot was behind the shoulder and low. Found holes in the lungs. No bullet fragment. The second shot was on the shoulder and didn't appear to penetrate and didn't break the leg.</p><p></p><p>I let my friend take a shot to keep him from running away. He used a 45/70 with a 325 gn. bullet. Hit him in the rear quarter and the bullet lodged in his spine. That dropped him right away.</p><p></p><p>I think I will change to a tougher bullet. I had expected a much better result from a close range shot with an impact velocity of 3000 FPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Spadaro, post: 2076736, member: 107723"] I got my first Bull Elk in central Oregon. I shot him twice with the 147 ELDM bullets and he didn’t flinch. The range was only 35 yards. The first shot was behind the shoulder and low. Found holes in the lungs. No bullet fragment. The second shot was on the shoulder and didn’t appear to penetrate and didn’t break the leg. I let my friend take a shot to keep him from running away. He used a 45/70 with a 325 gn. bullet. Hit him in the rear quarter and the bullet lodged in his spine. That dropped him right away. I think I will change to a tougher bullet. I had expected a much better result from a close range shot with an impact velocity of 3000 FPS. [/QUOTE]
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