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My first elk hunt
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<blockquote data-quote="happyfast79" data-source="post: 2273261" data-attributes="member: 119709"><p>I hunt am hunting elk with a 6.5x55 with 143 eldx, I do not trust that bullet for close range unless it's a perfect broadside side shot.</p><p>I've seen it not even bruise the offside ribs out of a much heavier 230 grain 338 wm. </p><p></p><p>But I've also seen that you can have to heavily constructed bullets , I shot a bull elk at 80 ish yards with a 375 ruger pushing a 260 gr accubond at 2950 fps, bullet went in at the crease went through both lungs and the heart and came out just behind the rear shoulder with enough force to break the shoulder. Couldn't tell elk was hit at all even though I heard it smack him. </p><p>The accubond made a 1 inch hole through the animal but didn't transfer the 5000 ftlbs of energy quick enough. I wouldn't have minded a eldx or standard cup and core type bullet in that situation.</p><p></p><p>Also I won't hunt with a muzzle brake or with people who use them as I value my hearing to much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="happyfast79, post: 2273261, member: 119709"] I hunt am hunting elk with a 6.5x55 with 143 eldx, I do not trust that bullet for close range unless it’s a perfect broadside side shot. I’ve seen it not even bruise the offside ribs out of a much heavier 230 grain 338 wm. But I’ve also seen that you can have to heavily constructed bullets , I shot a bull elk at 80 ish yards with a 375 ruger pushing a 260 gr accubond at 2950 fps, bullet went in at the crease went through both lungs and the heart and came out just behind the rear shoulder with enough force to break the shoulder. Couldn’t tell elk was hit at all even though I heard it smack him. The accubond made a 1 inch hole through the animal but didn’t transfer the 5000 ftlbs of energy quick enough. I wouldn’t have minded a eldx or standard cup and core type bullet in that situation. Also I won’t hunt with a muzzle brake or with people who use them as I value my hearing to much. [/QUOTE]
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