Originally Posted by
sabotloader
Holy jumping jimimey! We agree on something
Not neccessarily a 'poor choice' but the fact that more importantly there are better choices available.
I have often thought and still do think if I were hunting with a Nosler .451-260 grain Partition, that was the bullet that I used for deer hunting and I ran into an elk what would I do?
I made this decision, if the animal was under a 100 and offered the 'good shot' i would go ahead and make the shot. I have a lot of confidence in the ability of the Nosler, Barnes, and Lehigh to penetrate and with the energy that bullet would have i felt comfortable with that decision.
Of course a head shot moots the whole point... shoot the Native Americans in Alaska use 22's but I admit they are better than I...
Mike we agree on a lot lol.distance never had anything to do with a heavier bullet choice when it came to elk with me. be it M/L or centerfire. even cow elk have a lot more body mass than deer. it's all about quick and humane kills and a heavier bullet goes a long ways to assure just that happens.bullet drop between a .250 and .300 and recoil, don't come into play either.. i have seen my share of dead rotting elk in the woods in utah during a special rifle season they conducted every year while we were up bow hunting deer. it sickened me to find these elk, which we smelled first while stalking deer through the woods. Ray