Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

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11-11-2006, 11:35 PM

#31

kidkl

Join Date: Nov 2006

Posts: 3

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

Hornady AMAX, 750grain 50 BMG (Well not yet, maybee next year)

Whatevers heavy and in .338 Mag has always worked for me.

11-12-2006, 12:50 PM

#32

philnie

Fork Horn

Join Date: May 2006

Location: Cashmere, WA

Posts: 157

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

My trusty 30-06 with Nosler ballistic tip 165gr bullets. First elk this year - double lunged a cowat about 150yds and the NBT went through and through, turning both lungs into jam ...

11-14-2006, 08:55 PM

#33

PineLawn

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: Georgia

Posts: 7

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

300WM/Barnes 180X:
#1 @ 10 yds through the shoulders-DRT.
#2 @ 40 yds through lungs-went 30 yds.
#3 @ 175 yds through the shoulders-DRT
All complete pass throughs.

11-14-2006, 08:57 PM

#34

Chantecler111

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: NW Arkansas

Posts: 1,673

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

.300 Win Mag in Georgia? lol

11-16-2006, 01:39 PM

#35

EKM

Typical Buck

Thread Starter

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Denver, Colorado

Posts: 599

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

What is your favorite (one!) elk bullet that you have actually used to take elk?

You post and I'll run the tally.
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3 - Barnes XFB
1 - Barnes XLC
5 - Barnes TSX
------------------------------9
2 - Hornady Interlock
1 - Hornady Interbond
------------------------------ 3
2 - Nosler Accubond
1 - Nosler Ballistic Tip
5 - Nosler Partition
------------------------------8
1 - Sierra Gameking
------------------------------ 1
1 - Speer Spitzer BT
------------------------------ 1
1 - Swift A-Frame
------------------------------ 1
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11-17-2006, 02:31 PM

#36

300winnie

Join Date: Jul 2004

Location:

Posts: 96

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

Nosler Accubond out of my .300 Winchester Long Magnum

11-17-2006, 05:23 PM

#37

EKM

Typical Buck

Thread Starter

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Denver, Colorado

Posts: 599

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

What is your favorite (one!) elk bullet that you have actually used to take elk?

You post and I'll run the tally.
------------------------------------------

3 - Barnes XFB
1 - Barnes XLC
5 - Barnes TSX
------------------------------9
2 - Hornady Interlock
1 - Hornady Interbond
------------------------------ 3
3 - Nosler Accubond
1 - Nosler Ballistic Tip
5 - Nosler Partition
------------------------------9
1 - Sierra Gameking
------------------------------ 1
1 - Speer Spitzer BT
------------------------------ 1
1 - Swift A-Frame
------------------------------ 1
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11-19-2006, 03:22 PM

#38

20GADBL

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: Nebraska

Posts: 81

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

210 gr Nosler partition .340 wby mag

11-20-2006, 09:49 PM

#39

EKM

Typical Buck

Thread Starter

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Denver, Colorado

Posts: 599

RE: Poll: Favorite Elk Bullet

Not many 340 Weatherby folks on this forum, only 1 over at the Elk Cartridge Preference Poll.
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What is your favorite (one!) elk bullet that you have actually used to take elk?

You post and I'll run the tally.
------------------------------------------

3 - Barnes XFB
1 - Barnes XLC
5 - Barnes TSX
------------------------------9
2 - Hornady Interlock
1 - Hornady Interbond
------------------------------ 3
3 - Nosler Accubond
1 - Nosler Ballistic Tip
6 - Nosler Partition
------------------------------10
1 - Sierra Gameking
------------------------------ 1
1 - Speer Spitzer BT
------------------------------ 1
1 - Swift A-Frame
------------------------------ 1
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