30-06 ammo for Elk
 

My friend and I are heading to Colorado for an Elk/Deer hunt in November. He was looking for some advise on what bullet weight, and type would be best in the 30-06 for the game mentioned above. I told him I would ask the folks on the HuntingBBS because of the many experienced hunters on-board. Any help would be great...thanks,

Latts

I forgot to mentioned he will be using factory ammo !!

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

I assuming your buying a factory load, not handloading. My favorite is the Federal High Energy 180gr partitions. You can try the bear claws, barnes, and grand slams to see what flys the best outta your rifle. Whatever you try I' d stick to 180gr for elk.

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

i' d say 180 grn for any elk.;):D:D

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

Ditto.

Never Go Undergunned -- Or Under " Bulleted" For That Matter,
EKM

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

echo the 180 never failed me yet

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

Look at Federal Premium ammunition. They have 180-grain Nosler Partitions in there line of ammo, as well as some other premium bullets.
I would try the 180-grain Partitions first. If they shoot well in your rifle? You found your load.[:-]
Good Luck

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

see www.gun-tests.com/ for a comparision premium bullets in .30-06. go to tools and techniques, then ammo.
Recommend the Barnes X Bullets in 168 gr for reloaders. Factory ammo- Federal 180 gr XLC (Barnes X bullet) or Win. Supreme Fail Safe 165 gr.

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

180 corelokts or Noslers, practice with each as the Noslers fly better out of my 700 than the corelokts. Good luck, Bobby;)

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

I have used partitions and x bullets.
Both worked great in 180gr.

A test I recently read rated the Swift a frame as the best bullet.
Penetrated further than the Partition and held together better with 99% average weight retention. Also said the partitions often turned around in the medium and ended up backwards.

The Barnes penetrated a few inches more than the Swift but at high velocities the petals of the x bullet tended to break off increasing penetration but decreasing the wound channel.

I am planning to give the Swift a try this year in 200gr in my 300win mag if I can get good groups with it.

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

I shoot 180gr. Hi-ShoK SP from Federal, my 30-06 for every thing Elk,Bear,Deer,Antelope.I' ve shot several kind of Premium bullets and they work to I like the Noslers the best.I shoot the Federals cause they are cheap and get the job done.

Wayne Van Zole once said" Federal classic and Remington Core-Loks have killed elk for years and they will keep doing it if the hunter dose his part." so I' ve read.

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

Noway
Can you post that testing or tell us where we can find it?

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

lostthway,
www.gun-tests.com is where the info is.
look in Tools and Techniques
then Ammunition
then read these two articles:
Premium rifle bullets
300 Win Mag winners

Read them both because they have different info.
One liked the x bullet best and the other the Swift a frame.
They compare them to the fail safe and the partition and several other common bullet types including a couple plain jane factory loads which tested very well.
Good info!

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

Thanks Noway

After reading the both test.Seems in the slower .30-06 the Barnes is the way to go. Ane in the faster .300 win mag the Swift. Nosler, the benchmark 30 years ago, seems has been surpassed by serveral bullet designs. Anyone choosing Swift, Fail Safe or Barnes would be doing well.

RE: 30-06 ammo for Elk
 

180 gr. Barnes X, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, Swift A-Frame, Nosler Partition, or Win. Fail Safe.