300 Gr Deep Curl for Elk?
 

Anybody use them? What are your thoughts on them? Are they heavy enough?

For several years now I have referred to them as a 'poor man's' Nosler Partition. Of the production pistol bullets there are very good.

For many and for many years the XTP has been suggested as a very good ML bullet and several years back I attempted to show the difference. I never had real good luck with Hornady bullets and elk. This picture shows a test that I used to show myself which might be the tougher bullet. Especially on elk



The Deep Curls/Gold Dots worked well for me as a sub for a Nosler Partition.

So I shot a deer with the Deep curl, all I can say is wow! I shot it in the neck and it was DRT. Not surprising, but when I skinned it Its head literally fell off. The only thing holding it on was the hide. Normal entrance and exit holes about nickel size, but unbelievable tissue damage. Not blood shot, but was like a bomb went off.

And now you know why I call them a "Poor Man's Nosler Partition". They are really a good hunting bullet. Probably the most commonly used bullet in a ML is the Hornady XTP and in my testing the Gold Dot was way more impressive than the XTP.

Congrat's!!!

I would definitely use the Gold Dot over the XTP for elk. But i find no reason not to use the XTP on deer. I've found they perform great on deer size game. One of the biggest buck I ever shot (a legitimate 200+ lb fell to a "petite" 200 gr 10mm XTP after only a short run of about 45 yards. Complete pass through destroying the lungs. But I'll be the first to admit the Gold Dot is a tougher bullet.

300gr DeepCurl was one of the best jacketed bullets ever offered and its cheap. The Speer 300gr 458 though is tougher. Consider it you if want to shoot max loads.

I love DeepCurls, I've been shooting the 300's with a black crush rib sabots out of my Omega and it loves them. I plan on shooting them sabotless out of my .45s.