I'm thinking a 165 gr .30 cal Scirocco with mv around 2700-2800 fps might be a good allround bullet for roedeer to moose.

Any other ideas??

Good luck

Barnes X go for $28 for 50. That's almost $60 bucks for 100.

One of these days I am going to splurge and try the Lost River Ballistics in 7mm. They are $38 for 20 or...$190 for 100.

I have always thought that you get what you pay for. (most of the time)

T-shot

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Originally posted by T-Shot:
I am wondering the same thing. I have a 7MM and have it addicted to the 150 grain Scirocco's. It shoots great, but how will it perform on an elk at close range? I am worried about it possibly blowing up. Anybody out there ever shot an elk with the scirocco's. How did it perform and at what range were you shooting?

T-shot

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I would not worry about shooting an elk with the Scirocco. So far I've shot three elk with a 180 gr. 30 cal Scirocco and have no complaints.

I shoot a 300 Win Mag Remington Sendero with a custom, cut-rifled, 1/11 twist 26" stainless barrel. Accuracy is good with either IMR-4350 or H1000. Velocity is about 3150 fps with loads under max using both of those powders. Bullets are moly coated (NECO).

Living in Colorado we have more elk than people to shoot them. I've used Nosler 180 gr. BTs on them and while I've never lost an elk, it was obvious this bullet is very marginal for that big of an animal when traveling at 300 Win Mag velocities.

The Sirocco is attractive because, in theory, it should have the accuracy of a BT with the terminal performance of a partition. The first elk I shot was at 200 yards in the head. Had this been a BT, the elk would have ended up without a head. The head was opened up pretty good but I was satisfied that the bullet didn't explode on impact. The second elk was shot at about 400 yards breaking both front legs and exiting after passing through the lungs. I don't think you can ask for more from a bullet. The animal still managed about 50 yards on flat snow before falling. Later I found another 30 cal round in it's right hind quarter and a 58 caliber muzzle loader bullet just under the skin on it's left thigh (it arriving there after having passed through it's right knee). The knee had healed though didn't seem to work that well at all. It was interesting that prior to my shooting it, the elk showed no signs of injury. Elk are tough animals and shooting them with the right class of bullet is important to putting them down quickly. The third elk was shot at about 225 yards through the lungs, broadside. Exit hole showed reasonable expansion, akin to what I've seen from partitions.

In a 7mag a 150 gr. Scirocco should be fine on an elk. I wouldn't attempt a Texas heart shot with it but it should break bones and/or provide full broadside penetration at any reasonable hunting distance. It's essentially a ballistic tip with partition-like terminal performance.

Lastly, I'd used a load of 77 gr. RL-22 for my partitions and BTs. With the Scirocco this load was warm and inaccurate. Perhaps this is the result of the thicker jacket of the Scirocco. I abandoned RL-22 and went to IMR-4350 and H1000 and have achieved acceptable 300 yard accuracy.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
re5513