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Anyone tried either of these bullets on elk in this cartridge or a .308 win? My 12 year old daughter wants to hunt elk and is a little recoil sensitive. She usually shoots a 125 grain NBT in her .300 Savage for deer and tolerates it pretty well, thinking the 130 grain won't be much of a step up. | ||
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Killed a PILE of elk with 130's out of a 270. It will work just fine within reasonable distances. AND you HAVE to post a pic. | |||
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As soon as the leftover list comes out I'll be looking for this year. She didn't draw a cow tag in the area I wanted for her. I was hoping she'd have the Snellstrom boys, Graybird, and Ted spotting elk for her. First elk she puts down the pictures will be up ASAP. | |||
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I would think either would work great as long as they are put in the right place.OB | |||
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Hey Chad Either one will probably work great I would lean towards the TTSX to help insure it will open up but that's just me. Either one is going to give you a big pile of meat on the ground. She is a great shot so putting it in the right place isn't an issue. | |||
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Ted spotting elk for her...... Now that's funny stuff ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Ted Elk are easy to spot... Just look for the tallest, Chitty-est, rim rocked, down timber infested peak and.... There they are! | |||
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That's a true statement! | |||
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True story.....this is how it went down November 2011 Rick is looking way way up a big rock ridge with his binoculars Ted.....what do you see up there? Rick....you see that great big boulder close to the top? Ted.....yeah Rick.....there is a broken snag about 25 yards over to the right Ted.....yeah Rick.....you see the little patch of pines behind that Ted.....yeah!! Rick.....there aint no elk up there ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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She won't be able to tell the difference between the 125gr and 130gr bullets. From my own experiences I feel that the monometal bullets reduce the need for "heavy for caliber" bullets(when compared to standard cup-and-core bullets). While 130gr sounds light for a .30cal elk bullet, being that it is a monometal, I would be willing to bet it will out penetrate a 150gr cup and core by a wide margin. As Joe said: you have to post a pic. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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I completely agree. I think monometal bullets really shine when you drop down a couple weights and up the velocity. | |||
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I agree with that that's why I want to keep the velocity up as high as possible as long as possible. Hannah's capable of shooting to at least 300 yards so I'd like to stay above 2000 fps if I use a mono bullets. That leaves me the 130 grain as I don't think from the data I've found I can use a heavier bullet and stay above 2000 fps at 300 yards. | |||
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I know if you didn't help find one for her, you'd at least help pack one out for her and her fat old man! I seem to remember you tackling a little hill with an elk quarter on your back, wasn't sure you were going to come back again after that day.  | |||
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CEB makes a 100 grain ESP Raptor, too. Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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I loved every minute of it!! I'd pack elk out for our camp every day of a 9 day season as long as there are no more than 9 hunters in camp ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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