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Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? #10008904 06/11/15 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,962 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter OP Campfire 'Bwana OP bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,962 Battle Born Hey guys, I am asking this question for a buddy of mine. I've never used a 308win for elk hunting so I'd like to hear what you guys use and why you think it's the best bullet for elk hunting with the 308 win. Loads, velocities and stories welcomed. Thanks... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009182 06/11/15 Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 397 Along the Great Divide, Colora... R riverdog Campfire Member riverdog Campfire Member R Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 397 Along the Great Divide, Colora... Nosler Accubond, 150 grain

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009242 06/11/15 Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 98 ten e see panjandrum Campfire Greenhorn panjandrum Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 98 ten e see 165 partition

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009318 06/11/15 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,042 arizona K krp Campfire Ranger krp Campfire Ranger K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,042 arizona If I could only choose one it'd be a 165 Hndy interlock. Kent

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009460 06/11/15 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico mudhen Campfire Outfitter mudhen Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico I would go with a 165 AB or Partition. I have seen both work equally well in short-barreled (22" or less) .308s. Ben Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009650 06/11/15 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,979 Missouri B bludog Campfire Regular bludog Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,979 Missouri I'm thinking of going with a 150 gr TTSX as a backup for Hope and I on our hunt this fall. Last edited by bludog; 06/11/15. "Blessed is the man whose wife is his best friend - especially if she likes to HUNT!" "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009706 06/11/15 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 10,871 C CrowRifle Campfire Outfitter CrowRifle Campfire Outfitter C Joined: May 2004 Posts: 10,871 +2 on the TTSX.

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10009968 06/12/15 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,111 western michigan M michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,111 western michigan I have used 165 NPs and 180 SBs in 308 and killed elk with one well placed shot. "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10010192 06/12/15 Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,862 Albuquerque, NM, USA H hunting1 Campfire Tracker hunting1 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,862 Albuquerque, NM, USA 165 NP, 165 NAB, or 168 NBT. Good Shooting!

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? hunting1 #10010244 06/12/15 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,128 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,128 S.E. Alaska Originally Posted by hunting1 165 NP, 165 NAB, or 168 NBT. That's how I'm rolling for a late AZ bull hunt this fall. Tried hard to get the 150 TTSX to shoot, but the corrugated bullet does not fly well in windy conditions.

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10010684 06/12/15 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 582 Castle Rock K k22hornet Campfire Regular k22hornet Campfire Regular K Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 582 Castle Rock +3 on the TTSX. If the 150gr won't shoot, switch to the 130gr TTSX. Heck, I'd use the 130gr TTSX right from the start, in a 308Win.

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? k22hornet #10012074 06/12/15 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,939 D djb Campfire Regular djb Campfire Regular D Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,939 +4. The 130 works. Last edited by djb; 06/12/15. The truth angers those whom it does not convince

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10012744 06/12/15 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,975 L lotech Campfire Regular lotech Campfire Regular L Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,975 I've had good results using the Barnes 168 TSX BT. I'd prefer to use something lighter, but the 168 has been more accurate than other bullets and very effective on elk just beyond 300 yards.

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10018102 06/14/15 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,962 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter OP Campfire 'Bwana OP bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,962 Battle Born Thanks for the help guys. Much appreciated.. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? hunting1 #10022156 06/15/15 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,297 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,297 Northeast USA Originally Posted by hunting1 165 NP, 165 NAB, or 168 NBT. Those would be my choices as well. A good dose of RL15 or Varget should get them up to around 2750 easy enough.. Semper Fi

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10024818 06/15/15 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,243 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,243 Oklahoma Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter Hey guys, I am asking this question for a buddy of mine. I've never used a 308win for elk hunting so I'd like to hear what you guys use and why you think it's the best bullet for elk hunting with the 308 win. Loads, velocities and stories welcomed. Thanks... 180 gr Partitions at 2650 with a stiff dose of RL-15 in Lapua cases, load these for a Bud with a 22" barreled 700 Rem, he has killed every damn thing in the U.S. with these and wont hear of another grain weight period, I've tried. Trump Won!

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10025226 06/15/15 Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,374 S SansSouci Campfire Regular SansSouci Campfire Regular S Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,374 The .308 Win is an excellent big game cartridge. It will kill elk if you put a bullet from it where it needs to go. For elk, I'm partial to Partition. But I'm sure others will work just as good. �If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.� ***US President James Madison***

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10030104 06/16/15 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 829 Denton, TX Billy_Goat Campfire Regular Billy_Goat Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 829 Denton, TX though I've yet to test it on game, my present bet is the 165 AB. More testing to be done, yet, but thats what I'm leading with at the moment. First teach a child to love God, second teach him to love family, third teach him to fish and hunt and by the time he is in his teens no dope dealer under the sun can teach him anything. Cotton Cordell

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10030948 06/17/15 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 968 E. TN C claybreaker Campfire Regular claybreaker Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 968 E. TN Pick some good bullets (I like Accubonds, Partitions, Bonded...) load'em up and let your rifle tell you what to use. Then practice, find elk, make a good shot, and eat meat. "...buzzards gota eat same as worms" Josey Wales NRA lifer Hunting is Conservation RMEF Member

Re: Best bullet for elk hunting with a 308 win? bsa1917hunter #10032250 06/17/15 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,065 West Mitten TDN Campfire Tracker TDN Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,065 West Mitten The two I have 308'd were a 165 PT and 165 AB "You know why nobody panic buys 30-06 ammo? ... Because men with 30-06's don't panic"