Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Hornady Interlock or Sierra Game King?

Either will work fine. I myself am a fan of the sierra gameking.

I have or have seen them used in:

30-06 165gr
300wsm 180 gr
300 Weatherby 200 gr
35 whelen 225 gr
350 rem mag 225 gr.

I think there might be more, but I can't think of them at this time.

The 180 gr out of the 300wsm was my ex-wifes primary hunting rifle. That combination accounted for whitetail, mule deer, elk, black bear, and one large shiras moose which I got to pack out for her.

Of the two bullets you mentioned you should use the most accurate one,if they are both accurate enuf I'd opt for the Hornady's...ScottyO.

I've used both the 250 Interlock and the 250 GameKing on a few moose including one at a bit beyond 387 which absorbed one of each. They landed about 6" apart in the meaty part of the shoulders. The Gameking penetrated all the way; the Interlock was lodged in the meat near the far side. (with 340 Weatherby)

I wouldn't use either one, but rather a Sierra Pro hunter in 180 grain. It is a fine bullet and extremely easy to get to shoot. at 30-06 velocities it is not giving up anything to the Accubomb.

I would use the interlock for practice and re sight the rifle for the AB's. Don't ever mess with success.

You cant beat the H interlock.

Why not get some of each then decide? Accuracy hands down will determine comparative results over internet opinions. Accuracy will vary for individual set ups.

I like the Interlock BTSP's in 180gr. Worked fine on this guy last fall.

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Nice Bull and gun what caliber.

30Gov't06 - Given to me by my Grandfather before he passed. He won it in a big buck contest nearly 80 years ago.

180 interloks 35 yards, 3300 fps

Recovered from said bull...

I have used both bullets you mention, but have always been a Sierra fan. But for game bigger than deer Accubonds are my number one pick. Shoot what ever you like at practice but you can't beat Accubonds for killing big game😀

I never needed more than God, binocs, gun and an interlock.

You should post that kill on the long range forum! They'd have a complete meltdown.

Sierra is better for paper. That's about all Sierras are good for. Hornady Bullets are for game animals. I shot a doe in the shoulder with a Sierra Game King bullet, it never entered the lungs. It took several more bullets to drop the deer. Other hunters I know have had similar failures with Sierra's!

My elk hunting partner was a Game King addict....but always (always..) had numerous follow up shots when he got his elk. His rifle of choice was/is a Browning A Bolt 338 Winchester. I'd politely suggest if he switched to Partitions he wouldn't get in a firefight every time we got into elk. His last time using GK's was when I was videoing his hunt (I'd tagged out previously) and he took a nice 6x6. It took seven shots, all broadside hits, before the bull hit the dirt. The 250 grain GK's were blowing up on the shoulder, ribs, you name it. Got it all on film. He stood over the elk and looked at all the blown up holes and then and there asked me if I'd help him work up some partition loads for next year. That was 2005...every elk hunt since has literally been a one-shot deal with the Partitions.

My younger brother says that Gameking's shoot better. He took six shots to drop a small deer. Bloody mess. But it groups better, he said.

Haha I bet!!

I haven't shot a whole lot of GK's, interloks have always done well in the accuracy dept.