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300MAG,

No offense taken. I'm not a Nosler employee or investor.

Nor am I saying that the Nosler Partition is the best bullet on the market.

Whatever that bullet may be? However the NP is the standard to compare bullet performance to.

Good hunting to you.

300MAG:

Sounds like you might be in the right spot at the right time. Let's hope so. Good luck. Let us know how things work out.

KC

If Hornady Interlocks, Rem Core-lokts, Sierra, Speer, Win etc cup and core bullets work OK for elk, I would have no idea why a Fusion, being basically the same but bonded would not work for elk?? I would say if they shoot the best, take them and have a good hunt.

For scores and scores of years all sorts of 180-gr. 30 caliber cup-and-core bullets were used successfully on elk (Core-Lokts, Powerpoints, Interlocks, Gamekings, etc.). The Fusion is really no different, and maybe a slight step above them, so . . .

I'll let ya know in a couple weeks. My boy will be shooting 165 gr fusions out his 30-06 on a cow elk hunt coming up soon (oct 10th opener)

Now that is a quote!!!!

The Partition is a good bullet, no doubt. However, it doesn't shoot worth a damn out of my '06 either. I'd use a core loct out of it, before I shot a NP in that rifle.

I haven't shot an elk, so I can't answer you question, but you got a lot of good advise on here, I'd use it.

g'damn patch & lead ball will roll one I dunno why a fed fusion couldn't do the same.....

There is only one way to find out.

If you had the accuracy you describe with eaven a pure lead slug, it would do the job on an elk. They've been falling to lesser bullets for decades.

I've killed a lot of elk with all kinds of bullets. I have found that CONFIDENCE is paramount to bullet design, velocity or anything else. If you have the confidence in your shooting ability and bullet accuracy with the Fusion, take it and punch your tag. NOOOOOOO elk is going to shrug it off, especially a 180 grain bullet. I don't care how big or tough the elk is. You can even punch the shoulder. So what if you don't get an exit hole, because you don't need one. More than likely, he will pile up within a few steps. The TSX will give you exit holes and go through both shoulders, but more than likely the Fusion will as well. Put things into perspective here. Your bullet only has to go through an 8th inch of hide, 6 inches of muscle and 1/4" of bone in a worst case scenerio to get to the vitals. Nearly any bullet in a .300 will do that, especially past 150 yards. No elk is going to shrug it off. It is much better than to second guess the second choice bullets accuracy in hitting the kill zone.

I have shot really soft and light bullets into elk (150 grain Hornady's). I shot these for years and never had an issue killing bulls from 30-400 yards. The fusion will work fabulous! Flinch

I have killed many moose with 180gr core lokts in my 300 win mag so im sure the fusion which is similar will kill any elk that walks this planet!!! if they shoot the best use them they will work!!!

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Interesting discussion from long ago. Too bad the OP never returned to update us on how his hunt went.

The OP is right here....hunt went well that year, killed my first bull using the TSX.

Good job 300 !

Obviously late to the party, I've killed 2 bull moose with 165gr Fusions, so I'd a said go for it !

Bit of a velocity difference between the 300wm & my .308, but ...............

Glad you got it done.

It'll work ! See above ^^^^^^^

Stop stressing !

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RWS ?

Wow, 9 years ago !!

Sorry Dave.

The 200 gr Federal will slightly edge 210 Noslers for accuracy in my 338-06, but for hunting I go with the Noslers. I suppose other bullets can equal them but I doubt any bullet is better in that rifle.
My 338-08 AI loves the Federals