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Just dropped a mature cow elk @ 175 yds last Saturday with my 6.5x55 using Nosler 140 Partitions....she didn't know what hit her...elk soon in the freezer.....
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140 Partitions in a 260 hammer big elk no problem.
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placement? and I would imagine the bullet exited right?
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The Accubond did NOT exit.
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The Accubond did NOT exit. 140 NABs from a 16.5" compact do... unless you're a fair bit away.
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I guess the next post will be about 243 for elk ?
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And a .223 for deer.
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Thanks again for all the replies, and a reminder not to get all bent out of shape over using a .260 on elk. As stated in my OP, I figure if it will work on a 1300 lb bull elk it will surely work on a 500 lb caribou 350 lb black bear ect... It seems the general consensus is that it will. I'm not into stunt shooting nor am I going to suggest an iffy caliber choice to a buddy.
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dmsbandit,
I don't know where you got your information on African game. While some kudu bulls get pretty big, on average they are not quite as large as big bull elk. They also do not have nearly the reputation for toughness as some other plains game animals.
Zebra size depends on the species, but the most commonly hunted species is also a little smaller than a big bull elk. They do have a reputation for being pretty tough, though my wife killed a big stallion pretty easily with one shot from a .308, using a 150-grain E-Tip, in the right place.
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Thanks again for all the replies, and a reminder not to get all bent out of shape over using a .260 on elk. As stated in my OP, I figure if it will work on a 1300 lb bull elk it will surely work on a 500 lb caribou 350 lb black bear ect... It seems the general consensus is that it will. I'm not into stunt shooting nor am I going to suggest an iffy caliber choice to a buddy. ..............With proper placement it shouldn`t be a problem. On a video posted here via John Burns, Wayne Van Zwoll used a 6.5 Creedmoor to take a bull elk at 603 yards using a 129 gr Horn SST. For black bears, caribou and certainly throw in the hogs, a nice handy rifle chambered in the 260 Remy will work just fine.
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A 140 grain 6.5mm of equal construction to a 180 grain .308" should penetrate about the same.
Neither drop stuff like lighting at 2,750, but both kill well. Agreed. Joseph
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Good elk tags are much harder to get, and good elk are much harder to find, than they are to shoot/kill. A .260 will absolutely kill an elk. But you won't see me carrying mine on any hunt that matters much to me. I've had only two premium bull tags in my career, and both hunts were more than a fair bit of work. I do everything I can to maximize my prospects for success, and carrying my .260 would not be consistent with that approach.
A ranchland hunt for cows--sure. A hunt where I am covering multiple miles and multiple 1000s of feet of elevation in a day, to MAYBE get one shot--no way am I carrying a .260.
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i used a 6.5x55 swede and a 120 ttsx to kill a huge cow elk in dec. 265 yards through the near shoulder and out the second to last rib on the far side. she ran 50 yards and died.
work great for me.
i'll be bull hunting this year and i'm going to pack a bigger gun. i found out there are too many variables in hunting elk and i want to make sure all the bases are covered.
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My point exactly. Cow hunts are typically much more easy going, and I never heard anyone say "I just shot/missed/ turned down an shot at the cow of a lifetime." Big bulls are a different bargain. Of course then the question is how much bigger do you have to get to cover your bases.
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i went to a 7mm stw. if i don't like it i'll move on
p.s. i was completely satisied with the 6.5x55
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Good elk tags are much harder to get, and good elk are much harder to find, than they are to shoot/kill. A .260 will absolutely kill an elk. But you won't see me carrying mine on any hunt that matters much to me. I've had only two premium bull tags in my career, and both hunts were more than a fair bit of work. I do everything I can to maximize my prospects for success, and carrying my .260 would not be consistent with that approach.
A ranchland hunt for cows--sure. A hunt where I am covering multiple miles and multiple 1000s of feet of elevation in a day, to MAYBE get one shot--no way am I carrying a .260. That sums it up pretty good right there. These aren't the "good ole days" for most of us. I would never advocate one of my elk hunting clients bring a 260 Remington as their primary rifle unless they had physical limitations that limited their choices somewhat. This year, other than archery bulls, I had 7mm Rem mag, 300 Winny and a 338-378 WBY. All were more than adequate, however, all took more than one shot!
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Good elk tags are much harder to get, and good elk are much harder to find, than they are to shoot/kill. A .260 will absolutely kill an elk. But you won't see me carrying mine on any hunt that matters much to me. I've had only two premium bull tags in my career, and both hunts were more than a fair bit of work. I do everything I can to maximize my prospects for success, and carrying my .260 would not be consistent with that approach.
A ranchland hunt for cows--sure. A hunt where I am covering multiple miles and multiple 1000s of feet of elevation in a day, to MAYBE get one shot--no way am I carrying a .260. That sums it up pretty good right there. These aren't the "good ole days" for most of us. I would never advocate one of my elk hunting clients bring a 260 Remington as their primary rifle unless they had physical limitations that limited their choices somewhat. This year, other than archery bulls, I had 7mm Rem mag, 300 Winny and a 338-378 WBY. All were more than adequate, however, all took more than one shot! With all due respect, all took more than one shot because shot #1 wasn't placed well. Perhaps the recoil of the rifles in question was a bit much for your sports to handle, thereby causing them to flinch just a bit and not place their pill in the boiler room? After all, neurosurgeons don't operate with meat cleavers...they use a scalpel.
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After all, neurosurgeons don't operate with meat cleavers...they use a scalpel. Well, I can't see what trying to disrupt life in the field with a rifle has to do with saving life in a sanitized surgery! ![laugh laugh](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) Aside, it seems there's a lot of very shootable rounds bigger than the 260 but smaller than a 300 WBY that are suitable elk rounds... the 30-06 is one that comes to mind.
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Hmm, I've often wondered if a 180 Noz would work on elk in a 06? ![shocked shocked](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/shocked.gif) Dober
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Hmm, I've often wondered if a 180 Noz would work on elk in a 06? ![shocked shocked](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/shocked.gif) Dober I can't say with any certainty ![grin grin](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/grin.gif)
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