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I need advice on a good bullet for elk
My guide said it's a good caliber. he prefers someone with a 223 that can shoot it than a monster 30-06 that they can't shoot.
My 30-06 can only shoot 1.5 in groups, while my 223 can shoot 1/4" groups, so he suggested I bring the 223. because accuracy kills better than caliber.

Oh....wait....let me get the beer and popcorn...this oughta be good......

Somebody with WAAAAAAY tooooo much time on their hands...

The answer to any elk bullet question is the 225 grain... caliber doesn't matter... the 338/223 numbs'm...

Kent

40 grain V-Max. But don't load it too fast...you don't want to over-penetrate...gotta make sure all that energy is used up INSIDE the animal.

And we know that a .257 Roberts is not enough on elk too.....

Anybody that can tolerate the recoil of a .223 should be able to step up to the recoil of a .22-250. It is a better mouse trap for elk Flinch

I found a .17 caliber bullet in the front leg of my elk last year:



Be sure to use the 20 grainers over the 17 grainers--the higher sectional density makes elk DRT!

Did you know in Minneasota, a potato gun meets all the requirements to be a legal firearm for big game.
It meets the definition of a firearm and the requirements for muzzleloading season.
It's also illegal to hunt big game with a rifle in the half the state, but it's ok to hunt varmint with a 50 bmg

I'd use the potato gun before I'd use the 223. Is it April Fool's day or something?

Must be one of those USO guides.

No. I just finished class early and am bored. just meant this as a fun post.

I know many native Alaskans that use the .223, and the .222 on Polar bear. Drop them dead in their tracks.

A 150 grain .224

You won�t be able to load it from the magazine and stabilizing a 3" long bullet might require feathers or vanes.

If the tip of that long bullet exits the elk, but the shank doesn't get into the animal before the bullet loses forward momentum, is that over and under penetration?

Won't you feel a bit over-gunned with an accurate .223? People insist velcotiy and energy don't matter either, that it is all about placement.

May I suggest a .22 LR is more than adequate for most shots if that is the case?

I did a thread like this over on AR 5 or 6 years ago...

funny thing was, folks were always flaming those asking about using a 243 or 257 Roberts for elk...

but asking about using a 223, there was like 8 pages or responses and NO negative comments against using the 223... plenty of suggestions about type of bullets to use and over and over about shot placement...

only thing I could figure out is they were thinking maybe using a 223, where you could machine gun them with enough rounds...

the internet is a crazy place sometimes...

DANG!....and I thought you'd post a good Blue Dot Elk load.......

Someone here posted a pic of a cow elk they shot with 223. So they will work...

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