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I am from Fernley, I drew a tag for units 231 thru 243 late season,, these units are south of Ely and north of Vegas. Alright, my little sister lives in Fernley....Good luck on your hunt....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Looks great!
I bet you're already planning on it, but when you find the loads you want to go with, don't forget to check at longer range to see if that POI which seems close at 100 yds doesn't actually drift apart to a big difference at 300. Best of luck! Absolutely. Great point. We have access to a place where we can shoot out to about 250 yards. Expat
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Both of those loads pictured should work good enough. Not good enough to hit the dime but oh well.... Smart alleck! 
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Expat,
The 180 Accubond is one to try. I used one on a big-bodied buck (for a blacktail, lol) one year and it worked great. In theory the 180 Ballistic Tip drops into the same load-- it does for my '06 anyway. But since you are using some strange thing called "factory ammo" my point is more that the 180 NAB will flatten any deer alive.
Heavy-for-caliber Accubonds have a nice combination of attributes. My two main elk rifles will be running the 7mm/160 and .338/225 Accubonds... if I were taking my '06 it'd be the 180.
The Win 180 Accubond .30-06 load shoots into about an inch and a quarter in my rifle and is a candidate. There are loads that shoot better, but many that shoot worse. Expat
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Both of those loads pictured should work good enough. Not good enough to hit the dime but oh well.... Smart alleck! You should have known someone was going to say it 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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... Here are the next two elk load candidates; Nosler 168 E-Tips and Barnes Vor-Tx 180 TTSXs. .... ![[Linked Image]](http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t490/pcolice/Barnes30-06180TTSX.jpg) ... That is the one I would go with.
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A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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... Here are the next two elk load candidates; Nosler 168 E-Tips and Barnes Vor-Tx 180 TTSXs. .... ... That is the one I would go with. Why......That dime doesn't look any more scared than the other one does it????
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Frickin' dimes!
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That is the one I would go with.
Why......That dime doesn't look any more scared than the other one does it???? Nope. But we have had very good experience with TTSX and MRX.
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A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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When is dime season anyway?
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When is dime season anyway? I don't know for sure but Expat looks almost ready! Just a little fine tuning should do it.
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When is dime season anyway? It depends on what tag you draw.
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If I had a nickel for every dime that hasn't gotten shot around here I'd be as rich as shrapnel.....well maybe  ....that might be pushing it..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a hunting license and that's pretty close.
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My old .30-06 shoots great groups (bullet holes touch) at 100 yards with Sierra Gamekings 180 grain and 54.0 grains of H414. I use the CCI benchrest primers.Everything I have shot with this load hasn't done much other than fall dead. Both deer and elk haven't taken another step.I sight in 3" high at 100 yards and am good out to about 250. I have to shoot about 6" high at 300. Mind you...this is an OLD gun and nothing to look at but it still is shooting pretty well and putting meat on the table.Good luck and may the elk gods smile upon you.
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My old .30-06 shoots great groups (bullet holes touch) at 100 yards with Sierra Gamekings 180 grain and 54.0 grains of H414. I use the CCI benchrest primers.Everything I have shot with this load hasn't done much other than fall dead. Both deer and elk haven't taken another step.I sight in 3" high at 100 yards and am good out to about 250. I have to shoot about 6" high at 300. Mind you...this is an OLD gun and nothing to look at but it still is shooting pretty well and putting meat on the table.Good luck and may the elk gods smile upon you. I like that kind of reasoning.....Just makes too much sense and sounds too simple. Fill us in on what that "old rifle" is. We are rifle loonies here and reserve the right to know all about that old thing. Fill us in please ...By the way, can you tell I like old rifles?
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Come on elk season, hurry up!
happiness is elbow deep in elk guts.
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Come on elk season, hurry up! Agreed!
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I agree, I'm ready as well. Have my elk tag and I even bought a bear tag this year......the good ol 9.3x62mm should do the trick....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I'm planning to shoot 160g Partitions at 3150 fps out of my 270 Weatherby which I just bought used. ![[Linked Image]](http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/chuckscap/WeatherbyMarkVDeluxe270WbyMag.jpg)
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