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Anyone shooting the 165 gr NP @ 30-06 velocities for elk?
What's your experience or feelings about this bullet?


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No exerience here,but I hear of a lot of elk taken with them.
I just prefer a heavier bullet.


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I'm sure it would work fine but for an all around load a 180 grain Nolser Partion doing 2750-2800 fps would be hard for any animal to shrug off!

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Me thinks it would do just dandy. Plenty have fallen to it already.


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I've used it on elk and seen it used.It does fine.On broadsides through the ribs sometimes you will find them on the off side and sometimes you won't....much like a 180 gr.

For a 165 it seems pretty tough.




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See my post on Texas elk hunt. Also see pictures on accurate reloaders. capt david


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I used the 165g Accubond (Nosler Factory loading 30-06 @ 2800 fps) on my elk this year. Terminal performance is supposed to be very similar to the 165 Partition. Quartering towards, hit just ahead of shoulder and exited behind offside shoulder. Took out both lungs and the area above the heart with all the arteries for a DRT one shot kill. Distance was less than 50 yds.

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Originally Posted by Alectoris
I used the 165g Accubond (Nosler Factory loading 30-06 @ 2800 fps) on my elk this year. Terminal performance is supposed to be very similar to the 165 Partition. Quartering towards, hit just ahead of shoulder and exited behind offside shoulder. Took out both lungs and the area above the heart with all the arteries for a DRT one shot kill. Distance was less than 50 yds.


Was that the Nosler Custom , or Nosler Trophy ammo?
How does it shoot in your rifle?


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The elk I shot with a 165 partition out of an '06 thought it was enough at 535 yards. He shuddered, took 2 steps and rolled down the hill towards me about 15 yds. I had been practicing out close to that range so it wasn't all luck. Never recovered the bullet to see how it performed. ;-)


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This stuff, Trophy Grade, I got it when Nosler was doing a buy two get the third box free deal.

The rifle in question is a BAR Safari model with BOSS. It shoots damn near anything under an inch if you take the range time to tune it in.

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This is good stuff to read. I've got a mess of 165 gr Partitions, and a .30-06 that seem to go together real well.

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Originally Posted by Esox357
I'm sure it would work fine but for an all around load a 180 grain Nolser Partion doing 2750-2800 fps would be hard for any animal to shrug off!


This is what I use now, but before I upgraded my rifle to a .300 Win, I shot 4 bulls with a 7mm and 160 grain Partitions. Worked fine.

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The 165's should be no problem. Our elk hunt group uses 180's - I guess kind of classic. I'd use whichever one was the most accuract. The 15 grains isn't going to amount to anything the elk will notice.


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Originally Posted by GuyM
This is good stuff to read. I've got a mess of 165 gr Partitions, and a .30-06 that seem to go together real well.


Guy after seeing them work on elk,I haven't loaded anything but them for all my hunting with the 30/06.We have used them on everything from elk down.




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Like BobinNH, 165 Partitions are my go-to load in the '06. I killed my first elk with one 48 years ago, and have taken four or five since with the same load. I may switch to AccuBonds when I use up what I have loaded now, or I may just stay with "the one that brung me."


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mudhen I do like that load a lot! wink




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I've taken all three of my elk with it, at about 3000 in my .308FAT. I happy.


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I only have antelope to go by, but I can tell you a 165NP around 2800 goes in and out and the goats dropped in their tracks. I would have no issues at 0-300 yards going after elk with it.


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I used the 165 on the bull in my avatar out of a 308win and it punched two holes with good blood trail.
Used on a deer as well. Great results there too.


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If you read the thread, you'd know that I shot my only elk, a large cow, with a 165PT, in a 30-06. I was considering reloading some 180s for the hunt. My buddy Arns9 said go with the 165s. I did and the elk ran 50-60yds. I told him I should have used the 180s. It probably would have only run 30yds!!!!!!!!!! hehe. capt david


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