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Noslor ballistic tips have worked for me on elk at 407 yards and deer at 466 out of my 30-06. 180 grains moving 2800 fps. Nay sayers can say no all they want but my experience says otherwise.
If you don't have anything nice to say, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.
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First +1 on what Mule Deer said about the NBT. It wouldn't be my first choice for Elk, but not because I don't think it could do the job. Where we hunt Elk up by the Grand Canyon (GMU 9), AZ GF has "asked" hunters to use non-lead bullets. I strongly believe that the list of bullets I wouldn't use out of a 300 WM for Elk in AZ is much shorter than the approved list. So find something your rifle likes and then put it away; break out the 22lr and practice, practice, practice. You owe it to yourself and the animal. Remember no magic bullet will make up for a bad shot or hit.
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I'll admit that I'm still scared of Bergers, MatchKings and Scenars on elk. Myself and hunting partners have taken more with Partitions than anything else, but I think the Accubonds are starting to creep up into the picture more. Hard to beat that 200 grain Accubond. Did recover one from a .300 Win Mag at about 50 yards that was caught in a rear ham. Elk died. Smart!
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Bla Bla Bla, this is good, that isn't...
At the risk of sounding like Boxer, I have killed over 60 elk, the most of them were killed (around 40) with a 165 grain Hornady spire point in a 30-06. Nothing special, just good shots at distances of 80-400 yards.
Due to circumstances on a hunt, I decided to get something for longer range than the 30-06 so a 600 yard shot could be made reliably. I settled on a 300 Weatherby magnum with a 180 grain Nosler BT and have killed several elk at over 500 yards with no loss of elk or meat.
If you think that a standard bullet of today's major manufacturers won't work, you are mistaken. I would stress that the shot is more important than the bullet. As much as people badmouth a Remington Core-Loct bullet, I wouldn't hesitate shooting them either. I have killed elk with those bullets out of military surplus rifles.
As was mentioned earlier, shooting is more important than the bullet, being in shape for the hunt and a good pair of boots would worry me more than the bullet...
blah blah blah, now you just need to work on your guiding techniques. We all saw what happened with your buddy Travis/deflave...  Reminds me of when stick shot at the egg at 300 yards and video'd it. Never hit the damn thing, but he thought he was doing good 
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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Maybe if you worked on your hunting technique, you could post more than the same wore out cow pic.
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