Originally Posted by Nomosendero2
Originally Posted by exbiologist
I’ve killed elk with the 264 using 140 partitions, 120 ttsx, and 130 accubond. 140 partitions are my preference for elk, but I usually load 130 accubonds because I don’t only hunt elk. I did lose one with an accubond that I believe hit the shoulder based on her limp and good blood trail, at first. I really like the versatility of the cartridge for western hunting.


I cannot argue with your choice of the 140 Partition for Elk as I load that bullet in the Swede @ 2700 and the Creed @ 2800 and my Wife took 1 Bull with each load. Because I have not tried the 120TTSX yet, I wondered what you observed with that bullet that kept it out of 1st place for that application.


The Barnes 120gr "X" & now the 120gr TSX/TTSX have always given me & mine complete penetration with any 6.5 from the 260 Rem to the 264mag.on elk. We have never recovered one of the 120gr Barnes from an elk.The advantage the 264mag has is a faster, flatter trajectory. Consider a Barnes 120gr TSX at 3450 fps. Sighted + 1.5" @ 100, +0.35 @ 200 , -5.30 @ 300yds & -16.67 @ 400yds. That means from in your face to 300 + yds dead on hold. Time of flight is also incredibly fast for an elk round. For sure such a stout bullet is not needed for deer but keeping your 264 sighted with the 120gr TSX for both deer & elk will work.