Thanks for the replies. I guess I will try the 165 TSX to see how my rifle digests them.
I agree that a .300 Win Mag would be a better long range elk rifle. Some rifle nut/elk hunters claim you need around 1800 ft/lbs of energy at whatever yardage you plan on hitting your elk. That being said, I don't know of too many people who would question the effectiveness of .44 Rem. Mag on an elk or moose at 50 yards, but if your get 800 ft/lbs of energy with that cartridge at 50 yards, your probably doing pretty good.
Remington's catalog shows their .308 still retaining about 1600 to 1700 ft/lbs at 300 yards. So I wouldn't dismiss the .308 as a 300 yard elk cartridge (again it wouldn't be my first choice, but it's what I have).
Being able to hit the right spot with the right bullet may be equally (or more) important in my opinion.
Again thanks for the input and I'll let you know how my hunts turn out.
BTW The Remington catalog shows .30/.30 at around 900 ft/lbs at 200 yards, the .308 is still kicking around 1000 to 1200 ft/lbs at 500 yards.
Last edited by buffhunter; 06/02/05.
