Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting 30-06 didn't impress me.

Partition is a great bullet, no doubt, but there are about 4 bullets I can think of off the top of my head that will do a better job. If your shooting elk in the chest or up the rear or dead on a shoulder bone then that bullet is what you need as it is extremely tough, but if your shooting them behind the shoulder in the lungs, shoot a bullet that's gonna cause more trauma. An accubond or an interlock will do that and if you hit a shoulder, you'll still be packing meat. I think some bullets are just too tough, and I'm an 06 shooter. But to be fair I've only shot deer with a partition and it slipped in and out, little blood, and tracking. An interlock flattens them, and exits. Just my two cents.

In Arizona, there have probably been more elk killed with 30/06 with rem core loct 180's and 270 Win 150g core loct than all other factory loadings combined.

That's funny stuff right there. Just FYI, the chest is a good place to look if you're trying to hit the lungs. And yes, elk are not bulletproof. While the NP is deadly on most any game, lots of folks kill them with whatever bullet is loaded in the ammo they find at the store. Fortunately, most of today's game bullets do a pretty good job.

"The deadliest mushroom in the woods."

I have never seen a NP slip and and out of a WT deer without doing some very rude things in the chest cavity area.

hahahaha

KB

People have different experiences, some like Ford, some like Chevy, I have literally killed more deer than I can count with a 30-06 and a 6.5-06 on depred tags (in the hundreds) alone to know what bullet does what. For me, I'm an interlock fan. That's what give me my best results. I'm not a berger fan, although I know some swear by it. Basically what I'm getting at, is the consistency of the interlock is better for my needs than any other bullet I've tried. I really can't see anything else performing better on game inside 400 yards better than an interlock. And once again, I don't hunt the thick woods and what not, I'm in the plains and shoot 2 to 500 yards regularly. Past that I really don't care.

Also if you like shooting animals in the chest, you've got a really good chance of just hitting one lung and being above the heart, unlikely, but it can happen, pop both of them when they are broadside. Or you may flip the sucker over backwards and there he lay.

Well said Coyote. I started with Hornady's and went to Sierra's despite the naysayers. Run them long and mild and have been loving the results. To each his won.

Seems strange to me. The front end of the Partition is deliberately made soft.

I hope I'm not taking it out of context but I wholly support the fact that those cartridges are adequate for elk in normal ranges out to 200 yards maybe 300 at the most, I personally do not like the idea of setting up a Canon two miles a cross the canyon to take potshots at elk , or guys too in love with big bore that push it on everyone else, for everage hunter it's more important to learn to find elk and get to them in range, for Pete's sake a bow kills elk just fine, 100s were taken with 30-30, thousands with 30-06, 270 ask any Indian, none of them have anything bigger to this day,

In light of this 7 year old thread……….

I have always been very neutral regarding the 30-06. I can't deny its capability, but I don’t care for them & would never own one.

That's your loss.

Why?

it may not be my favorite cartridge but the 30-06 is a super simple easy to use cartridge in many different type rifles ,buy 30-06 ammo almost any place in the world ,even borrow some 30-06 ammo in a pinch . i have a few 30-06 rifles too . at our camp when on a blood trail we have a Browning BLR 30-06 always ready and makes a good spare too. my Father always said there maybe some better cartridges but its still tuff to beat the old 30-06 he told me this 60 some years ago . if i do draw a bear permit this year i plan on using a 1953 Winchester model 70 pre 64 30-06 i inherited and will load my own special ammo for this bear hunt . > maybe the 30-06 does not impress many hunters but this cartridge is still a grand old cartridge and will continue to be for many more years . Pete53

Seriously.....?

Yeah why?

I'm sure glad I ate that elk I shot at 456 yds with a 270 before it escaped from the freezer.........

i forgot to mention i plan on using good old Nosler Partitions that were given to me still like new in a 25 year old box. and i bet those Partitions will get`er done !

Doesn’t like to get his hands dirty by field dressing. 😁