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The other thread (and Stick's theory that headstamps matter less than boolits) got me thinking...

Bullet?
Distance?
Number of shots? (Although I tend to keep shooting as long as there is movement)
Throw in caliber if you desire, as the other thread asked for rifles.

.308 180 TSX 350 yards (300 Weatherby)
.284 160 Partition Distances between 40-200 yards. (7mm Rem Mag)


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.308 200gn Partition
.308 200gn TSX
.277 140gn TSX
.277 150gn ABLR
.257 100gn TSX

Throw in my hunter partner:

.338 210gn Partition
.338 210gn TTSX
.284 160gn Partition
.284 150gn TTSX


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.264 140 Partition
.264 140 X
7mm 150 TTSX
7mm 162 Amax
.308 180 TSX
.308 168 TSX
.308 180 PP

Those are the ones that come immediately to mind. A couple of those elk took more than one hit (I'm a believer in the fact that the shooting is the fun part, so might as well enjoy it), but only one of them was a legitimate concern of getting away - that was with a 300 RUM and 168 TSX's where the 1st was at 10 yards, the 2nd at 15 yards, again at 40 yards (more than 2 hours and 600 yards away from the first shots in thick timber) and a 4th and final one at 50 yards. That bull showed an incredible will to live, with less than one fully functioning lung and only 1 fully functioning rear wheel when he finally gave up. That said, I think a more frangible bullet would have probably killed him quicker, and I wouldn't have hesitated to take the same shot with my 243AI and a 105 Amax as it was first presented.

Incidentally, one (IIRC) bullet was recovered, fully expanded (which I would have expected given the 3300+ fps impact velocity), in the front of his rear leg. That one completely popped one lung, and caught the edge of the rear lobe of the other lung, but not enough to deflate it.


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30/06 180 grain bullets--mostly factory loads--a couple of handloads @ 2700 fps

50 yards to 250 yards

Core-lokts
Power-Points
Interlocks
Nolser Solid base
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180 TTSX (300 H&H) 7 ea.

150 TTSX (280AI) 1 ea.


All between 150 and 410 yards.

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Kiss principle 2 elk with 180 gr Nosler Partitions in 2 different 300 Win Mags of course. 2 elk with 225 gr Nosler Partitions in the same M77RS 35 Whelen. Notice how I simplified everything on the 2 nd 2 using the same gun with the same load that came out of the same box of shells? I am getting better as I age. MB


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Technically 4 different bullets, but only two brands, in same caliber (.375): Hornady 270 gr.SP, Barnes 270 gr. “X”, “TSX”, and a Barnes 250 TTSX. memtb

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Magnum Bob - not much the Partition will not handle. Cup and Core bullet failures on an Elk hunt (IIRC) is what led Bob Nosler to design the NP.


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Nosler Partition
Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, old Jack Carter style
Nosler Accubond
North Fork.

Of the bullets listed, all have produced plenty of one-shot kills, with no hiccups.


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Not too many different ones.

Bull elk, 250-gr Nos Part. ~ 125 yds. (340 Wby)

“, 250-gr Nos Part. ~ 125-150 yds. (“)

“, 165-grs TTSX ~ 400 yds (30/06)

“, 210-gr Lost River Tech. Early Monolithic. 475 yds (340 Wby). Recovered one of the three in this bull - the only bullet I’ve recovered from an elk. Very hard - penciled through with very little expansion.

Bull elk, 225-gr Horn Interlock. 150-200 yds (340 Wby)

Bull elk, 210-gr TSX. 345-yds (340 Wby)

Cow elk, 325-gr hard cast. ~ 40 yds. (45 Colt)

Bull elk, 210-gr TSX ~ 480 yds. (340 Wby)

Cow elk, 405-gr hard cast ~ 40-50 yds (45/70)

Bull elk, 140-gr TTSX ~ 100 yds. (284 Win)

Edit: correct error.





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Remington core lokts, buffalo bore RFN, hornaday GMX.

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35 cal. 250 gr Partitions & 250 gr Hornady SP Never needed to shoot over 300 yds.
7mm, 160 gr. Partitions, 160 gr Speer Hot-Core, 154 gr. Hornady SP, only 1 over 300 & not by much. Long before laser rangefinders
25 cal. 100 gr. Speer Hot-Core
243 85 gr Partition.
45-70 & 50-90 plain lead paper patched
375 cal. 270 gr. Hornady SP
264 cal. 140 gr. Partition
Just never(once)seen the need or a good reason to engage beyond 300!!!!


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I guess I don't understand the question, I thought you had to use a different bullet every time? Especially if you didn't recover the last one??



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From oldest to most recent:

.308 Win Speer Grand Slam 165 gr
.35 Whelen Fed Trophy Bonded Bear Claw 225 gr
7mm Wby Barnes TTSX 150 gr
.300 Wby Barnes TTSX 168 gr

Lather rinse repeat


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How many bullets?

In one day?


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.243 100 BTSP
.257 110 Accubond
.264 140 AMAX
.264 140 Berger Hunting
.277 130 Corelokt
.277 130 Power Point
.277 150 Speer hot cor
.308 180 Power Point
.308 200 Speer Grand Slam
.338 210 Accubond
.375 260 Partition

.224 40 grain garden variety cheap bullet if you count a red deer hind.

I may be missing some.



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7mm, 175 gr Nosler Partition, one shot, about 180 yards, 6x6 bull, 7mm Rem mag

30 cal, 165 Nosler Ballistic Tip, one shot, 338 yards, good size cow (yummy) from 30-06

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7MM Rem Mag
160 Sierra Gameking
140 Sierra Prohunter
162 Hornady SPBT
162 Nosler Solidbase
160 Nosler Partition
160 Nosler Accubond

7MM-08
140 Nosler Accubond

7MM STW
162 Hornady Amax

7mm-300 Win
162 Hornady ELDX
180 Hornady ELDM

7.82 Warbird
180 Nosler Partition
180 Nosler Accubond

30-338 Lapua Imp
200 Nosler Accubond

338 Win Mag
200 Nosler Ballistictip

338 Edge
300 Sierra Matchking

54 cal muzzleloader
530 TC Maxi-Ball


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.308 - Sierra 165gr BTSP - .308 Winchester- Savage 99E

.308 - Winchester 150 gr Power Point -.308 Win, Win Model 88 (My dads rifle, I only used it on one elk),

.308 - Nosler 180 gr Partition - .30-06 - Model 70 Winchesters (2 FW, 1 SGD)

.338 - TBBC 225 gr PSP - .338 Win Mag - Model 70 Winchester SS Classic

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300 H&H - 165 grain Barnes X (first edition) - three shots, all fatal but elk was still on his feet until the final shot.
30-06 - 165 grain Nosler Partition - 2 elk both dead within seconds and no follow up shots
300 H&H - 165 grain Nosler Partition - dead within seconds and no follow up
308 Win - 165 grain Nosler Partition - 2 shots, both fatal but elk was still on its feet and close to a ravine.


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