Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting How many different bullets have you killed elk with?

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)

.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

.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.

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
Nolser Partitions

180 TTSX (300 H&H) 7 ea.

150 TTSX (280AI) 1 ea.


All between 150 and 410 yards.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Remington core lokts, buffalo bore RFN, hornaday GMX.

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!!!!

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??

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

How many bullets?

In one day?

.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.

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

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

.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

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.

340 wby, 250 grain hornady I've yet to need a second shot,
with that rifle,average range on at least 16 elk, all under 200 yards most under 100 yards, (lost exact count )
most staggered or fell,a few ran a short distance

35 whelen 250 speer , two elk, both well under 100 yards one mule deer

30/06 Springfield, 190 hornady, two elk and several mule deer, a single shot each, none over 150- 170 yards

300 wby, 200 speer, several mule deer at about 120-160 yards, never required more than one shot
bullet opens rapidly devastating on chest/lung heart shots

270 win, 150 grain speer , several mule deer , can,t remember needing a second shot

45/70 405 grain gas check, hard cast , two elk, one at about 220 yards, one at about 45 yards

its not that I'M an exceptional shot, I just don,t pull a trigger unless I'm almost 100% dead certain of the shot
and most were taken with a sling and bi-pod while sitting or leaning over a branch on a tree.

.277-150 gr-Nosler Partition-270 Winchester-Various ranges from 30 -260 yards
.277-140 gr-Swift A Frame-270 Winchester-Various ranges from 70-413 yards
.277-130 gr Barnes TTSX-270 Winchester-140 yards
.308-180 gr Nosler Partition-300 Winchester Magnum-Various ranges from 25 -240 yards
.308-180 gr Barnes TTSX-300 Winchester Magnum- Various ranges from 60-320 yards
Only one required an additional shot and it was from the 300 Win Mag using a NP. It wasn't the fault of the bullet as my first shot missed the mark.

30-06 - Hornady LM factory load with 180SP ( first bullet wadded up in spine, second through lungs fragmented at far rib cage, but major lung damage.) 135 yards (big cow)

.373 H&H - Sierra 300BT. Behind the shoulder ( ribs, heart/lungs) blew a three inch exit hole. 200yds ( small cow)

.338 Win Mag - Barnes 185 XLC. Behind the shoulder (ribs, heart/lungs) 1" exit hole, soup in between. 250yds. (big cow)

The first 21 elk were killed with a .300 WM, mostly with 165 gr. Sierra HPBT.. One was taken with a 200 gr. Speer.. In those days I didnt noted the bullet used in my notes.. I am sure it is in old diaries ..
.300 WM 180 gr. Horn. It broke in to fragments.. Somewhere I have this bullet.. This was a 5 pt. bull.
.300 WM 180 gr. N. Part. killed 5 elk..
,338 Win. Mag.. 250 gr. N. Part.. This was a cow.. The range was long, it required a good hold over for the kill.. Back to the .300
.300 WM 200 gr. N. Part cow no mention of the range.
.300WM 165 gr. Sierra HPBT two cows
7mm Wea. Mag. 160 Sierra HPBT one cow..
.300WM back to the 165 Sierra
.300 WM 3x3 bull at about 400 yards 150 N. BTBT
.300WM 165 Sierra cow
7mm RM 140 gr. N. BTBT cow
.300WM 150 gr. N. BTBT two cows
.340 Wea. Mag. 200 gr. Accubond cow at 300 yards
.340 5x5 210 N. Part. 150 yards
.300 Wea. cow with 200 gr. Accubond
.340 W, 5x5 225 gr Accubond
.300 WM 165 Sierra two cows one at 225
.300 WM 200 gr. Part cow at 250 y.
.300WM 165 Accubond 150 y.
.270 cow with a 140 gr. SST 250 y.
.300 WM 150 Accubond cow 250 y..
.375 H & H 260 Accubond cow at 400+y.
.300 Wea. 200 gr. Accubond 185 y.
.300 WM 165 gr Accubond 100 y.
.300 WM 165 gr. N Part. 328 y..

Range finders have made accurate distances easy to determine...

I have used Nosler Partitions (Yesterday's Bullet Today) for many years in many rifles with great success. Since they came out I have added Barnes Triple Shocks as an additional favorite in my rifles for elk especially. I have also used Nosler Accubonds, Hornaday Interlocks, Winchester Power Points, Remington Core- Lokts, and Trophy Bonded Bear Claws to some degree. Nothing fancy.

Wow that will be a challenge. Off the top of my head I can remember these which I have used myself.

270s....270 Winchesters and 270 Short mag. 150 and 160 grain Nosler Partitions. 150grain Remington Core Lokts (old round nose types)

7MMs..... 7X57. 7MM Rem Mag. 7MM Weatherby Mag. 160 and 175 grain Nosler Partitions. 175 Gr Hornady RN

30s....... 300 Savage. 308 Winchester. 30-06. 300 H&H. 300 Win Mag. 308 Norma Mag. 300 Weatherby Mag. 150 grain Winchester Power Points. 165 grain Hornady Inner Lock. 180 grain Remington Core-Lokt. 200 Grain Nosler partitions. 220 grain Hornady and Sierras

8X57 ....200 grain Nosler Partitions. 170 Grain Hornady SSTs

338s...... 338-06. 338 Win Mag. 210 Grain Nosler Partitions. 225 Grain Hornady Inner locks. Barnes X 225 grain. Hornady 250 grain Round Nose. 275 Grain Speer

348 Winchester...... 200 grain Hornady flat point

9.3MMs ... 9.3X62. 9.3X74R 286 Grain Hornady Inner Lock. 286 Grain Nosler partition. 225 grain RWS

375H&H 235 Grain Speer. 270 grain Hornady Round Nose. 270 grain Winchester Power points. 285 Grain Speer Grand Slam. 300 grain Hornady Round Nose. 300 grain Hornady solid. 300 grain Nosler Partition.

416 Taylor 400 grain Hornady Innerlock

458s 45-70. 458 Winchester. 460 G&A. 400 grain Speer. 405 grain Cast. 500 grain Cast.

Muzzleloader.
58 Cal Lee REAL (can't remember the weight, but the heavy one)
62 caliber round ball.

Handguns
44 Mags .....265 grain Hornady. 250 grain SWC Keith. 320 grain G.C. LBT
454 Casull 370 grain LBT G.C.

Arrow. Compressed ceder shaft, 4 feather fletch, 190 grain Grizzly Broadhead.

I probably have missed a few here, but this is most of them.




Other bullets and shells I have seen kill elk in the hands of friends and clients are probably at least 6-7 times as large as the list above.
Again off the top of my head we have:
243 with 100 grain factory loads and 100 grain Nosler partitions.

257 Roberts, 25-06 and 257 Weatherby mag. 117 Factory loads, 115 Barnes, 120 grain Nosler Partitions. 120 grain Sierra

6.5 Grendel. 6.5X55 Swede. 6.5 Creedmoor. 6.5-06 264 Win Mag. 125 grain Nosler Partitions. 140 grain Nosler Partitions. 140 grain Hornady flat base, 130 grain Berger. 140 grain Berger, 156 grain Norma, 160 grain Hornady RN.

270 Weatherby Factory 130 grain load. 150 grain Nosler partitions

Many 270 bullets of 130 140 and 150 grains fired from 270 Winchesters. Must be at least 20 that could be added here.

7-08. 280 Rem. 7MM Mag. 7MM STW I don't know if I can count the bullets I have seen used from these shells. The ones that seem to be the best have been the Nosler Partitions and the Barnes X, but I have seen elk killed with so many from the 129 grain Hornady to the 180 grain Barnes Originals, and probably 20 other weights and brands with results from "great" to "very poor".

30-30 170 grain factory.

30-40 Krag with 190 grain Gas Checked LBT Cast Bullets.

7.5 Swiss with Norma factory loads

LOTS of 30-06s and about every 30 cal magnum I ever read about, and probably about 6 wildcats that are not listed even in "Cartridges of the World". The 30 cal bullets I have seen used are as numerous as the 7MM. Maybe even more.

7.65 Argentine with handloaded 180 grain Hornady bullets. (I loaded them for that friend)

8X57 with Norma factory loads.

325 Win Short Mag Factory loads

340 Weatherby mags with handloaded 250s and also factory 250s

338 Lapua with 250 grain Sierras and with 300 grain Bergers

357 magnum lever action marlin with 187 grain LBT bullets

358 Norma. (don't know what bullet)

350 Rigby with old Knoych loads. 300 grain

9X57 Norma Factory load

9.3X57 with Nosler 250 grain and also with Norma 323 Oryx

9.3X74R Hornday 286 grains Nosler 286 Grains. RWS 225 grains

38/55 Winchester with 240 grain LBT cast bullets.

375 Weatherby with 270 grain Hornadys.

378 Weatherby with both 275 Hornadys and 300 grain Noslers.

405 Winchester with Hornady factory loads.

416 Rigby with 350 grain Barnes and 400 grain Hornadys

44-77 Sharps with hand cast bullets.

45-70 with 350 grain Hornady RNs

577/450 Enfield with 550 grain hand cast bullets.

50 cal muzzleloaders balls and bullets both.
54 cal muzzleloaders balls and bullets both.
58 cal muzzleloaders Balls.

50 BMG with 647 grain and 750 grain Barnes.

45 Colt handguns with heavy cast bullet in both Keith and LBT styles

And I probably forgot a few from this list too.

.243
100 gr power point

.257
117 gr power point

.264
140 gr partition

.284
150 gr nosler ballistic tip
154 gr hornady interlock
150 gr TTSX

.308
180 gr interlock
180 gr partition
180 gr core-lokt
200 gr partition (as good as it gets as far as I’m concerned)
200 gr nosler accubond

.375
260 gr partition
270 hornady spire point.

I wish had some of you guys "trouble remembering" just how many elk you killed, much less what bullet! ha Well, I bet I've killed more swamp rabbits, grey & fox squirrels than all of you together! ha The First Half of my Life in East Texas was/is awful sparse for elk. Life is funny, and very exciting! Life sorta "made it up to me" as I had the opportunity later on to shoot 22 head of Plains Game in South Africa/Namibia on four different trips.

.308 180 Accubond at about 2725 or so.

What some are remembering is a Walter Mitty existence. Some poster said he killed 74 elk? HA! That’s your story and you can tell it however you like...

Elk kills, cartridge, bullet:


.308 win 180gr. CIL KKSP
.308 win 180 NP (2)
.35 Whelen 250 Grand Slam (10)
.35 Whelen 250 Horn SP & RN (4)
.35 Whelen 225 Fed TBBC
.35 Whelen 225 TSX
.35 Whelen 225 Nos BT
.356 Win 250 win FP
.270 win 150 NP
.30-06 180 Norma Oryx
.375 H&H 260 NP (2)
8x57 IS RWS 196 RN
7x64 174 RWS TIG
7x57 175 Norma RN Alaska
9.3x62 286 Norma Oryx

I think that's all, without referring to my journals

190 interlock Remington long range 300 Win Mag
168 ttsx reload 30-06
180 flat base interlock 30-06
160 accubond 7mm rem mag

190 interlock Remington long range 300 Win Mag
168 ttsx reload 30-06
180 flat base interlock 30-06
160 accubond 7mm rem mag

270 win 160 grain nosler partition 338 win mag 250 grain nosler partition

5x5 pt bull .30-40 Krag ? factory bullet
5x5 pt bull .30-06 150 gr Hornady Spire Pt
5x5 pt bull .30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing
6x6 pt bull .30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing
5x5 pt bull fiberglass arrow Bear broadhead recurve bow

5x5 pt bull .30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing
cow.30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing
6x6 pt bull .30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing
5x5 pt bull .30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing
6x6 pt bull .30-06 180 gr Sierra GameKing

5x5 pt bull .257 Ackley 117 gr Sierra GameKing
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
spike bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
spike bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
spike bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition

5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
spike bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
cow .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition

cow .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
cow .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
4x4 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition

cow .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
6x6 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x6 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x5 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition

5x4 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
5x6 pt bull .30 Gibbs 180 gr Partition
cow 7 mm RM 160 gr Accubond
5x5 pt bull .300 Wby 168 gr TSX
5x5 pt bull .300 Wby 168 gr TTSX

Holy [bleep] - some of you guys have killed more elk than I have deer - and with a four and a half month season, it isn't particularly difficult to kill deer in my state

It helps to live in elk country and to have been hunting them for many years.

My list is much shorter than most on here.

Smallest Dia. to largest:

.257" 115gr. Partition
.277" 130gr. Partition
.308" 168gr. TTSX
.308" 180gr. Hornady SP
.308" 180gr. Grand Slam
.308" 180gr. Accubond

I hope to add a .277" 129gr. Barnes LRX to the list this year!

Elk Country

Nornady Interlock
Nosler partition
Barnes X
Barnes TSX
Barnes TTSX
Lapua Scenar

300 RUM 200g A-Frame, 300 RUM 180 swift scirocco ii, 6.5 swede 140 partition

375 H-H 270 round nose Remington factory load 100 yards. one shot broadside lung shot fell within 20 feet. Bullet shopped in offside shoulder. 5x5 raghorn.

30-06 Barnes LRX 175 grain 100 yards. Broadside double lung pass through. Went about 100 yards. Exit hole was about the size of a quarter. 5x5 bigger raghorn lol.

308 win 165 Sierra bt 165 yards through front leg clipped heart. Bullet stopped in far shoulder. Died within 10 feet. Cow.

308 win 165 BTHP 400 yards hit low, 100 yards hit low, 20 feet between the eyes. I will admit to buck fever getting the best of me. Cow.

The only 6x6 that I have shot was with my bow. Double lung 35 yards, dead within 15 seconds 30 feet from shot.

Cow 210 gr Barnes X .338 WM 80 yds. Heart shot pass through, not a lot of internal damage. Ran 50 yds.

Cow 150 gr Corelokt .30-06 100 yds. Shredded the heart, pass through. Staggered a few steps.

5 pt bull 225 gr Accubond .338 RUM 320 yds. First shot double lung, shattered off side shoulder. Bull collapsed then stood back up. Second shot quartering to, through neck into chest. Neither bullet exited.

Cow 200 gr Accubond .300 RUM 589 yds. High shoulder shot. Lungs shredded, punched through scapula, severed spine and exited. DRT.

Huge bodied 6x6 bull 200 gr Partition 8mm Rem mag 450 yds. First shot double lung, hurried second shot broke the leg just below the chest as he was staggering toward a steep drop off. He was down but still alive when we reached him 20 minutes later, so a third shot through the heart. Found the first bullet against the far shoulder, classic Partition expansion profile, opened up back to the partition with a little front core remaining.

Well let see;
200 grain Sierra 30 caliber from 300 Win Mag. Bull
250 grain Nosler Partition 338 Win Mag. Several elk
250 Barnes 35 Whelen cow
250 Sierra 338 Win Mag 2 cows. Terrible performance
200 grain Nosler Partition 30-06. Probably 10 or 12 elk.
180 Trophy Bonded 30-06. Bull
180 grain Remington Mushroom Cor-Lokt (old style discontinued @1960) 30-06. Bull and cow
170 grain Remington Mushroom Cor-Lokt (old style) 30-30 cow
150 Nosler Partition 270 Win several cows

40 grain CCI 22 long rifles from Colt Woodsman, Cow and bull
255 Cast 38/55 Win bull

That's about all I can remember off hand. There are probably several more that escapes my memory. And before you start howling about the 22 long rifle kills, they both died so fast and they died with far less trauma and faster than any of my other kills.

260 120Barnes TTSX
308 Barnes 150 TSX
280AI Barnes 150 TTSX
338-06 185 Barnes X
338-06 210 NP
338-06 AI 210 NP
338-06 AI 250 NP
338 Win Mag 250 NP

I've only shot one elk (cow). Used 7mm-08 with 140 TTSX.

270 - 150 gr. Partitions x 9 times

30-06 - 180 gr. Sierra boat tail x 2


Turns out sierras kill pretty darn good. The elk were not ashamed of dying to a cup and core, but I do prefer a premium boolit

Off the top of my head, almost certainly forgetting some, various yardages, various cartridges (243, 270, 30-30, 300 Sav, 308, 30-06, 300 WSM).

Myself:

.243"
100gr Interlock

.308"
150gr Gameking
150gr Interlock (SP)
150gr Core-Lokt
168gr TTSX
180gr Accubond


Witnessed:

.277"
150gr Powerpoint

.308"
150gr Interlock (round nose)
165gr GMX
165gr Core-Lokt
180gr Core-Lokt
180gr Interlock
180gr TTSX
180gr Federal Trophy Copper (whatever bullet that is)


General notes: Heavier bullets that hold together consistently get more penetration than cup and core bullets and therefore kill more consistently. I've seen cup and core bullets fail a whole lot of times. Of course this doesn't always mean a lost animal, you can make an elk die with anything, especially if you hit them anywhere near where you are aiming, and you are aiming in a good spot. Light for caliber Sierra Gamekings have got to be the worst I've seen and I think Core-Lokts are the best cup and core bullets.

Elk aren't bulletproof, they are just big, and you can't get too much penetration. Bonded and monolithic bullets just do such a better job, consistently. Still never used a Partition but they should work great for the same reasons.

Well here are mine-

.550 pure lead roundball- one cow Elk from full stock flint Hawken - in 1992, CO
.550 pure lead roundball - one small bull - same rifle -drew in 1993, co

Encore rifle- 280 Remington- 2008- 140grn Accubond- Oklahoma , once in a lifetime draw

Several with 135 grain Magnus Broadheads with my Osage Selfbows I make.

Mike

I was just contemplating things in general and it came to me that there are many ways to dispatch an elk, get a rifle to shoot 1/4 moa, and have optics that can discern the pube on the left nut of said fly at 800 yards. But there are only 3 kinds of elk hunters; those that get out there and kill elk, those that hunt and wish they could get an elk, and those that do neither yet tell everyone else how to do it!

180 Nosler Partition in Mauser 30-06.
One shot at 180 yards, she dropped right there. Two other elk standing near looked up at the shot and then went back to grazing.

Tagging in to watch this thread. I'm contemplating which 7mm or 30 cal bullet for an eventual WY Elk hunt. I've actually learned more from this thread than other threads titled "Which bullet for Elk"... etc.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed.

Just one Berger VLD 140 GR in .270 WSM Took a cow and a bull here in NV in 2017

.30 165 gr Sierra HPBT
.30 200 gr. Speer
.30 180 gr.Horn. Interlock BT
.30 180 gr Nosler Part.
.338 250 gr Nosler Part
.30 200 gr Nosler Part
.30 150 gr. Nosler BTBT
7mm 160gr Sierra HPBT
7mm 140gr Nosler BTBT
.338 200gr Accubond
.338 210 gr Nosler Part
.30 200gr Accubond
.338 225gr Accubond
.30 165gr Accubond
.270 140gr SST
.30 150gr Accubond
.375 260 gr Accubond
.30 165gr Nosler Part.