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What would you suggest? I have also found dead not recovered elk, but I can't say any of them were because a .308 didn't do its job! Even with old green box, ammo. No way of telling with what caliber they were shot. Could have been a .22 or a 460 weatherboom. Shot placement.
I have shot and seen plenty of elk killed with plain ol' c&c bullets--which is why I prefer premiums. Cuts way down on the elk drama. My family has owned land in the high country of west-central Colorado for several generations. I've been finding dead, unrecovered elk since I can remember. In some cases the elk were fresh enough to find bullet holes, and most had bullet holes in the front half. A one lunged elk can cover a lot of ground in a short time. In dry conditions and thick timber, it can be very difficult to find an elk that travels 500+ yards before it dies. Partition, TTSX, or E-Tip are my first choice. One can spend a lot more money on the boutique premium bullets, their terminal performance isn't any better, but a particular rifle may prefer them. It's not the cartridge, it's the bullet that counts. I have a pair of 243's that have now accounted for 15 elk with 100g NPt's--mostly in the hands of youngsters. Hunters being hunters, we still want to focus on the cartridge, when we should be thinking of the bullet. This 100% .
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There’s nothing that a 150 TTSX or the 168 TSX won’t kill with proper bullet placement inside of 200 yards…..nothing!
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Anyone with a secret TSX or TTSX recipe for the Tikka t3 in 308?
I can’t get these to show out if either of mine.
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Several 30-06’s I’ve loaded for shoot 150 grain TTSX well loaded with WLR primer & Superformance near but below maximum at about 3060 FPS.
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Odd man out I don’t really care for the 308 or the 243 for much although they are both classic effective calibers with great pedigrees. The 30-06 light & antelope/coyote gun I’ve owned both & never warmed up. I’d tell your buddy use elk hunting as an excuse to get the 300 magnum flavor he prefers or gets the best deal on & extend his effective range a bit. Just bought a 300WSM for the 16 YO grandson this year shoots 180’s well & not bad recoil for the light savage.
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I killed an average bull elk at 265 yards back in first season with the .308 and 130 grain TTSX bullets. Drilled him twice in the right shoulder. He wasn't getting up after the first shot, the second was just a coup de grâs. I'm very satisfied with my .308 sample of one elk performance. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/c4yT1kwz/20210811-095846.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/901CBnLs/20211101-081047.jpg)
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You are definitely one first class idiot. Your IQ is double digit…..if not single. 90% of your posts are nothing but response bait. The 308 is famously easy on bullets. I've used premiums, and non-premiums with it to take elk. My 308 is currently loaded with 165 Sierra Game Kings, and I'd not be worried a bit to use a conventional Cup and Core 150...
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Goodness, someone is off their meds…
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Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds…
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Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds… I hunt elk in mountains, not fields.
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Went with 151 gr Absolute Hammer for my Elk load this year, at 2950fps. Couldn't have asked for better terminal performance at 180 yards, dropped my bull within steps.
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308 will get it done I would probably do 168 grs
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Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds… I hunt elk in mountains, not fields. Mic drop.
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Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds… I hunt elk in mountains, not fields. Mic drop. Or “Mike Drop” as the case may be 
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Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds… I hunt elk in mountains, not fields. Mic drop. Or “Mike Drop” as the case may be
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For what its worth, my last elk was a cow and a 308 with a 150 partition. Bang flop at 200 yards.
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When it comes to WAM.......it's usually a fork drop. Extremely rare.....as he is usually lifting it.
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Mike dropping is only a dream for you. Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds… I hunt elk in mountains, not fields. Mic drop. Or “Mike Drop” as the case may be
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You reside in Oregon. Enough said..... Unlike you.......I'll be out in the 'field' all day. Goodness, someone is off their meds… I hunt elk in mountains, not fields. Mic drop.
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