Bulls Taken in 2020 with what bullet and caliber combos?
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Good article Tim
It helps to strengthen my argument for the 28 Nosler.
it’s the both worlds killing them dead at long-distance.
It helps to strengthen my argument for the 28 Nosler.
it’s the both worlds killing them dead at long-distance.
my opinion is that any of the magnums or larger diameter bullets, heavy also just give us more room or margin for error on our shots. many elk have passed from less traditional elk cartridges 250 savage,257 roberts,30/30,32 spl, 25/06, 270, the list can go on and on. i have used a 270 winchester and 308 winchester successfully on elk. 400yds solid rest chest shot i would feel confident in the ability of either cartridge. would the 28Nosler or 300 win mag do it better????? not for me to say because every elk that someone harvest will always tell another story of what happened on that one? maybe next season i will get a chance to try my 28 Nosler on a elk. my comparison of another 7mm will be to what my 280AI has done for me. 140gr accubond,150gr trophy bonded, now using 168gr Long Range Accubond.
now on a poor shot???? well poor is something that a cartridge shouldnt be held credited with. in my opinion......
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440 grain .......... arrow 
at 279 FPS this year. 45 yard shot and the bull didn’t go 100 yards.
I don’t shoot elk with a rifle to often but I have never been let down by 165 grain accubonds outbid my .30-06. They stay together and penetrate great and they fly great too. Photo of my bull last year, I intentionally hit him high shoulder so he would go down hill. He didn’t take a step.
I will not shoot Hornady interlocks after bad run in with a deer and 16% weight retention.
All this talk of the 28 nosler has me interested. I need to do a little research and maybe a little rifle shopping.
at 279 FPS this year. 45 yard shot and the bull didn’t go 100 yards.I don’t shoot elk with a rifle to often but I have never been let down by 165 grain accubonds outbid my .30-06. They stay together and penetrate great and they fly great too. Photo of my bull last year, I intentionally hit him high shoulder so he would go down hill. He didn’t take a step.
I will not shoot Hornady interlocks after bad run in with a deer and 16% weight retention.
All this talk of the 28 nosler has me interested. I need to do a little research and maybe a little rifle shopping.
was this towards me? if so the builder provided me with a H1000/195gr Berger combo. shoots nice, but no animals yet to give a terminal report.
i do like my 485gr black eagles with 100gr strykers
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Makes sense, that 195gr Berger is what I referenced earlier for a .28 Nosler ... it works well.
Very accurate and deadly.
I've killed a couple of animals with mine so far and they've literally dropped in their tracks.
Very accurate and deadly.
I've killed a couple of animals with mine so far and they've literally dropped in their tracks.
As to the topic of the post...
In 2020 I shot 4 elk, all with a 7-08 and 140 accubonds, fired exactly 4 rounds to accomplish it.
Ranges were: 30, 278 yards (held 20 inches of wind and it was just enough, just), 108 yards, and 162 yards.
I was standing next to several other people this fall that also shot elk.
My Dad shot 2 with my 7RM and 140 E-tips, both elk at 250ish yards, 2 shots for the bull, one shot for his cow.
2 friends killed a spike bull and 5 point bull with 7 RM's...one with a 150 grain blue box federal, one with a berger (thinking 180 grain?). Another friend shot one with my 7 RM and a 140 grain e-tip, one shot, 200 yards.
Another buddy shot a cow with a berger of unknown weight from his 300 winmag at 550 yards.
Finally, my youngest nephew shot a cow at 362 yards with a .243 and 100 grain nosler solid base (luckily I have 4-5 hundred of them), one shot.
As per always, the 3 most important things to killing elk are:
1. shot placement, 2. shot placement, and 3. shot placement...roughly in that order.
In 2020 I shot 4 elk, all with a 7-08 and 140 accubonds, fired exactly 4 rounds to accomplish it.
Ranges were: 30, 278 yards (held 20 inches of wind and it was just enough, just), 108 yards, and 162 yards.
I was standing next to several other people this fall that also shot elk.
My Dad shot 2 with my 7RM and 140 E-tips, both elk at 250ish yards, 2 shots for the bull, one shot for his cow.
2 friends killed a spike bull and 5 point bull with 7 RM's...one with a 150 grain blue box federal, one with a berger (thinking 180 grain?). Another friend shot one with my 7 RM and a 140 grain e-tip, one shot, 200 yards.
Another buddy shot a cow with a berger of unknown weight from his 300 winmag at 550 yards.
Finally, my youngest nephew shot a cow at 362 yards with a .243 and 100 grain nosler solid base (luckily I have 4-5 hundred of them), one shot.
As per always, the 3 most important things to killing elk are:
1. shot placement, 2. shot placement, and 3. shot placement...roughly in that order.
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I think I shared my love for the 28 Nosler more than a few times. This was by far the most mentally challenging year for me. I really wanted to break 350. Passed on over 50 bulls trying but ultimately ate the tag. But had no doubt the 28 Nosler with a 195 grn would have laid one down. Here’s some of the fun pics.
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Would love to see the 7x7 in a year or two. He looks to have the potential to be a great bull. A couple others, if given time, might get to that 350 mark. Can you get that tag regularly?
Would love to see the 7x7 in a year or two. He looks to have the potential to be a great bull. A couple others, if given time, might get to that 350 mark. Can you get that tag regularly?
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I agree. At first I thought that 7x7 was going to go down but after picking him apart his fronts were weak. Everything just seemed to be missing a little something but I guess that’s why 350 is a special mark. That was a special draw and to boot, it was elk killing weather. A ton of snow up high and 2 ft there on the lower level, or close to that. 10 below. Oh and did I mention opening weekend of rifle?
Probably the best chance I will ever have in my life. It was unreal. And.... tag soup.
