So the question is this: If you're part of that tracking team and you see that bull hobble out into the open at 350 yards facing straight away would you rather have a 300WM (my elk gun) with a tough, fast, 180gr bullet or a. We jumped the bull several times, sometimes a few hundred yards away. Several years ago in Colorado I was part of miles-long tracking job that resulted when a guy made a bad shot and hit a bull in the front leg. Fact is if you take a good shot and have confidence in your rifle then use it. Sorry to ramble but i really liked that story. The elk ran back into the timber like 50 or 75 yards and fell over. The guide smiled and said lets ride over and get my elk. The hunter said I told you so, you just wounded it. At the shot the elk jumped and disapeared back into the timber. The guide said no he would use his rifle and was confident with it. The hunter said, you had better use my 30-06 because that 250 savage just will not do the job on a elk. The guide got of his horse took his old 250 savage out and preceded to walk over to a tree to get a rest. So, the guide ask if the hunter minded if he shot it to fill his tag. The hunter said no, it is not big enough. Well the guide and hunter were on horseback and spotted a 4x4 or 5x5 bull (can not remember which) the guide ask the hunter if he wanted that bull. A old guide was guideing a hunter who was after a trophy bull and nothing else. I read a story in Outdoor life several years ago. If you don't, its an excellent reason to get a. 270 or 7mm or bigger, they would be a better choice in my opinion. 257 Roberts on elk this fall, but I keep coming back to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" - my 7mm Rem Mag and.
It has crossed my mind on more than one occasion to try my new. 257 falls considerably short in the weight department even with the heaviest bullets. Success with the 7mm Rem Mag has led me to believe that a 150-160g bullet with a Sectional Density of. At the same time they hinted strongly that there are better choices, which I also believe.Īs a long time 7mm Rem Mag hunter, I can attest to the reliability of a 160g Grand Slam. 257 bullet, and I have no reason to doubt them. On other forums I have read posts by people who claim to have reliably killed elk with a. Are these excellent bullets heavy enough for elk? Maybe. Just a step downat 115g you have the new Barnes TSX. 257 bullets include some very good designs - in the 120g weight you have Speer Grand Slams, Nosler Partitions and Swift A-Frames. During that same time period I have seen elk that were taken with a well-placed. Whether the poor results were due to poor shooting, a poor choice of bullets, bullets that were well constructed but simply too light for elk-sized game, or whatever, I can only guess. During that time I have seen more elk wounded with a. Here in Colorado I have hunted elk for 20+ years.
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