Best sabot and grain for Bull Elk

[hunterrcc]

I shoot the same gun tc black diamond 50 cal.  I have used powerbelts shoot great don't kill worth *censored* don't recommend using them.  Use barnes 250 or 290 gr copper bullets with ballistic tip.  They are deadly up to 225yards all day long...  I use prodex pellets 100 grains / 2- 50 gr pellets.  Only thing I dislike about them is hard to load after 2 shots.  There newer bullets have a easy loading sabot.  Very happy with results of bullet.  Make sure you are shooting straight is the biggest thing if your gun doesn't want to shoot a tight group with a certain bullet  then change to something that's accurate.

[Machias]

No Excuses bullets!!!

[higunner]

PR Bullet.  " Dead Centers" 340 grainers always do the job for me

[BOWHUNTER45]

150 grains of loose powder and an all-lead PowerBelt.



If I was going to hunt elk with muzzleloader, I'd look at all-copper bullets like mentioned above.

I can not see anyone wanting to shoot something different now that they changed the law ..unless you are a hardcore muzzleloader hunter and you stick with a round ball or lead maxi-ball  I wish I would have killed the bull I called in yesterday So I could see what that 300 gr jacketed bullet would have done to him   

[Wolfdog2314]

Another one for 110 grain T7 and 300 bloodline. Haven't shot anything with em' yet. But have been shooting my best patterns with this combo.

[huntnnw]

Best thing to happen to wildlife in this state was changing the laws on the bullets! way to many idiots dont understand muzzleloaders and how they work with all lead! They think cause they shoot there 06 with 160gr bullets that buying 200 gr is plenty and hell faster is better.

[Jonathan_S]

Best thing to happen to wildlife in this state was changing the laws on the bullets! way to many idiots dont understand muzzleloaders and how they work with all lead! They think cause they shoot there 06 with 160gr bullets that buying 200 gr is plenty and hell faster is better.

I get way better penetration with a lower charge (105 grains) of loose powder vs. a "Magnum" charge.

[tdwilson]

I have a knight disc extreme and run the 275 grain bloodlines with 120 grains of fffg.  Never had any problems with penetration or knock down power with ths combination out to 200 yards for deer/elk.  Have killed 6 deer with this setup and not one has gone more than 40 yards.

[Sabotloader]

I have a knight disc extreme and run the 275 grain bloodlines with 120 grains of fffg.  Never had any problems with penetration or knock down power with ths combination out to 200 yards for deer/elk.  Have killed 6 deer with this setup and not one has gone more than 40 yards.

I have said all along that the .458x275 Lehigh/Bloodline is the best all-around bullet made.

[SkookumHntr]

Ive killed 2 elk with 300grn Hornady SST, and 100grn triple 7. I actually havnt been too impressed with that bullet on expansion but Its what I have so Im using them. I wanta try the Barnes TMZ.

[mossyhead]

I shoot the 290 grain Barnes TMZ with 130 grains of Pyrodex pellets and this combo shoots great in my Knight Bighorn. My buddy shot his elk at 125 yards and it went clean through with a wound channel the size of a golf ball. The bullet stopped in the hide on the other side. I witnessed the shot and was thoroughly impressed. When we got home I weighed the bullet at 278 grains. Pedalled out just perfect.

[gadwall]

PR Bullet.  " Dead Centers" 340 grainers always do the job for me

Well said.  I have had awesome results with the dead center bullets.

[jimbow]

Just killed a nice bull opening day in the Blues.  Used a 300 gr Scorpion PT Gold with their crushed rib sabot.  120 grs of fffg 777 dropped him in his tracks.

[higunner]

Once again 340 grain Dead Centers.  Dropped a cow in her tracks at 100 yards on opening day.  Perfect mushroom. Recovered bullet weight 316.6 grains

[Dan-o]

400 grain Harvester HARD CAST lead.......   Love 'em.