Best sabot and grain for Bull Elk

[usmc74]

Just killed my first muzzy elk!

290 gr Barnes TMZ, 110 gr T7, FFFG

68 yards, died right there

[longstevo]

Let me add on to the original question.

What distance are you all sighting in at, and are these loads getting good groups?

I was shooting 295 gr Powerbelts with 100 gr 777 and I couldn't get anything to group out of my Knight Wolverine.

[huntnnw]

My gun has shot Barnes 300 gr and Hornady 300 gr sst very well at 100 yards.

I couldnt find anymore Barnes 300 gr,so I went with the Hornadys 300 gr sst's this year...I am wishing I had used Barnes now. My gf shot her first elk 2 nights ago a spike at 35 yards barely qtr away...bullet did not exit and never found it! followed blood for 400 yards bright red with air bubbles in the blood. Very disappointed and dont know what happend! I will gurantee if I had a Barnes in the gun it would of exited

[hunterrcc]

barnes 290 or 250 grain TMZ 50 cal...

Three bulls all three bullets look the same and took one shot to kill.  100 grains of pellets pyrodex is deadly! 

[usmc74]

 
My bullet looked just like that!  I was above the elk, it was bedded, facing away.  Shot went in next to spine, found in bottom of lung.  Huge cut across the heart.

[Big Horn]

I shoot a black Diamond Dr with 125gr with 250gr Barnes TMZ, tried a lot of loads and sabot brands. That is what my gun likes best.

[Tom Tamer]

Was using the SST Also, loved how they flew behind 100 gn 3f T7, but after one Mule deer and a bunch of stories on their abiity to explode I switch to the Hornady FPB 300. They fly real well and every write I have seen says the expansion is awesome. Hope to find out in a couple weeks. All this out of the T/C black Diamond .50