what is the best bullet for elk

[dune]

What is the best bullet weight  for elk out of my 50

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

One that kills!

[Magnum_Willys]

Barnes Spit-Fire T-EZ™ Sabots

Easier-loading sabots – even in tight bores
Design reduces required ramrod pressure
100% copper bullets with polymer tips
Mushrooms into six razor-edge cutting petals

290 gr

[Jonathan_S]

One that is well placed.  Most people seem to have had a negative experience with powerbelts and other soft bullets.  Barnes are awfully popular.  Bloodlines are good.

300 grains is a good place to start developing a load.  What gun?

[jimbow]

I used a 300 gr.  Scorpion PT Gold bullet with 110 gr of 777 in my TC Black Diamond last year and took both my buck and bull with great performance.  Up until the change in the law that allowed all bullets I was using the 330 gr Harvester with the crush rib sabot and had very  good results on deer.  Very accurate out of my rifle and very happy with the results.

[jasnt]

Best bullet for elk is the one that shoots best in your rifle plain and simple

[Sabotloader]

What is the best bullet weight  for elk out of my 50

Barnes bullets are excellent bullets, although I am not real fond of the pointy style bullets.  Shooting a bullet with ML speeds I much prefer a bullet with more frontal area to increase the felt impact on the animal.  If I were trying to harvest out beyond 200 yards then the pointy style bullet with the higher BC certainly could have an advantage.

I would still suggest that the Bloodline .458x275 is the best all around bullet (deer-elk) out there.  But... in todays world not all rifles can load them - the new CVA's have very tight bores and there are not a lot of options for the .458 sabots you might use.  Also the 300 gr. Bloodline is a sure elk shooter.



http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/sportsmans/Knight-Rifles-Bloodline-.50-Caliber-Segmenting-Expansion-Muzzleloader-Bullets-20-Pack/productDetail/Bullets-and-Sabots/prod999901366962/cat100013

Just something to think about...

[jeffitz]

Anybody getting good accuracy with the Federal Premium 270gr ? I shot some yesterday and they were terrible out of my gun,oh well I'll just go back to the SST 300gr or Nosler 300 i guess

[floatinghat]

I am considering the Barnes original 400gr,  I would like a single bullet for my Knight and T/C Renegade (1/48).   My eyes aren't trained enough for much beyond a 100-125yr shot.  I took my cow elk 2 years ago at 108yds with a 275gr  Bloodline and my 2014 BT with the same bullet at 20yds.   The BT was a pencil hole but he dropped like a box of rocks, same with the Cow (neck shot).  If I can't find something the shoots well from both guns I will stick with the BL or maybe Barnes in the Knight and 385gr GP for the T/C.

[Damnimissed]

I am considering the Barnes original 400gr,  I would like a single bullet for my Knight and T/C Renegade (1/48).   My eyes aren't trained enough for much beyond a 100-125yr shot.  I took my cow elk 2 years ago at 108yds with a 275gr  Bloodline and my 2014 BT with the same bullet at 20yds.   The BT was a pencil hole but he dropped like a box of rocks, same with the Cow (neck shot).  If I can't find something the shoots well from both guns I will stick with the BL or maybe Barnes in the Knight and 385gr GP for the T/C.

Did the Bloodline shed its pedals on either?

[floatinghat]

The BL shed it's petals on the cow, the only trace was one found in her neck (neck shot).  I was surprised I found no petals in the buck at 20yds I was expecting them.

[PyroBlack]

Barnes copper-clad, Knight/Barnes all-copper and Precision all-lead are what I use. 300 grains is enough to get her done.  Precision has some sized up-to 350 grains...... prbullet.com

[Smoke]

never hunted Elk with the smoke pole, but have killed a lot of deer (mostly whitetail) with my 45 cal... found that round ball drops em just as fast as do anything else... and a lot cheeper to shoot... would guess out of a 50 cal, they would take Elk just as well...

[Jonathan_S]

Smoke, remember that elk have a much, much thicker hide than deer.  A bullet that can pass through a deer and go on to the next county might not bust through an elk's shoulder 

[theleo]

Smoke, remember that elk have a much, much thicker hide than deer.  A bullet that can pass through a deer and go on to the next county might not bust through an elk's shoulder 

Less of an issue if you don't shoot an elk through the shoulders. Seems there's a large area back of the scapula that doesn't require a super bullet to get the job done.

[Jburke]

Smoke, remember that elk have a much, much thicker hide than deer.  A bullet that can pass through a deer and go on to the next county might not bust through an elk's shoulder 

Less of an issue if you don't shoot an elk through the shoulders. Seems there's a large area back of the scapula that doesn't require a super bullet to get the job done.

While this is true, sometimes stuff happens and having something a little more advanced than a round ball can make a big difference