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you won't be using the same bullet for deer as you would for elk.
Quote from: wrangler on January 15, 2009, 07:39:43 PM you won't be using the same bullet for deer as you would for elk. why not??
well i don't even use the same caliber for deer as i do for elk so thats where im coming from. to each his own, i guess you could use whatever you want. i look for a bullet that won't come apart and with more penetration in my elk loads, tsx's or partitions are my number one choice. for deer, penetration is not so much of an issue cause you're dealing with a much smaller animal and any bullet will most likely pass through anyways. a good bonded bullet that may fragment a little bit is fine with me. i would surely hope you wouldn't be elk hunting with ballistic tips? it's important to understand what your dealing with in bullet construction. but i suppose you could shoot a coyote with a 300 mag and it would still die... i choose to be a little more refined i suppose.
Go get yourself a box of 180 grain Remington core-locks. They're about $15 bucks. We shoot these at moose, grizzly's and deer. I have recovered more than a few of these right on the opposite side of the shot against the skin....cheap, yes, effective, yes, proven time and time again, yes. at 18 years old, I assume cost may be of issue, if so, you can't beat 'em. I use them exclusively in my 30-06....oh, and at 100 yards, sited in 2 inches high, I can get three shots to touch......not bad.Grab some ammo and go out and shoot!~
Quoteyou won't be using the same bullet for deer as you would for elk. i will. you need to grab a few different bullets and go shoot them and decide what your gun likes and shoot them. 165-220 grains will all work. different styles of bullets to choose from serve different purposes.there's lots of bullets to choose from and odds are by asking this you'll get about a dozen different answers.i shoot federal premiums with 165 grain barnes triple shocks and my gun likes them and shoots them well.