.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

[PNWGATOR]

Right side, humerus, ribs, heart, stopped on opposite side.

 

[204guy]

Oh boy, you did it now.

Congrats to your wife.

 

[PNWGATOR]

 

[woods89]

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Right side, humerus, ribs, heart, stopped on opposite side.

Why would you use a match bullet? That's just risking wounding the animal!

In case my sarcasm isn't obvious, huge congrats on that one. That is convincing evidence!

 

[Haney]

Not even close. They are yaw dependent (don't fragment nearly as consistently as the TMK), don't start fragging until several inches in, don't expand, have a lower ballistic coefficient, higher fragmentation velocity threshold, and fragment less overall. They are worse in every way except price and maybe precision. 77gr OTM will still get the job done, but the TMK is a far superior bullet.

Thank you , info is much appreciated .

 

[PNWGATOR]

It was her choice to use the 77TMK out of her rifle. The choice was cemented at dinner the evening before departing on her hunt while discussing with friends rifle and bullet options. She was told ‘it couldn’t be done’. She knew better and decided at that moment there was no other choice. Lol.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Over the last year or so my wife has had the good fortune to be included in numerous opportunities to train and develop her riflemanship and outdoor skills. We’ve been blessed with good friends who’ve fostered this evolution and continuing journey and are extremely grateful for these opportunities and relationships as they all had a direct influence on the outcome of her bull moose hunt.View attachment 234670
77 TMK 168yds

Congrats to your wife! That is a great looking bull.

BTW - she wins for the best kill related to this thread.

 

[woods89]

It was her choice to use the 77TMK out of her rifle. The choice was cemented at dinner the evening before departing on her hunt while discussing with friends rifle and bullet options. She was told ‘it couldn’t be done’. She knew better and decided at that moment there was no other choice. Lol.

You should change the thread title to Deer, Bear, Elk, and Moose. That'd rile people up!

 

[mmw194287]

I get unreasonably happy and excited whenever I see there's been activity in this thread...today did not disappoint. Glad the thread title has been updated, and congrats!

 

[Carlin59]

As a follower of this thread from the beginning, I’ve definitely learned a lot. Thanks for all the great contributions. Was wondering when the first “elk evidence” would pop up, but looks like you all skipped right to moose!

 

[Lawnboi]

Minds are going to explode.

I shot 3 deer with a 200 grain eldx. Is it sad I got better performance including penetration out of the 77 TMK?

 

[amassi]

Minds are going to explode.

I shot 3 deer with a 200 grain eldx. Is it sad I got better performance including penetration out of the 77 TMK?

Details?

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[Lawnboi]

Details?

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I had some splashy performance from 200gr eldx out of a 300 win mag. Didn’t make it through the spine of a buck or a humerus of another.

 

[amassi]

I had some splashy performance from 200gr eldx out of a 300 win mag. Didn’t make it through the spine of a buck or a humerus of another.

Have some pics?

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[Lawnboi]

Have some pics?

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No pics. Edit this was years ago. When I first started to become more of a shooter than just a box a year hunter.

 

[TxxAgg]

Congrats on the moose. Pretty cool.

 

[Mlank]

That moose, wow. That’s sweet as hell.

 

[Lawnboi]

That’s a cool buck.

The buck had a bum rear leg. There was no ligament in the ball joint on the hip and one leg was locked tight. I was told by someone I hunt with that leg injuries lead to opposite side antler abnormalities. Was a surprise when I walked up to him.

 

[ShootOkHuntWorse]

Now that there’s “moose stuff” on this thread it’s bound to get locked. Huge congrats!

 

[Formidilosus]

The buck had a bum rear leg. There was no ligament in the ball joint on the hip and one leg was locked tight. I was told by someone I hunt with that leg injuries lead to opposite side antler abnormalities. Was a surprise when I walked up to him.

That is what happens generally. I like jacked up animals.