EDIT: I went through a bunch of factory options and reloads. I changed optics and mounts. I did not find a load with the precision I was after. After exhausting all the options I was willing to try, I sent it to be with someone else who was willing to work with it.
I just bought a Browning X-Bolt Pro 280 A.I. and a Swarovski X5i 3.5-18x50 (on sale at Eurooptic).
Got a couple boxes of Nosler 160 Partition and ordered 50 rounds of 140 VLD from Unknown Munitions.
After barrel break-in, I am going to have a load built up for backcountry hunting up to and including elk. I have taken game out to 425 and I do not anticipate shooting beyond 500.
My current plan is loading the Berger 168 VLD to 2950+ fps. I want one bullet for everything.
Can I trust this bullet on Elk and quartering shots?
Should I go with a mono-metal like the CX or LRX?
I just bought a Browning X-Bolt Pro 280 A.I. and a Swarovski X5i 3.5-18x50 (on sale at Eurooptic).
Got a couple boxes of Nosler 160 Partition and ordered 50 rounds of 140 VLD from Unknown Munitions.
After barrel break-in, I am going to have a load built up for backcountry hunting up to and including elk. I have taken game out to 425 and I do not anticipate shooting beyond 500.
My current plan is loading the Berger 168 VLD to 2950+ fps. I want one bullet for everything.
Can I trust this bullet on Elk and quartering shots?
Should I go with a mono-metal like the CX or LRX?
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