agardner00
Lil-Rokslider
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I am new to both handloading and elk hunting. I’m running a 150g Nosler E-Tip at ~2950 fps, which has done an amazing job on whitetails the past two years (no chance to try it on elk yet). The damage done this year had me thinking maybe the load was a bit much for whitetails, so I started researching a 140g load. I was surprised to find that the ballistic data for the 140 (all else being the same) actually looked way better for elk: more velocity for much longer, allowing better bullet performance; flatter shooting; and across the board higher or equal energy at impact.
Here’s my question: why do I keep reading that I need a 168g-175g projectile for elk? When I run those numbers I get even less performance, unless I start running the fps beyond what my cartridge is capable of. (Not to mention that my barrel is 1:9, which looks like not the best for those heavy bullets.) What am I missing here?
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Here’s my question: why do I keep reading that I need a 168g-175g projectile for elk? When I run those numbers I get even less performance, unless I start running the fps beyond what my cartridge is capable of. (Not to mention that my barrel is 1:9, which looks like not the best for those heavy bullets.) What am I missing here?
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