Choosing a bullet that will reliably expand and exit elk.

[The big greasy]

I’ve heard nothing but good about the partition. Accubond I’ve read and whiteness not great performance that a bullet like this is so raved about. Maybe it was just fluke. A small moose was shot a couple times from a 7mm mag and the bullet didn’t penetrate the front shoulder at all.

Imo it’s either a Barnes tsx, ttsx, or Nosler partition. The only beef I have with Barnes I’m my experience is it’s a small entry and small exit hole, but insides are liquified.

 

[Choupique]

heard nothing but good about the partition

It still is the gold standard for a hunting bullet IMO. The only reason I don't use them is that .338 partitions are $2+ a piece, just for the bullet...

 

[The big greasy]

It still is the gold standard for a hunting bullet IMO. The only reason I don't use them is that .338 partitions are $2+ a piece, just for the bullet...

With a bullet like that, and an animal on the other end I would pay the 2 dollars lol. I’m just bias to the Barnes tsx I guess.

 

[Choupique]

Yea if only it worked that way. The reality is the vast majority of mine will be launched into the berm or steel plates and that's a big chunk of money for a dude without a lot of play money. I'd pay $200 each for them if they helped me find stuff to shoot at!

Shooting deer with a .338 win mag does make the bullet basically not matter as long as it does some kind expansion or fragmenting or whatever. Doesn't take a $2 bullet to get that.

The 180gr partitions from .30-06 was always my favorite general purpose hunting getup prior to small bore enlightenment.

 

[The big greasy]

Yeah I guess if your banging steel with them, yeah it’s expensive. I just load for a gun for animals and eat the bullet price, so it doesn’t shoot much.

 

[Pharmseller]

One of the reasons I switched from Nosler to ELDX was availability. Nosler bullets were really hard to find for a long time.

 

[Smokinyotes]

Although they don’t always pass through every animal I’ve shot with 180 Swift A frames out of my 300wm has gone straight down.

 

[he_lives]

One of the reasons I switched from Nosler to ELDX was availability. Nosler bullets we’re really hard to find for a long time.

Same for me. Luckily availability is decent these days.

 

[Hydra6]

I lucked into some 7mm 155 grain Terminal Ascents I will try in my 280AI and new 7PRC. I will say that the Hornady Precision Hunter 162ELDX 280AI slayed multiple critters efficiently.

 

[Bissmatt87]

This year I shot a raghorn bull at 234 yards with a 200 grain federal terminal ascent bullet out of a 300 win mag muzzle velocity around 2800 fps. Both were broad side shoulder shots. One exited and one was stopped in the off side hide. The recovered bullet showed perfect performance.