Elk caliber and bullet old school

Absolutely no concern just there's a lot of hype with new calibers and bullets, but the old plane jane kills just as well.
 
My grandfather's 03-A3, with a set of tip off mounts and an old Weaver K4, has accounted for elk, a mulie, whitetails, and a Rocky Mountain Big Horn. To my knowledge, it's only been fed Remington 180 gr. Core-lokt (some of the older style, with a canelure near the ogive). He also used to carry it with Remington 180s, followed by Winchester 220 gr. Round nose. He swore by that combo. I still use Remington 180 gr. Core-lokt, though I like the Federal blue box better in other rifles.

Do I like Nosler Partitions better yet? Yup. Do I worry about using the regular ol' cup and core? Nope.

Interloks have been killing elk for decades. Put it where it belongs at a reasonable distance. You'll eat elk just fine.
 
If you shoot an elk with a 180 interlock out of a 30-06 at any vaguely reasonable range (BC on those isn't all that high), it'll kill it dead as dead gets. If it doesn't, you didn't place the shot well.

BC doesn't really matter inside ~500 yards. The difference in drop between a 180 PSP and a 178 ELDX is about the width of your hand at 500. People put way too much thought into shots they'll never take.
 
BC doesn't really matter inside ~500 yards. The difference in drop between a 180 PSP and a 178 ELDX is about the width of your hand at 500. People put way too much thought into shots they'll never take.
I agree about drop. Wind drift is the trickier thing to compensate for and a higher BC does help. Like you said though, most people worry about potential shots they will never take.
 
That’ll work. Just like any sufficient caliber know your limits. All the hype about new light calibers is fine and dandy if you’re aware of your max range. Light projectiles lose energy fast.
 
I agree about drop. Wind drift is the trickier thing to compensate for and a higher BC does help. Like you said though, most people worry about potential shots they will never take.

The difference in wind drift is the same as the drop with a 10 mph full-value wind. That's less than your margin of error for estimating wind.

Even with the exact same point of aim you're still on the same paper plate at 500.
 
In my guns more Interlocks have been sent down range than any other bullet. A bullet that holds together well if used hunting and is also an affordable plinking option. If someone borrows a rifle that’s probably what the ammo will be loaded with - when someone questions the bullet choice I offer to buy them a new rifle if an Interlock put in the right place doesn’t kill the animal. I haven’t had to pay up yet.

Since the first rifle I reloaded for back in the 1980s, ammo was Interlocks and Partitions. Incremental improvements in bullet designs have been so minimal in the four decades since, I don’t see a need to change for anything under 500 yards.
 
The difference in wind drift is the same as the drop with a 10 mph full-value wind. That's less than your margin of error for estimating wind.

Even with the exact same point of aim you're still on the same paper plate at 500.
Yes, but distance is easy to measure and is constant on a static target. Wind shifts in direction and speed and varies along the path of flight. You also can't just laser and dial.

Distance is easy to compensate for...wind is voodoo.
 
BC doesn't really matter inside ~500 yards. The difference in drop between a 180 PSP and a 178 ELDX is about the width of your hand at 500. People put way too much thought into shots they'll never take.
I meant more to maintain good impact velocity than drift or drop.
 
I meant more to maintain good impact velocity than drift or drop.
Again, inside 500 the difference is not even worth accounting for. It's like 150 fps.

A 180 soft point out of a 30-06 is still doing ~2,000 fps at 500 yards. That's plenty of WALLOP in my book.
 
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