First timer bullet selection

[williaada]

I have a buddy going elk hunting with me this year, and just bought his first rifle. Took him to the range and started to get him familiar with his firearm. The bullets he brought out were the Winchester whitetail/ deer bullets and the hornady whitetail bullets.
I use Barnes or nosler in all of my guns. Will the aforementioned bullets work from 300 yards and in on elk?

 

[cmahoney]

Sure


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[Fogalo]

Seems likely. Make a shot.

 

[S-3 ranch]

Yes
its not rocket science, subjective to caliber
I had a guided elk hunt and the guy insisted I use federal premium/ NP
i used what I had , federal classic blue box my bull was DRT @ 300 meters and nobody was for the wiser

 

[Roguemountainhunter]

Hit vitals!

 

[LightFoot]

Depends. I’d be more comfortable shooting the “deer loads” from a 300 than from a 243.

It is more likely than not that the bullets will be just fine if put dust behind shoulder and double-lungs a bull.

For me, if I wasn’t 100% confident, I’d try to go to a bullet I was comfortable with. The Nosler partition is never wrong for elk inside 300 yards. The same May be said for copper solids or bonded lead bullets. Federal fusions have a good reputation.

Good luck on y’all’s hunt.


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[ResearchinStuff]

Completely disagree with the post above. I've seen generic cup and core bullets (ie deer bullets) work very well up to about 3000 fps impact velocity. Above that, they get very splashy, producing larger, shallower holes so that deer load out of a magnum is more likely to produce a large, shallow wound than the same bullet at a lower velocity. At lower impact velocities, bullets upset less, increasing penetration to adequate depths.

So, depending on the cartridge, it might be something that I consider fine, or not. A few great threads on how bullets kill:

Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting

This is going to be a barrage of questions. It will help to view me as a skeptic relative to the matter at hand. I am going to do some load development for my new 6mm Creed. I live in the southeast where shots are rarely taken at more than 100 yards. But, I fancy that I will take a trip out...

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

DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ 176 PAGES? HERE'S THE CHEAT SHEET. “Bullets matter more than headstamps.” “Spent primers offer the supreme tutorial”. I’ve read it here and elsewhere online. It got my attention. I started digging and asking questions and listened. The 77gr TMK delivered by a .223...

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[williaada]

Completely disagree with the post above. I've seen generic cup and core bullets (ie deer bullets) work very well up to about 3000 fps impact velocity. Above that, they get very splashy, producing larger, shallower holes so that deer load out of a magnum is more likely to produce a large, shallow wound than the same bullet at a lower velocity. At lower impact velocities, bullets upset less, increasing penetration to adequate depths.

So, depending on the cartridge, it might be something that I consider fine, or not. A few great threads on how bullets kill:

Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting

This is going to be a barrage of questions. It will help to view me as a skeptic relative to the matter at hand. I am going to do some load development for my new 6mm Creed. I live in the southeast where shots are rarely taken at more than 100 yards. But, I fancy that I will take a trip out...

rokslide.com

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

DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ 176 PAGES? HERE'S THE CHEAT SHEET. “Bullets matter more than headstamps.” “Spent primers offer the supreme tutorial”. I’ve read it here and elsewhere online. It got my attention. I started digging and asking questions and listened. The 77gr TMK delivered by a .223...

rokslide.com

Thanks for the response. This is factory load so these not hot loads.

 

[hiker270]

Any bonded bullet.