Coloradohtr
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165gr or 180gr Remington Cor-Lokt. Both bullet weights are fantastic for Elk. Great ammo and fairly cheap so you can buy a few boxes and sight your rifle in. At one poimt in time it was at about $12 a box. My 1960s Savage Model 10D loves the stuff even with the 3-9x40mm Redfield scope. I have it sighted in 1" high at 100 yards, and it's dead nuts at 200. My Dad bought that rifle for $100 at a pawn shop when I was about 14 years old because it had a cracked barrel where it looked like someone tried to install or remove the front sight. We took a hacksaw to the barrel and cut it down to 20" and it shoots amazing. Even without recrowning the barrel. Not bad for the $150 we have in it. My Dad doesn't hunt much anymore but hopefully I can get him out this year. I drew a Deer and an Elk tag so hopefully we can get him one over the counter and he'll be up to going.
Sure you can get any brand of ammo for it but my suggestion is to give the Cor-Lokts a shot. Like I said get a few boxes of the same lot number and dial it in however you want it. If you want something else I also suggest Winchester Silvertips 180gr. They do cost more than the Remington but either or 165gr or 180gr will do the trick just fine. Get whatever your gun likes. Sometimes that's all it takes.
I now shoot a 375 H&H and I really wish ammo was alot cheaper. It really loves the Remington Premier 300gr Swift A-Frames but it can be a killer on the wallet at $60 a box. Might have to start reloading my own for her lol and something alot lighter for Deer and Elk. The 300gr was for Bear this year but I didn't draw a Bear tag, hopefully I'll be able to get a limited leftover with caps over the counter for the same area I'm hunting the Deer and Elk in this year.
Sure you can get any brand of ammo for it but my suggestion is to give the Cor-Lokts a shot. Like I said get a few boxes of the same lot number and dial it in however you want it. If you want something else I also suggest Winchester Silvertips 180gr. They do cost more than the Remington but either or 165gr or 180gr will do the trick just fine. Get whatever your gun likes. Sometimes that's all it takes.
I now shoot a 375 H&H and I really wish ammo was alot cheaper. It really loves the Remington Premier 300gr Swift A-Frames but it can be a killer on the wallet at $60 a box. Might have to start reloading my own for her lol and something alot lighter for Deer and Elk. The 300gr was for Bear this year but I didn't draw a Bear tag, hopefully I'll be able to get a limited leftover with caps over the counter for the same area I'm hunting the Deer and Elk in this year.