Nosler Accubond--7mm--140gr
During rifle season this year, I had the oportunity and took 2 bucks in less than 30 minutes. Both handloaded in 7mm WSM, 64gr H4350, Win brass and primer, 3250fps.
First buck was at 170 yds, quartering sharp to me. Bullet entered thru the shoulder, ending up just under the skin, at the last rib. Buck initially was knocked down and back about 5 feet, then got up and went 15 yds. Great blood with only an entry hole. The bullet retained only 69% of weight, ended up at 97gr. Good mushroom. Happy with performance on 140lb whitetail.
Second buck was at the end of the pipeline I was hunting, about 200yds away. I had just drug the first buck onto the pipeline. I looked at him thru the scope, he was not big enough for a second buck. I turned around and started heading back to the stand. I turned to check behind me and he was now at 150 and closing slowly. I squatted and looked again, still not big enough. So I hit the grunt call just to see. He bowed up and started comming faster. So there I was, laying down, in the wide open with this buck comming. He was about 15 yds from seeing the first buck laying on the ground...but he was only 40yds from me. I decided this was way too awesome of a situation to pass up. I plugged the deer high in the neck...bang flop. No recovery on that bullet, but the top of his neck was jello.
So, I believe I've got a pretty good elk set-up with that combo. I think that what I've got loaded up will more than plenty to cleanly take down an elk at a reasonable distance. What say yall?
During rifle season this year, I had the oportunity and took 2 bucks in less than 30 minutes. Both handloaded in 7mm WSM, 64gr H4350, Win brass and primer, 3250fps.
First buck was at 170 yds, quartering sharp to me. Bullet entered thru the shoulder, ending up just under the skin, at the last rib. Buck initially was knocked down and back about 5 feet, then got up and went 15 yds. Great blood with only an entry hole. The bullet retained only 69% of weight, ended up at 97gr. Good mushroom. Happy with performance on 140lb whitetail.
Second buck was at the end of the pipeline I was hunting, about 200yds away. I had just drug the first buck onto the pipeline. I looked at him thru the scope, he was not big enough for a second buck. I turned around and started heading back to the stand. I turned to check behind me and he was now at 150 and closing slowly. I squatted and looked again, still not big enough. So I hit the grunt call just to see. He bowed up and started comming faster. So there I was, laying down, in the wide open with this buck comming. He was about 15 yds from seeing the first buck laying on the ground...but he was only 40yds from me. I decided this was way too awesome of a situation to pass up. I plugged the deer high in the neck...bang flop. No recovery on that bullet, but the top of his neck was jello.
So, I believe I've got a pretty good elk set-up with that combo. I think that what I've got loaded up will more than plenty to cleanly take down an elk at a reasonable distance. What say yall?
