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Posted By: HogNut

Elk Hunt - 09/21/20 11:23 PM

Looking for suggestions on what ammo to use with my .308 on an elk hunt in Colorado?
Posted By: Kimber1911

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/22/20 12:27 AM

Hand load or factory?

If hand loading I would highly suggest Berger VLD bullets.

Factory I would look at a Barnes, Accubond or Hornady ELD X
Posted By: Skylar Mac

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/22/20 12:42 AM

Hornady ELD-X is the best factory loads that I have used. I was never able to find Barnes in .300 WM, so I can't saying anything positive or negative about them. But, there are three animals on my wall that were single-shot kills using Hornady ELD-X
Posted By: HogNut

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/22/20 02:33 AM

Factory
Posted By: kmon11

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/22/20 04:33 AM

165gr Accubond
Posted By: ErikL

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/22/20 05:01 AM

barnes.
Posted By: sparrish8

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/23/20 03:29 AM

ElDX or Accu Bond, we found the bergers to be very accurate but out past 750yds we hit some big animals(Red Stag) in the Vitals and ended up having to put 3 shots in them out to 1300 yds to knock them down.
Posted By: Kimber1911

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/23/20 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by sparrish8
ElDX or Accu Bond, we found the bergers to be very accurate but out past 750yds we hit some big animals(Red Stag) in the Vitals and ended up having to put 3 shots in them out to 1300 yds to knock them down.


Wow I’ve never had any issues or heard of anyone have issues. Every time animals dropped or went less then 30 yards.

Very interesting though
Posted By: Texasteach

Re: Elk Hunt - 09/23/20 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by kmon1
165gr Accubond


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