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270 Win for Elk using 130 SST/130 Accubond/130NP
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<blockquote data-quote="358 Guy" data-source="post: 2476913" data-attributes="member: 60067"><p>Under ideal conditions I would agree, but when presented with less than an ideal shot, I prefer something with more authority. I've help track 3 bull elk that were shot with a 270, ( one was under 200 yards) we were able to recover 2 of them. One of the animals was shot at roughly 500 yds. with a 130 gr. NP. Bullet performance was textbook, but only perforated one lung. We found him about a half mile from where he was shot. The other one that we were able to recover was shot with a factory Remington 130 gr. Cor-lokt. The bullet penetrated both lungs, but failed to exit, and was found lodged between two ribs on the off side. Wound channel was quite small, and that combined with lack of an exit hole allowed him to travel nearly 3/4 of a mile before bleeding out internally. This animal was shot a a measured 472 yds.. The animal that was lost was hit with an unknown bullet of 150 gr.. The shot was made as the animal was quartering away, and from what I could tell, he was hit too far back. There was some blood from where he was shot, but then the blood trail ended and we lost him in some heavy timber. Range was just under 200 yds.. These are just my personal observations, but they do prove to me that heavier, wider bullets at sufficient velocity kill more reliably. I love my 270's, but I generally carry one of my 300 magnums when hunting elk sized game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="358 Guy, post: 2476913, member: 60067"] Under ideal conditions I would agree, but when presented with less than an ideal shot, I prefer something with more authority. I've help track 3 bull elk that were shot with a 270, ( one was under 200 yards) we were able to recover 2 of them. One of the animals was shot at roughly 500 yds. with a 130 gr. NP. Bullet performance was textbook, but only perforated one lung. We found him about a half mile from where he was shot. The other one that we were able to recover was shot with a factory Remington 130 gr. Cor-lokt. The bullet penetrated both lungs, but failed to exit, and was found lodged between two ribs on the off side. Wound channel was quite small, and that combined with lack of an exit hole allowed him to travel nearly 3/4 of a mile before bleeding out internally. This animal was shot a a measured 472 yds.. The animal that was lost was hit with an unknown bullet of 150 gr.. The shot was made as the animal was quartering away, and from what I could tell, he was hit too far back. There was some blood from where he was shot, but then the blood trail ended and we lost him in some heavy timber. Range was just under 200 yds.. These are just my personal observations, but they do prove to me that heavier, wider bullets at sufficient velocity kill more reliably. I love my 270's, but I generally carry one of my 300 magnums when hunting elk sized game. [/QUOTE]
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