Cow elk- close

[Physhstyx]

Congrats on a lot of meat and a close kill. How much different are those bullets in performance than the TSX Barnes they I assume are both Copper solids? A lot of people are moving over to the Badland bullets with great success. Looks like a better BC for one.
Again congrats. I have used the gutless method on WT. Have yet to take an Elk.

 

[azsugarbear]

Nice report on performane. It's hard to beat the performance of a mono bullet when rnges are close.

 

[GUNNNN]

Nice elk and congratulations. Have you ever tried the gutless method? Super clean and you get all the edibles.

Cow elk taken at about 35 yds> for sure not long range. Savage model 16 260 Rem, with Badlands Precision 125gr mono at 3039 fps. . Heavily forested . Bullet entered a few inches behind left shoulder . Angled across catching back edge of heart, & came to rest just under the hide after complete penetration of the right shoulder. Bullet remaining weight is 105grs.
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I'm not trying to be a smart butt I was just wondering why you didn't shoot her in the head then there be no blood shot meat. Just curious

 

[flyguy1]

They are easy to get using the gutless method. Done it many times. I'll never gut another elk.

Eat elk heart. Make heap strong. Mighty hunter.

 

[Panhandle Pete]

Cow elk taken at about 35 yds> for sure not long range. Savage model 16 260 Rem, with Badlands Precision 125gr mono at 3039 fps. . Heavily forested . Bullet entered a few inches behind left shoulder . Angled across catching back edge of heart, & came to rest just under the hide after complete penetration of the right shoulder. Bullet remaining weight is 105grs.
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I am a fan of hatchet distance shots when possible on any game, sure makes tracking easy, save wear and tear on boot soles.

 

[BillLarson]

If you don't gut , you don't get the " Fillet Mignon". Inside, up against the back bone. The supreme cut. Worth every effort to me.

WRONG....
For the last 20 yrs.
I do moose,elk and deer gutless and first thing I get out are the tenderloins...

 

[sierracharlie338]

Awesome job congrats!

 

[Joe Bishop]

Congratulations! Nice pictures too.

 

[med358-boise]

Interesting comments on the bullet because a post about 2 weeks or so ago showed similar perfromance from a Barness TTSX and the shooter thought it was a failure.

It is my opinion that a fair number of hunters have an unrealistic expection that every recovered bullet is going to look like the ones from the marketing brochure shot into ballistic gel.

Congrats on a nice elk and getting the tenderloins out is not an issue with gutless.

 

[Deleted member 107666]

Are you referring to the tenderloins?

You can get them out gutless. You cut were it attaches at the back inside the hip, then follow it with your fingers and it detaches pretty easily. You can cut between the ribs 4 or 5 in to get the forward part free. I usually push up between the ribs at the front end of it to figure out where to make the cut.

Juat be sure to get them out quickly/ at the start of the process, before the belly swells and makes it more of a PITA

 

[Hespco]

Congrats on a lot of meat and a close kill. How much different are those bullets in performance than the TSX Barnes they I assume are both Copper solids? A lot of people are moving over to the Badland bullets with great success. Looks like a better BC for one.
Again congrats. I have used the gutless method on WT. Have yet to take an Elk.

From my experience I would say the Barnes has a tougher nose section. Have never had a Barnes 6.5 120gr TSX/TTSX fail to completely penetrate an elk.

 

[Hespco]

I'm not trying to be a smart butt I was just wondering why you didn't shoot her in the head then there be no blood shot meat. Just curious

I have seen head shots easily missed at close range. I prefer the for sure hit in the rib cage. Mono's typically cause very little blood shot meat because they don't splatter apart the way lead core bullets do. Almost no blood shot meat on this elk.

 

[BP542]

Cow elk taken at about 35 yds> for sure not long range. Savage model 16 260 Rem, with Badlands Precision 125gr mono at 3039 fps. . Heavily forested . Bullet entered a few inches behind left shoulder . Angled across catching back edge of heart, & came to rest just under the hide after complete penetration of the right shoulder. Bullet remaining weight is 105grs.
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I apologize if this is a dumb question but is there such thing as a .260 caliber rifle?

 

[med358-boise]

I apologize if this is a dumb question but is there such thing as a .260 caliber rifle?

The word calber and "chambering" are often used interchangeably. Most people ask what "caliber" is your rifle and what they really mean is what cartridge is your rifle chambered for. The OP is referring to a 260 Remington which is a .264 caliber.