Hunting & Fishing 168gr or bigger for elk?

[BarrettHunter]

I currently shoot 168gr amax's. Ive heard they are good to go for deer/antelope. Should I go bigger for elk? If so, berger hunting VLD in 190, 210. Alot of the ballistic info I have says the 168 @2700fps have more kinetic that the 190 @2500. The gun in Rem 700 in .308.

 

[hopps]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

where are you going to be hunting elk?

 

[larbhills]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

I have killed four elk. Three with 150 gr. from a 308 and one with a 165 from a 30-06. One of the 308 kills required two shots and all the rest required one.

 

[rum]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

I've shot a lot of roosevelts and been part of a lot of hunts when they were shot with 165s and never had any problems when the shot was good.

 

[smack]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

A Elk isn't going to be able to tell you the difference between the two, dead is dead...

 

[coldboremiracle]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

168's, 190's, whatever, like he said, the Elk is'nt gonna get back up and ask if you got anything bigger, if you give him a hole bored for 30, it'll be over fast.

 

[mdesign]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

If they shoot good, I'd use them. Not much kills elk faster than a well placed bullet.

 

[CarbonOne]

Re: 168gr or bigger for elk?

Never shot an elk with a Berger, but have shot plenty of them with accubonds and partitions. I'm sure you'd be ok with either as long as you put them in the right spot, but elk are big tough critters. Especially mature bulls. I've seen them take a lot of lead.

With elk I suggest keep on shootin till it's DOWN.