Results of 260 Rem on Elk...
I would be interested in hearing actual results from anyone who has used a 260 Rem on Elk...Many Thanks!!!!
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Michibay,
Results with the .260 Rem. cartridge will be just as good as the shooter, bullet design and bullet placement. I use the North Fork, Remington Cor-Lokt, Hornady AMAX and a couple of others in the .260 for elk and haven't seen one go more than a step or two.
There is no magic here, only precision and quality. I've hunted elk with everything from .243 Win. up through .458 Win. and nearly everything representative in between. The .260 Rem., loaded with a quality bullet and placed properly for a kill shot, will result in a dead elk. Bad shooting and poor bullet selection will result in a miss or a wounded animal. It's as simple as that.
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nononsense...I am thinking...based on performance...and recoil...the 260 overall would be hard to beat...perhaps a 140 gr bullet for elk and 120 for deer. I hear you on shot placement! YES very important! Thanks!! 0 -
Michibay,
Yes, the 140 gr. bullets will work for elk. I just ran through some of my notes and I found that I even used a few of the old-style 160 gr. semi-spitzers from Sierra for some loads. Any of the Nosler Partitions will be good as well as nearly all of the Pointed Soft Point bullets from any manufacturer. Barnes will shoot accurately but I think are limited to 130 grain bullets now. They will still do the job properly though.
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Michibay,
If the Barnes TSX 130 will shoot accurately in your rifle, that is the one I suggest using. Remember that the TSX is a solid copper constructed, with no lead core to shed weight. Yes, they can loose some of their four petals, on heavy bone, but they have a high weight retention average. They seem to penetrate and perform better, than the next step or two up in weight of a conventional lead core bullet.
Most of all though, as talked about earlier with nononsense, remember the shot placement.
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