![]() I know elk are tough and I have some stories of tough bulls not going down after grouping 3 rounds in a row into the vitals with a 300 win mag is a testimate to these great animals. This double lung shot and being about 7 minutes after, seeing her sitting up was shock from where the bullet was placed. This is the first time using these bullets on large game though. I have shot probably 30 cows and a many good 6圆 bulls and never once seen the results I have here. And that shot didn't even blow out the side of the head eather. Put her out as cleanly and quickly as possible if I am able to. Being only 135 yards and able to shoot half moa with this gun, I just put one through the side of her head. After the herd moved along I was able to see where she was laying. I never walk up to anything right after I shoot. I also don't know whether I like ELD-X or not.Īppreciate the reply. Especially not if it's on game I will put on the dinner table. What I'm trying to say is, I think you should have seen slightly better results but at the same time, I don't like to see results as the one pictured above. Buck tried again and managed to get to the other side successfully and still ran into the brush a bit. Even with that huge opening, the buck attempted to jump a fence but didn't make it. It was also shot with eld-x only his was a 145 grain. I'll post a pic of my brother in law's buck from this past weekend. With that being said though, I would have also preferred to find a perfectly mushroomed bullet instead of what you found and I would have also preferred to see the vitals more jello'ed. Did you walk right up to it immediately after your shot? I normally like to wait 30 to 60 minutes after my shot. These things get an adrenaline going when they're fighting for their life and become much much stronger. 270, got the heart, and buck still ran about 200 yards in the brush. I always remember an uncle's buck shot with a. But, I think that no matter how well placed your shot is, these things can still run or possibly stay alive for a few minutes after. Maybe you won't like my response but this is just my point of view and I never expect anyone to agree so don't take this top harshly. This is the first thing I have shot with an Eldx and I'm not sure what to think of it.Īnyone else have similar results on big game? This elk, still alive, I just put one right through it's head to finish it off. Last year one ran 60 yards pumping blood out and was done withing 30 seconds. ![]() The past 20 elk I have shot ALWAYS run if their 4 legs are able to move. I moved over to my left and the cow was just laying there, not dead, with it's head up. After 3 minutes or so they just walked off and I thought What The Heck!! I missed the thing. I could hear the bullet impact the elk and the 70 head didn't know what happened. ![]() ![]() The elk / herd just stood there after I shot it. Even in the rib area I would normally see a 6 inch trama blood area in ribs but this had none whatsoever. I had to skin the thing before I could even tell where I shot it. Didn't exit so obviously nothing on that side. This cow had ZERO blood out of the entry point. The opposite side lung was pretty intact and didnt look great but didn't have the trama I typically see with a Accubond that makes it look like soup inside. On the entry side lung there was almost no trama with a nice clean hole I could stick my finger through. The lungs didn't look to be beat up really at all. It cracked / splinted that rib but the bullet did not pass through. Bullet missed the entry side rib bones and went through the vitals and the bullet was stuck ok the opposite side rib bone. Double lung is my preferred on cow elk and always works well. I shot it right behind the front shoulder as I'm looking to save as much meat as possible. 178gr eldx pills that are my handloads at 2550fps. 20 inch barrel with surefire 300 sps suppressor.ġ35 yard shot. Today I shot a cow elk out on our private land with my 308 Cadex guardian lite. ![]()
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