high desert elk
Beginner
- Oct 28, 2007
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Well, after all the prep, shooting, and reloading - it's a done deal. The questions I had about AB's vs PT's and how they would perform out of my 7mm WSM on a 1 1/2 yr old buffalo bull are laid to rest. One shot through both lungs at 140 yds with the 160 gr PT did the trick. He went about 80 yards before "calling calf rope". We were able to drive to within about 400 yds of the group he was in, there were two groups about 300 yds apart from each other with about 100-125 animals in each. We made a stalk up a chute between two ridges to within 100 yds of where about 8 sentry cows were at. We had to wait about 45 min to 1 hr for this one to finally position himself for a clear shot. The shot was slightly uphill and quartering away, almost broadside. Surprising to me, the bullet passed completely through with entry and exit holes the size of a pencil and dime respectively. The wound channel through the lungs was fairly large. Needless to say, the Nosler PT perfomed very well, and I have found a new bullet that I like very much but I will continue to use the AB's for long range shots at elk (400-600 yds). Pretty cool to have a buffalo in your crosshairs instead of always having elk in them. Yes, I do want to do it again soon!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
