Greg Nolan
Handloader
- Nov 25, 2004
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This is a report from the field for Nosler and any of you who didn't read my reply to a question in the HUNTING forum about A/Bs at close range. I just returned, about 10 days ago, from a California, cow elk hunt (real hard to draw to) for Rosevelt elk. The cows go from 500 to nearly 1000 pounds and bull went 1180 dressed, skinned and headless ready for butcher. I used the 260gr. A/B as Nosler suggested in my .375 RUM. and got 3100 honest fps. After 3 days of hunting I was standing on a trail trying to get un-lost when 6 cows came through on another trail they came to within 25/30 yards of me and stopped I set up and they took one more step and I made a traditional behind the leg shot. The cow went down hard and didn't try to get up. That wasn't surprising but what was surprising was the exit hole was the size of my index finger. The bullet held together. It took out the lungs and the far side shoulder bones and passed through with little more meat damage than my .308 Win. would of done. I became a believer at that moment. At that range we're talking over 5000 fpe. and 3050 fps. I truley expected to see an explosion of elk at the exit wound. I just wanted to share this because from now on A/Bs will be my only hunting bullets in calibers you make them in. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I would never have believed a bullet could have held together like that and still done the shock damage to the lungs and liver it did and still go on with out blowing up, if I hadn't experienced it my self. Thank you Nosler! :grin:
