ELK with a 150 grain E-Tip in 308win?

[DIXIE]

Would a 150 grain e-tip "work " for elk out of a 308winchester? TO what range, 300? Or would you opt for a 165 Partition or AccuBond????

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

As a fan of the Big Magnums, it wouldn't be my first choice, but it will certainly work. It's my personal belief that the reasonable minimum for elk is a well constructed, 150gr bullet traveling at 2700+.
Lets just say that if I showed up on your doorstep, and you handed me a .308 and a box of 150gr etip, and declare we are going elk hunting, I wouldn't argue with you

 

[FOTIS]

Absolutely!

 

[Greg Nolan]

I too am a magnum guy but the fastest I've ever seen an animal drop is a 850# domestic cow (one of mine) I shot with a 308 with a single 150 gr. game king. I wouldn' try any shots over about 300 yards personally but it will "Get er done".
Good Hunting
Elkhunt :grin:

 

[bullet]

+1 absolutely

 

[taylorce1]

Would they work yes, but I'd still prefer the 165 grain Partition or AccuBond. I hunt elk with the 06 and use the 200 grain Partition bullets, but I like heavier bullets. That said any well placed bullet of respectable grain will stop an elk within a reasonable distance.

 

[Greg Nolan]

taylorforce1
You're right. That's why I shoot a 375 RUM with 260gr. A/Bs. Elk are big and they won't stand still in a pasture like my cow did but the bullet was certainly up to the task if placed properly. It's better than some folk that swear by a 243. (eating on hay bales in the middle of winter shots).
Good Hunting
Elkhunt :grin:

 

[baltz526]

if the 308 winchester was what i had to use for elk (and has been in camp as a back up in the past) a 150gr bullet is what i would choose (150 AccuBond is what mine likes). if that is what you have, use it. just remember it's limitations

 

[Big Squeeze]

Would a 150 grain e-tip "work " for elk out of a 308winchester? TO what range, 300? Or would you opt for a 165 Partition or AccuBond????

...........Although the 150 will work, my preference on elk if I were hunting with a .308 would be the slower 180 grainer moving at around 2650 fps. MV......When comparing downrange ballistics at 300 yards and beyond, the 180 although slower to start with, catches up to and exceeds the 150 in velocity and energy because of the better BC.........Determine the BC of the 150 gr. E-tip and the 180 gr E-tip plus your estimated velocities for both. Type in some #`s on the Hornady web site external ballistics calculator and you will get a very good idea of the down range performance (velocity, ft. lbs. and trajectories), between the 150 and the 180 @ 200 yards, 250, 300, 350, 400 yards, or whatever!....Its the down range performance at impact that really matters!