Teknys
Handloader
- Jan 14, 2008
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This elk was taken by a buddies daughter. Her first big game animal. I loaded the 243 with RL17 and the 90gn Speer Deep Curl. The load is the middle of the book.
No bullet recovery, it was a complete pass thru at 100yds. Entry was bullet dia between ribs behind shoulder and exit was size of half dollar taking out a rib. The cow staggered about 20yds and went down.
This is just an example of a well placed shot with coaching by Dad and the performance of a 90gn Deep Curl. Not suggesting that the 243 is an ideal elk cartridge. It just shows that all animals die if shot precisely, even elk
No bullet recovery, it was a complete pass thru at 100yds. Entry was bullet dia between ribs behind shoulder and exit was size of half dollar taking out a rib. The cow staggered about 20yds and went down.
This is just an example of a well placed shot with coaching by Dad and the performance of a 90gn Deep Curl. Not suggesting that the 243 is an ideal elk cartridge. It just shows that all animals die if shot precisely, even elk