Elk Down!! Pics added.

[Eagleye]

Well, I just returned from a successful Elk hunt in the Peace River country.
Small cow, but will be great on the plate.

My buddy [not hunting, but helping] thought I missed the shot. She was
sort of hiding behind two large cottonwoods, and facing sharply away.

Tucked the bullet in as close to the tree as I dared, and at the shot, she
bolted. My friend said...I can't believe you missed! I replied, unless I grazed
that big cottonwood, I did not miss. [shot was about 120 yards]

Sure enough, she only made into a small depression 30 meters away. down
and out. 8mm Rem Mag/200 A-frame at 3175 fps MV. [Recovered]

Bullet entered at the first rib on her left, and was found under the hide at the
front of the right shoulder. Pics of elk and bullet to follow. Dave.

 

[medvedqc]

perfect and enjoy the meals to come.

 

[remington jim]

Excellent Dave ! Yes she will Great on a Plate . Nice Shot but I am surprised you recovered the bullet - I guess that shoulder meat really WOWED up that AFrame ! RJ

 

[the spank]

Great job!

 

[Eagleye]

Excellent Dave ! Yes she will Great on a Plate . Nice Shot but I am surprised you recovered the bullet - I guess that shoulder meat really WOWED up that AFrame ! RJ

Yes, JIm, I was a bit surprised, myself, but stranger things have happened. The bullet looks typical A-Frame in it's Expansion. Mushroom measures .700" at widest point. Rear core moved forward,
bulging the jacket just behind the partition. Retained weight = 192.1 grains. Dave.

 

[bcsteve]

Congrats Dave! I hope you have pictures to share.

 

[dan belisle]

Congratulations, and an excellent cartridge and bullet choice. - dan

 

[bdb.hunting]

Congrats on a successful hunt and food harvested for the year! That is a great calibre and bullet choice for Elk. Looking forward to the pictures

Out of curiosity what is the rifle platform used ? A 200gr bullet going that fast can’t be pleasant in a lightweight rifle. (Mind you hunting recoiled is very different from bench recoil as we all knows ;] )

B

 

[Eagleye]

Congrats on a successful hunt and food harvested for the year! That is a great calibre and bullet choice for Elk. Looking forward to the pictures

Out of curiosity what is the rifle platform used ? A 200gr bullet going that fast can’t be pleasant in a lightweight rifle. (Mind you hunting recoiled is very different from bench recoil as we all knows ;] )

B

The rifle is built on a 700 action and wears a 26" Benchmark heavy sporter contour SS barrel. It has a Triggertech trigger and is bedded into a HS Precision Synthetic stock.

The build was done by Dennis Sorensen [Guntech]. I found the recoil to be substantial, particularly with the 220 A-Frame at 3025 fps. Thus, it became the only rifle I own
that has a muzzle brake. This rifle is very accurate, often printing 3-shot groups around 1" at 200 meters with either the 200 or 220 A-Frames.

It is basically dedicated to my Elk hunts [Was not really necessary this year, lol] But 3 years ago, I shot a 6x5 Bull at 425 yards. He was down within a couple of steps, 220
A-Frame was not recovered on the broadside shot. If I get drawn for Bison again, It will be with me. Dave.

 

[track]

Congrats, Dave! You'll have great meals this autumn and winter.

 

[A-zone]

Congratulations!

 

[Eagleye]

Pictures of Elk and bullet here.

 

[marty06]

Nice pics well done

 

[jlovie]

A++

 

[rar]

congrats. eagleye.top-notch table fare.

 

[Crashman]

Wow, elk is on my bucket list! I live in the wrong part of the country unfortunately. We have elk not too far from home, but it is very hard to draw a tag.
Congrats on a great hunt, and a great shot!

 

[hawk-i]

Congrats on the elk, some tasty eats right there!

 

[ianfroese]

Awesome, enjoy the elk! Well done!

 

[Eagleye]

Thank you all, for the accolades. Elk is always first on my list in the fall because it is soooo good as table fare.
Once I have an elk down, anything else is "icing on the cake" Dave.

 

[Boombb]

Solid! Ty for the pics