7-08 ttsx 140. Elk?

[chuck nelson]

My Dad's bull from this year. 7mm-08 with 120 TSX's. No fanfare no muss.

 

[hoytcanon]

My Dad's bull from this year. 7mm-08 with 120 TSX's. No fanfare no muss.

Nice...

 

[remington jim]

CONGRATS- a Very NICE Elk there ! RJ

 

[stew]

Congrats to your dad on a very nice bull.

 

[BigUglyMan]

That elk has some nice mass and colouring. Beauty.

 

[powder burner]

Well saw elk on this trip. However they saw me as well. No shots taken, but I can verify from my observations that 70kmh as a top speed of running elk, is a very real possibility those things are still probably running, and very fast.

Got out of truck walked to where spot was, and poof gone like that.. Fast animals, wow!!

 

[Tikkam65]

Well saw elk on this trip. However they saw me as well. No shots taken, but I can verify from my observations that 70kmh as a top speed of running elk, is a very real possibility those things are still probably running, and very fast.

Got out of truck walked to where spot was, and poof gone like that.. Fast animals, wow!!

might of had a chance with a

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[Mighty Peace]

Will be a great bullet for the 7mm-08. I use 140gr Accubonds in my 270WSM's - great performance on elk. If Barnes had a 140gr TTSX for the 270 caliber, I would try it.

 

[tacticalsixgun]

I disagree with many people. I barnes triple shocks in my 7mm-08 and they did not expand on a cow elk. Got the job done but there was little to no bullet expansion. Great bullets for magnum not so great for smaller cases. Note: i handload my 7mm-08 as hot as i can.

 

[stubblejumper]

I disagree with many people. I barnes triple shocks in my 7mm-08 and they did not expand on a cow elk. Got the job done but there was little to no bullet expansion. Great bullets for magnum not so great for smaller cases. Note: i handload my 7mm-08 as hot as i can.

Have you got any pictures of the recovered bullets?

 

[Brobee]

Last year I shot my elk with a single 130gr copper solid from a 6.5 creedmoor, and,this,year I bagged my elk with a single round from my 6.5x284 Norma, using Barnes' 130gr TSX. I think your 7mm should be fine if you can put it where it needs to go?

Cheers,

Brobee

 

[Eagleye]

I have shot about 35 Elk, and been along on another dozen or so.
We did chase one my buddy shot quite a way before we anchored it, but in all fairness the shot was too high for decent lung hit, and missed the spine low.

No Elk I have shot through both lungs made it further than 80 yards.

I do not like busting the shoulder of an edible animal unless the presentation leaves me no choice.

All that being said, I do like an adequate chambering when chasing Elk, since I find them a bit more tenacious of life than a moose.
A 7mm premium bullet should do just fine.

Regards, Dave