Elk bullet

[brokeno]

Yep. They kill ‘‘em with bows everyday.

[justletmein]

Sure it'll work and lots of stuff will, but for a big time hunt I'd be going with something bonded or something that'll hold together better. I'm still not a huge fan of the monometals but lots of people are. Accubond is pretty much the standard that everything's measured by, Nosler Partitions are classic. You've got some newer options too in the Scirocco and Bondstrike and Terminal Ascent, stuff like that. I like 180's in the 30 calibers.

[Texans42]

worry more about boot fit then bullet. 180 is more then enough, unless you range is long, but from the question dont see that being the issue. Ive killed a pile with 115vld.

Confidence is key so I get that, But dont over think it.

[Jon B]

I prefer a copper bullet or a partition. My last bull took the accubonds like they were nothing. It's my feeling that they are a little too tough. The old adage to shoot them till they are down is good advice. You don't want to be looking for them in rough country if you could have gotten another shot in them.

[RJH1]

I'd probably go with a sirocco

[diamond10x]

I’ve killed, been a part of, and watched more elk be killed than I can remember but I can tell you not one of those was shot by anything other than an arrow or 100-180 gr sierra gameking sbt or Berger vld’s at all angles.

people will say oh you have to have this special bonded bullet but in all reality elk die just like any other living thing if they are shot in the vitals.

OP, what you’re shooting is just fine, just know what your bullet is capable of and not, be confident in your shooting and you’ll be more than fine.

[Trumpkin]

Have shot sst's a lot out of my '06, and it's a vicious mule deer pill. But it's a little splashier than I'd like for elk unless it's going slower. If you're shooting them at 400 yards, the SST will do major work. On the flip side, if your shots are shorter, or you're pushing 3100fps muzzle velocity... the 165 Barnes TTSX is bad medicine for elk. Slow doesn't do well with copper, but high velocity, and a lower bullet weight (if it'll stabilize) is what I'd choose.

Obligatory elk photo to prove I have actually shot them, lol.