Alaska
AH veteran
Anyone have a great load with 185 TTSX in the 338 Rem Ulta Mag ?
I use 225gr Core Locks in my .338WM for elk. I think the 185gr are too light. Just my opinion.Anyone have a great load with 185 TTSX in the 338 Rem Ulta Mag ?
Wow . You've mirrored my own observations. Come to think of it , the lightest bullet l ever shot an elk with was a 225 grain Kynoch Soft nose bullet from my Custom ZKK- 602 in .350 Rigby Magnum.I use 225gr Core Locks in my .338WM for elk. I think the 185gr are too light. Just my opinion.
Hoss,Wow . You've mirrored my own observations. Come to think of it , the lightest bullet l ever shot an elk with was a 225 grain Kynoch Soft nose bullet from my Custom ZKK- 602 in .350 Rigby Magnum.
To be fair , however , l have seen my father , in my childhood ( 1980s ) drop elk least nine times using a .30-06 Enfield 1917 . He was using old Army surplus AP rounds weighing 168 grains with the tapered solid point ( spitzers ! ). You could get these rounds in Green Tin Buckets , if my memory serves me right . Like you , l STILL think it's crazy to use anything but a round nosed bullet weighing at least 210 grains for Elk . But Dad is dad . If my memory serves me right , he always went for the neck shot .