A friend of mine got drawn in for an elk tag in Oklahoma. He wants to use a 30/06. Should he go 165 grain or 180 grain bullet.
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A friend of mine got drawn in for an elk tag in Oklahoma. He wants to use a 30/06. Should he go 165 grain or 180 grain bullet.
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Go with the 180 Grain it will do good work on an elk. Just make sure he is used to shooting them first. If he was lucky enough to get a tag then he should get comfortable with the ammo he will be using. Accuracy and shot placement is going to be more important that bullet size and kinetic energy. I would still say the 180 grain will get it done a bit better.
Just stay mindful of the velocity differences. I actually usually go with 200 or even 220 but you might start to mind the difference in trajectory as he will be losing a couple hundred fps.
Summary: Be Mindful of the shot distance,
practice with whichever he thinks will give him the best accuracy and shot placement at those distances
put the animal down as quickly and humanely as possible
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