Elk Bullets: Part 3 of Cartridges & Bullets for backcountry hunting
Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Joseph von Benedikt
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2019
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
SHOW NOTES: Great bullets for elk are listed. Host Joseph von Benedikt goes into certain brands and types that work particularly well.
The broad spectrum of cartridges ranging from the various 6.5mms up through the .338s are addressed, each with one or more bullets recommended for elk.
Heavy-for-caliber rapid-expansion bullets are addressed, and their virtues and shortcomings compared to premium, controlled-expansion bullets for elk.
How muzzle velocity and/or bore diameter provide guidance when choosing a certain bullet for your elk hunt. Examples and recommendations given.
Bonus cartridge: .45-70 and great bullets for elk.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello folks welcome to the backcountry hunting podcast. I'm Joseph on Benedict and today we are going to tackle a question that's been on everybody's mind and that is what's the best bullet for elk? I've got a ton of questions following up on the two |
| 0:17.2 | podcasts part one and part two of cartridges and bullets for backcountry hunting work. So this one, let's call it part three and it's going to be dedicated to elk and |
| 0:28.7 | bullets that work really well in a broad spectrum of cartridges that are suitable for out. |
| 0:34.0 | And the way I'm going to approach this is by telling you some of my favorites and then some favorites by caliber. |
| 0:41.0 | Now let's recap here a little bit and note that pertinent to this |
| 0:46.8 | discussion technically caliber is bore diameter does not refer to the cartridge and |
| 0:51.9 | I'll try and keep the two separate as I'm |
| 0:53.7 | discussing this going forward. First let's cover a couple of requests by |
| 0:59.7 | listeners. These are topics that I'm going to address in upcoming podcasts. |
| 1:04.3 | I've had several guys write in on my Instagram feed and request some of the |
| 1:09.8 | following topics. They sound good. Let me know what you think hunting suppressed gear |
| 1:15.1 | lists this is going to be myself and several other very hardcore pretty accomplished |
| 1:21.1 | backcountry hunters. Everything from tents to boots to favorite |
| 1:26.4 | antibiotic ointment cream and rifles in the whole works. Controlled feed actions versus |
| 1:32.0 | push feed actions. This comes from an Alaska list. Controlled Feed Actions versus Push Feed Actions. |
| 1:33.2 | This comes from an Alaska listener. |
| 1:36.1 | Backcountry First Aid kits for people and for guns, |
| 1:40.0 | which is actually kind of a critical deal keeping your gun running in the back country if you start having issues with it. |
| 1:48.7 | Also I just want to read you quickly another message wasn't a question I got this on on Instagram |
| 1:55.9 | Sky Payton one two three says hi just found your podcast channel and absolutely love it first time Hunter last year and looking for all the |
| 2:04.2 | tips and tricks I can find. No more radio on my way to work. I play and replay your |
| 2:09.6 | podcasts. Keep up the great work. Telling as many of my shooting buddies as I can. |
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