Greetings,
I am taking my 2 sons on our first Elk hunt next fall in Colorado and the rifle cabinet of optimum rifles leaves me only my 45-70 Guide, 308 SXAR semi-auto or Model 70 Safari in 375 H&H. I have picked the 375 for the obvious reasons of the possibility of 300 yard shots in the mountains. (The boys will be using my 7Mag A-bolt amd 300 WSM Sako- both fine elk rifles). I eliminated the 308 due to weight and the 45-70 due to trajectory.
Question: Federal has a 375 260g nosler accubond that only has 8.9" bullet drop at 300 yds - is this the best out there and an appropriate bullet? Hornady also has a similiar load. Any opinions on this matter would be appreciated.
Kevin
I am taking my 2 sons on our first Elk hunt next fall in Colorado and the rifle cabinet of optimum rifles leaves me only my 45-70 Guide, 308 SXAR semi-auto or Model 70 Safari in 375 H&H. I have picked the 375 for the obvious reasons of the possibility of 300 yard shots in the mountains. (The boys will be using my 7Mag A-bolt amd 300 WSM Sako- both fine elk rifles). I eliminated the 308 due to weight and the 45-70 due to trajectory.
Question: Federal has a 375 260g nosler accubond that only has 8.9" bullet drop at 300 yds - is this the best out there and an appropriate bullet? Hornady also has a similiar load. Any opinions on this matter would be appreciated.
Kevin