I know this bullet was not one of the options being considered, but I nominate it for consideration - Nosler E-Tip.
Nosler makes a lot of bullets for other ammo companies and those bullets then get branded something else by that ammo company. Nosler produces the Trophy Copper bullet that Federal sells. It is the E-tip bullet, with a different colored tip. It has been my bullet of choice since first using it in 2012. Every animal I took in 2014 and 2015 was taken with the E-tip, as it was for most of our guest hunters.
Here is a 165 grain Trophy Copper that was extracted from my elk this year. It was from a .308 at 309 yards. The two shots at 198 yards were complete pass through shots and no bullet recovered. This bullet was recovered from just under the skin of the off side shoulder after a heart shot; a shot probably not necessary, but when elk are standing I am shooting, no matter the situation.
I have not measured it for weight retention, but it is very high. This has been the same result when I have shot other animals with the E-Tip and Trophy Copper.
When we used Federal ammo exclusively, they had us shoot Accubonds in any rifle that was not a .30 caliber. They shot very, very well, both in terms of accuracy and lethality. In my case, I was the weak link in any equation that involved a shooter (me), a rifle, a scope, and a quality bullet like the Accubond and E-Tip.
In 2014 I did three episodes for RMEF Team Elk and they were sponsored by Nosler ammo. All three elk we killed were drop dead shots at over 250 yards; one with 180 grain LR Accubonds at 330 yards and two with .308 Win 165 grain Partitions. All our elk taken this year were with either Accubonds or E-Tips. I expect to use E-tips exclusively next year, with the exception of antelope, which will be chased with Accubonds.
Nosler makes a lot of bullets for other ammo companies and those bullets then get branded something else by that ammo company. Nosler produces the Trophy Copper bullet that Federal sells. It is the E-tip bullet, with a different colored tip. It has been my bullet of choice since first using it in 2012. Every animal I took in 2014 and 2015 was taken with the E-tip, as it was for most of our guest hunters.
Here is a 165 grain Trophy Copper that was extracted from my elk this year. It was from a .308 at 309 yards. The two shots at 198 yards were complete pass through shots and no bullet recovered. This bullet was recovered from just under the skin of the off side shoulder after a heart shot; a shot probably not necessary, but when elk are standing I am shooting, no matter the situation.
I have not measured it for weight retention, but it is very high. This has been the same result when I have shot other animals with the E-Tip and Trophy Copper.
When we used Federal ammo exclusively, they had us shoot Accubonds in any rifle that was not a .30 caliber. They shot very, very well, both in terms of accuracy and lethality. In my case, I was the weak link in any equation that involved a shooter (me), a rifle, a scope, and a quality bullet like the Accubond and E-Tip.
In 2014 I did three episodes for RMEF Team Elk and they were sponsored by Nosler ammo. All three elk we killed were drop dead shots at over 250 yards; one with 180 grain LR Accubonds at 330 yards and two with .308 Win 165 grain Partitions. All our elk taken this year were with either Accubonds or E-Tips. I expect to use E-tips exclusively next year, with the exception of antelope, which will be chased with Accubonds.
