rochelle

Hornady shoots well out of my 30.06 which bullet do they make that would be aduquate for elk or moose?

diyj98

The 180 grain btsp should work wonders on elk or moose.

oldelkhunter

IMO yes they make a bullet that is barely adequate for Moose and Elk... After seeing one of their 162 gr 7mm wonders hand grenade on a very large Mulie I shot at long range and using a 180 grain flat base in a 300 wthby on a Cow Elk and not being real impressed with results I would stay away from them especially if its a Boat Tail bullet. Stick to Nosler or some other premium bullet...If you don't handload look at Federals lineup

skeeter 7MM

I used a 154 gr Hornady interlockSP out of my 7mm rem mag (not Btsp-flat based bullet) on a calf moose this fall and it performed just fine. Now granted a calf isn't a huge bull though. I have in the past used bullets that aren't traditionally meant for the likes of moose and done just fine....BUT I agree with oldelkhunter as reccomending a Winchester failsafe, Federal: Nosler Parts or Trophy bonded or Speers Grand slam bullet for off the shelf ammo for Moose Hunting. While they are realitively easy to tip over, they still have a heavy(thick) hide and some solid bones, as such these bullets will work nicely on da moose!

Vapodog

Hornady's 190 Gr btsp has worked well for me in my '06 and .300 mags. However since the new bonded bullets are available I'd be shooting them. There's a lot of fine bonded bullets available from Nosler, Swift, Hornady, North Fork, Speer, Woodleigh, and others. I believe Sierra don't have any bonded offerings yet!

They're a little more money but I feel it's justified. I bought 50 200 Grain Swift A-Frames (.308 Cal) several years ago and I'm still shooting them. I only shoot them when I go hunting and I'm now using them for deer as well as bigger stuff.

Lest I forget, there's more supporters of the Nosler Partician than we can shake a stick at and that says a lot for that bullet.

handloader1

If you have your heart set on a Hornady bullet, go with a InterBond (IB). Contact Hornady (Ph. 1-800-338-3220), and ask them if they are loading the 180 gr. IB in factory ammo for the 30-06 Sprg. yet. Good luck

Colorado Bob

I had used the 180 grain Hornady spire point on my last 2 bulls--with no problem out of my 30/06. I didn't recovered the bullet, just the dead bull. I like flat base bullets. I was shooting a handload. 56 grains of IMR 4350. This is the same bullet they use in their factory loads. It works.

I believe the bullet # is 3070----180 grain SP interlock.

cherokee_outfitters

I shoot the speer boat tail in all my rifle's. They don't blow up like a handgrenade. They do open up and mushroom really nice. They have super good coefficents. I would recommend them to any one that goes the 300yd mark and beyond. If I was to use a flat based bullet the remington core-lokt is a very good preformer.

BeltedMag

The new interbond is supposed to be a great bullet, still waiting to try them in my 7mm. I have used the 138 gr btsp's in my mag for a year or two and had great results on whitetails, they mushroom great and shoot amazing groups. Im sure they would do great in a heavier bullet for elk.