Broke in the new TC....cow elk down

[bear buster]

well after a morning hike into one of my spots i have been hunting the crap out of for the last 2 months with no luck, there he was about 180 yards away behind some of the thickest willows ever, nice(well was a nice 6x7 till he broke off half an antler) he would take a step as would I. After 10 mins of this a moose barked somewhere behind me and off he went, crap! he lives another day. Drove 5 mins to some land I just got permission walked for couple hours and there ahead of me was about 30 elk, couldnt pass up the good eats so I took this nice big cow, brand new TC Pro Hunter in 30-06 165gr SST at about 240 yards....BANG...FLOP! First time using the SST and it did the job well, insides were jello, doulble lung.
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This is all that was left of the SST just the jacket tucked in the far side after smashing a rib on way in and both lungs.
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/926_10151326874839673_1073045165_n.jpg

[Paulyman]

Awesome! great to see all your hard work pay off :-)

[d6dan]

Right on BB!. Good eatin elk. Nice pipe too!..:-D I have the same in 270..

[hunter1947]

Nicely done this cow elk meat will be very tasty on the dinner table into the 2013 year ,,congrats..

[.330 Dakota]

Awesome breakin for the new toy,,,maybe try some Interlocks or Noslers next time,,,just a suggestion,,although your elk was a bang /flop,,the picture of that recovered bullet indicates complete bullet failure (jacket-core separation). Nosler Accubonds would be my personal choice,,,just trying to be helpful,,not criticizing.

[benttip]

beauty elk..great eats for sure..i also dont want to criticize but also would worry bout bullet..i think dakota has a good suggestion..have a great day

[bear buster]

I agree the SST did the job but did fail, and sure made a hell of a mess, 1 rib in, 3 on way out. I shoot 165gr accubonds out of my 308, love them. like the barnes triple shoks but here alot of mixed feed back. 180gr accubonds may be the way to go!