Obsessed with the Flattop 45

by Fowler, Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 09:00 (3592 days ago) @ Dave B

I have had great success with a 335gr LFNGC bullet I cast over 12.5gr of HS6 for roughly 1050fps in my Bisley Vaquero, it should be within the pressure limits you are speaking of.

Regardless a 290gr bullet at 1000fps will kill any elk the walks the earth, it might struggle if you are trying to drive it through its heart starting at its rear ham but for any reasonable angle it will do just fine I think. I have carried a 44sp with the classic Keith load for elk and my everyday load is the same Keith bullet at 1050fps and I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a elk with that load ether. Elk are tough but not bullet proof, I have shot one through the heart and both lungs and still had it go a half mile before piling up but a bugger gun wouldn't have killed it any faster (180gr Partition from a 300mag), he just needed a couple minutes to die. That's elk, but a good shot will result in a elk in hand.