Elk hunting in Colorado

[carlsca]

Thinking of putting in for a muzzleloader elk tag in Colorado next fall and wondering what bullet/powder combos people like. I have an Austin Hallek inline rifle in .50 Cal. Was looking at the Hornady FPB bullets, anyone have experience with these on elk?

 

[arcticap]

Cabela's has 41 customer reviews about them including the following which is quite revealing about its lethal performance on elk:

CO elk hunt

October 2, 2010
after 2 years with Powerbelt bullets I made a change this year to the 300 gr FPB. what a bullet! I was happy at the range getting ready for this years hunt...tight groups with consistency.
on the last day of the hunt I finally got the shot I'd been waiting on. I was shooting a TC Encore 50 cal with 100 gr of Jim Shockey Gold. the bull was at 70 yards quartering slightly to me.
the bullet entered the point of his shoulder, went through bone, both lungs, ribs on opposite side and I found it just under the skin on the opposite side. the bull turned and walked maybe 10 yards, stumbled and went down for good.
my guide said it was the cleanest muzzle loader kill he's ever seen...I finally found a bullet I have confidence in.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...bullets/_/N-1100204/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104547780

Also, check out the 11 reviews on the BassPro product page, especially the one from Dec. 24, 2009 titled "The Perfect Bullet" by Elkhunter40:

http://www.basspro.com/Hornady-FPB-Bullets/product/101572/-1722252

There's also some user reviews about their accuracy on the MidwayUSA product page:

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=910262

Does Colorado still have any bullet length restriction? I recall reading about some folks in the past using the FPB's for hunting in Colorado after pulling out the plastic tips. Did Colorado change that bullet overall length regulation?

 

[smartshot]

100 gr Triple 7 and Hornady 300 gr SST's have been extremely accurate loads from two different muzzeloaders.

 

[carlsca]

From what I have seen in the regs, there is no bullet length restrictions. Can't use sabots, or pyrodex type pellets, and you have to use open sights/no scopes or dots. That's about all I saw.