Recent content by William Scalia

On the Elk Hunting University web page for CP&W Lesson 9. At the end of the 5th paragraph, I believe, it states, "The general consensus is that for a broadside shot on an elk you need 1,200 foot-pounds of energy and at least 2,000 foot-pounds for any quartering shot." I'm only going by this...

Sorry, it may be the 1500 rule. I'm getting different info since my last reading.

I've never been elk hunting, unfortunately. I do a lot of reading in case I get that chance. My knowledge base is minimal. I see a lot people posting on here velocity recommendations for whatever caliber they are using for elk. What about the 1200 rule? Colorado Parks & Wildlife recommends...

Glad to see this discussion. I don't feel as much like a wuss, even though I'll be 70 in less than 3 years. Most of what I used for years was the 5.56/223 in training. It certainly spoils you. I was much older when I tried the .308 in a Varmint Special, not quite a year after shoulder...

Oh, yes. Thank you for letting me join.

Live in Tulsa County in Oklahoma. Retired/disabled. Retired from army reserves. I was very active in shooting at one time, mostly AR platforms. Trained with the M16 for 25 years, so naturally I've had a couple of AR's in civilian life, both with match barrels. One iron sights, one scoped...