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.260 Remington as an Elk Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="gillettehunter" data-source="post: 1176083" data-attributes="member: 25760"><p>I have a good friend that is now in his 80's. He has killed over 100 elk with a .270 and 130 gr partitions.( 60 yrs ago he filled several family members tags yearly) He doesn't take marginal shots and is usually out 2 or more weeks and has time to get the shot he wants. I have killed more than 20 elk with a .270 usually with 140-150 gr bullets. It can be done. The .260 is similar to the .270 with the same weight bullets. Is it ideal? Probably not. As long as you don't take marginal shots. As long as you can hit where on the elk you are aiming. A bullet in the heart/lungs and they die. </p><p> A larger caliber/bullet helps to cover your backside if/when you make a marginal hit. I've killed around 35 elk and my preference is to stay with some sort of 7mm/.28 caliber or bigger. Ask Broz his opinion. He has helped a lot of people fill their elk tags this year with the depredation hunts in his area. This is just my opinion based on my experiences. Your mileage may vary. Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillettehunter, post: 1176083, member: 25760"] I have a good friend that is now in his 80's. He has killed over 100 elk with a .270 and 130 gr partitions.( 60 yrs ago he filled several family members tags yearly) He doesn't take marginal shots and is usually out 2 or more weeks and has time to get the shot he wants. I have killed more than 20 elk with a .270 usually with 140-150 gr bullets. It can be done. The .260 is similar to the .270 with the same weight bullets. Is it ideal? Probably not. As long as you don't take marginal shots. As long as you can hit where on the elk you are aiming. A bullet in the heart/lungs and they die. A larger caliber/bullet helps to cover your backside if/when you make a marginal hit. I've killed around 35 elk and my preference is to stay with some sort of 7mm/.28 caliber or bigger. Ask Broz his opinion. He has helped a lot of people fill their elk tags this year with the depredation hunts in his area. This is just my opinion based on my experiences. Your mileage may vary. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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