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<blockquote data-quote="Caveman0101" data-source="post: 1476445" data-attributes="member: 10852"><p>If you want to kill elk consistently year after year with a 270 get the best most powerful scope you can afford. Get some 150 grain Accubond Long Range bullets, shoot them through a chrono with your rifle. Get a custom turret made. Practice, practice, practice take notes on doping your scope, shoot at different elevations in different weather, take notes, practice some more. You will have the set up to shoot animals out to 800+ yards, if you as a shooter are capable of it. If it's over 300 yards forget the shooting sticks always go prone if possible. It is more than enough gun to do the job as I have a brother in law from Idaho that has killed more than 30 elk with a 243. Now I don't suggest that, but 6.5 and up are good to go with the right bullet. Know your ballistics, most of the newer bullets (ABLR, ELDx) have a published minimum FPS at which they will perform as designed. That will give you the bullets effective range in your gun. This will be different than your effective range most likely. I killed my first dozen or so elk with a 300WBY in their bedding areas at 50 to 200 yards. The last 20 or so have been 300 to 700 yards with a 260rem or 280rem. There is no need to punish yourself because, unless you shoot a 50cal, bullet placement means more than caliber ever will.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caveman0101, post: 1476445, member: 10852"] If you want to kill elk consistently year after year with a 270 get the best most powerful scope you can afford. Get some 150 grain Accubond Long Range bullets, shoot them through a chrono with your rifle. Get a custom turret made. Practice, practice, practice take notes on doping your scope, shoot at different elevations in different weather, take notes, practice some more. You will have the set up to shoot animals out to 800+ yards, if you as a shooter are capable of it. If it's over 300 yards forget the shooting sticks always go prone if possible. It is more than enough gun to do the job as I have a brother in law from Idaho that has killed more than 30 elk with a 243. Now I don't suggest that, but 6.5 and up are good to go with the right bullet. Know your ballistics, most of the newer bullets (ABLR, ELDx) have a published minimum FPS at which they will perform as designed. That will give you the bullets effective range in your gun. This will be different than your effective range most likely. I killed my first dozen or so elk with a 300WBY in their bedding areas at 50 to 200 yards. The last 20 or so have been 300 to 700 yards with a 260rem or 280rem. There is no need to punish yourself because, unless you shoot a 50cal, bullet placement means more than caliber ever will.;) [/QUOTE]
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