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30.06 plenty gun for elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="HARPERC" data-source="post: 899131" data-attributes="member: 30671"><p>I can't tell if you're saying the SST didn't expand, which would be considered unusual to me for the situation you describe, or it expanded rapidly and penetration was not great. </p><p>What did the vitals look like?</p><p></p><p>On the shot you describe it could just be elk nature, sometimes they don't give up easy. Your's was dead in 10 feet, that doesn't sound like a failure, even with a second shot that may or not have been necessary. I would shoot again as long as they are standing also. </p><p></p><p>Bullet failure can occur with any of them. Yes I prefer exit holes, it generally makes following up easier. Are there choices that move the percentages more in your favor I believe so.</p><p></p><p>The .338's are great elk cartridges, but there are more than a few good ones between a .308 and the .338's.</p><p></p><p>Bullets are more generally misapplied than fail. </p><p></p><p>The more specifics in terms of goals and expectations you list the better your choices get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HARPERC, post: 899131, member: 30671"] I can't tell if you're saying the SST didn't expand, which would be considered unusual to me for the situation you describe, or it expanded rapidly and penetration was not great. What did the vitals look like? On the shot you describe it could just be elk nature, sometimes they don't give up easy. Your's was dead in 10 feet, that doesn't sound like a failure, even with a second shot that may or not have been necessary. I would shoot again as long as they are standing also. Bullet failure can occur with any of them. Yes I prefer exit holes, it generally makes following up easier. Are there choices that move the percentages more in your favor I believe so. The .338's are great elk cartridges, but there are more than a few good ones between a .308 and the .338's. Bullets are more generally misapplied than fail. The more specifics in terms of goals and expectations you list the better your choices get. [/QUOTE]
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