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308 ammo for elk (barrel length)
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<blockquote data-quote="adk hunter" data-source="post: 1957466" data-attributes="member: 105492"><p>Did you hear what Feenix is politely saying? </p><p></p><p>On my first elk hunt I took my .338 Federal. (A necked up .308) Last day with snow squalls from white out to blue bird skies in minutes we watched two great bulls. They were beyond my rifles capabilities not mine. Don't make the same mistake. I like the .308 but would shoot something better in the wind and at distance if you can. </p><p></p><p>If your heart is set on the cross the .277 fury may prove a better choice than the .308. Find your recoil tolerance and get surgical with the largest rifle you shoot the best. This isn't the time to act like a cave man and get a 50 cal just get right with what you can shoot best. If that is the .308, then yeah. It it is a .280 AI, '06 or .300 wm. hell yeah! </p><p></p><p>To directly answer your question, the .308 with a "short" barrel doesn't suffer like some more overbore cartridges do. Grab some ttsx, nosler accubond and maybe some superformance and see what it likes. Remington scirocco 2's worth a try too...</p><p></p><p>Best of luck and keep us posted!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adk hunter, post: 1957466, member: 105492"] Did you hear what Feenix is politely saying? On my first elk hunt I took my .338 Federal. (A necked up .308) Last day with snow squalls from white out to blue bird skies in minutes we watched two great bulls. They were beyond my rifles capabilities not mine. Don't make the same mistake. I like the .308 but would shoot something better in the wind and at distance if you can. If your heart is set on the cross the .277 fury may prove a better choice than the .308. Find your recoil tolerance and get surgical with the largest rifle you shoot the best. This isn't the time to act like a cave man and get a 50 cal just get right with what you can shoot best. If that is the .308, then yeah. It it is a .280 AI, '06 or .300 wm. hell yeah! To directly answer your question, the .308 with a "short" barrel doesn't suffer like some more overbore cartridges do. Grab some ttsx, nosler accubond and maybe some superformance and see what it likes. Remington scirocco 2's worth a try too... Best of luck and keep us posted! [/QUOTE]
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