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.308 or .338 Caliber Elk and Up Cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="judgebill" data-source="post: 2286705" data-attributes="member: 101611"><p>When I started reading about hunting guns, the 30/06 was considered "adequate" for anything in North America with the recommendation to use the 300 H&H for large bears. Nobody disputed this, perhaps because the only thing larger was the .375 H&H. Weatherby built blown-out versions which were very popular but too pricey for most. Over the years the animals haven't gotten harder to kill but the killers have been able to increase their fire-power incredibly. Today's hunters want something that will kill beyond 500 yards (how many of them have ever shot even paper targets at that range, I wonder), must have a muzzle brake and a scope sight that will see a gnat's eyebrow at a mile. Everything mentioned here will do the job. The toughest part is the hunter handling, with competence, whatever is being shot. I've read suggestions that the .243 Winchester is good for elk (a suggestion for a woman shooter who was afraid of greater recoil). The 6.5 Crreedmoor is said to be adequate. Perhaps, given the right circumstances, such lesser cartridges could do the job but most hunters would prefer more energy at the point of contact. I've mostly used a .375 H&H built by Rifles, Inc. Accurate and reliable for the past 20 years. But that's only one man's opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judgebill, post: 2286705, member: 101611"] When I started reading about hunting guns, the 30/06 was considered "adequate" for anything in North America with the recommendation to use the 300 H&H for large bears. Nobody disputed this, perhaps because the only thing larger was the .375 H&H. Weatherby built blown-out versions which were very popular but too pricey for most. Over the years the animals haven't gotten harder to kill but the killers have been able to increase their fire-power incredibly. Today's hunters want something that will kill beyond 500 yards (how many of them have ever shot even paper targets at that range, I wonder), must have a muzzle brake and a scope sight that will see a gnat's eyebrow at a mile. Everything mentioned here will do the job. The toughest part is the hunter handling, with competence, whatever is being shot. I've read suggestions that the .243 Winchester is good for elk (a suggestion for a woman shooter who was afraid of greater recoil). The 6.5 Crreedmoor is said to be adequate. Perhaps, given the right circumstances, such lesser cartridges could do the job but most hunters would prefer more energy at the point of contact. I've mostly used a .375 H&H built by Rifles, Inc. Accurate and reliable for the past 20 years. But that's only one man's opinion. [/QUOTE]
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