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<blockquote data-quote="Hespco" data-source="post: 1602262" data-attributes="member: 109476"><p>As an older hunter whose used the 338 mag to take a fair amount of elk when I was younger I am going to go against what many have stated here. Over the years I have used many different cals for elk. With the premium bullets available today I see no need for the big boomers. I personally don't care for the heavy recoil. It can cause arithmetic problems in your shooting shoulder as you age. I can absolutely attest to this. I see no reason why anything larger than a 7mm is needed. A 7mm with with one of the 140 to 150 copper mono's will virtually completely penetrate elk every time. If two elk are standing side by side you will kill both. Personally I use a 6.5 with the copper mono's & always get complete penetration. Never lost an elk with one. Have observed many other hunters, friends & out of state hunters use 6.5's, 270's & the various 7mm with the mono bullets. They penetrate thru heavy muscle & dense bone easily with complete penetration. I would at least recommend going to a 30 cal instead of the 338. A hunting friend of mine uses a 308 with the Barnes 150gr TSX mono. Takes his elk every year & has yet to recover a bullet. Info I have given is based on years of in the field experience with my own hunts & game taken by other hunters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hespco, post: 1602262, member: 109476"] As an older hunter whose used the 338 mag to take a fair amount of elk when I was younger I am going to go against what many have stated here. Over the years I have used many different cals for elk. With the premium bullets available today I see no need for the big boomers. I personally don't care for the heavy recoil. It can cause arithmetic problems in your shooting shoulder as you age. I can absolutely attest to this. I see no reason why anything larger than a 7mm is needed. A 7mm with with one of the 140 to 150 copper mono's will virtually completely penetrate elk every time. If two elk are standing side by side you will kill both. Personally I use a 6.5 with the copper mono's & always get complete penetration. Never lost an elk with one. Have observed many other hunters, friends & out of state hunters use 6.5's, 270's & the various 7mm with the mono bullets. They penetrate thru heavy muscle & dense bone easily with complete penetration. I would at least recommend going to a 30 cal instead of the 338. A hunting friend of mine uses a 308 with the Barnes 150gr TSX mono. Takes his elk every year & has yet to recover a bullet. Info I have given is based on years of in the field experience with my own hunts & game taken by other hunters. [/QUOTE]
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