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Complete Newbie seeking advice for elk setup
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1541874" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Can't be said often enough. When I went to Africa in 2015 I got reminded quickly that not being able to dial down far enough for surprise close shots can cause you far more problems than not having a high magnification on the upper end.</p><p></p><p>The first shot on my Blue Wildebeest proved not to be quickly fatal and when I approached him he got up awful mad. I had a VX3 6-24 mounted on that rifle and at ten yards it was way, way too much. I ended up putting my "finisher" into him by just angling the rifle over to the right and sighting right along the barrel. If I'd not practiced that in the past it could have turned ugly very quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1541874, member: 30902"] Can't be said often enough. When I went to Africa in 2015 I got reminded quickly that not being able to dial down far enough for surprise close shots can cause you far more problems than not having a high magnification on the upper end. The first shot on my Blue Wildebeest proved not to be quickly fatal and when I approached him he got up awful mad. I had a VX3 6-24 mounted on that rifle and at ten yards it was way, way too much. I ended up putting my "finisher" into him by just angling the rifle over to the right and sighting right along the barrel. If I'd not practiced that in the past it could have turned ugly very quickly. [/QUOTE]
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