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The Basics, Starting Out
Does energy = lethality?
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1586294" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>I would agree that you do not want to jump into more gun than your able to shoot reliably, I see it every elk season where a guy buys that elk gun and by the time it's sighted in he'll never be able to shoot it well with significant changes to both the shooter and the gun. </p><p>I have a heavier, throated 308 that I shoot 215 Berger's in, that without a brake my daughter was shooting when she was 10, it's a dream to shoot and an absolute wrecking ball on big deer and elk. </p><p>The Creedmore occupies a lot of the same territory as the 308, I'm a big believer in the most bullet you can roll out with a lower expansion threshold. </p><p>The range you can effectively take an elk clean with either is mostly on the shooter, the nice thing about both is you can spend a lot of time on the gun without things getting weird so your learning. Practice where you hunt and it'll tell you quick the conditions you can handle at what ranged.</p><p>Be prepared to pass up shots, I hunt as hard for the shot as I do what I'm shooting, I've had elk all up in my death zone and not one gave me the shot I'm committed to taking to ensure 100% clean kills so I just back out and let them be and see if I can get a better angle of attack, not shooting is always an option!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1586294, member: 13632"] I would agree that you do not want to jump into more gun than your able to shoot reliably, I see it every elk season where a guy buys that elk gun and by the time it's sighted in he'll never be able to shoot it well with significant changes to both the shooter and the gun. I have a heavier, throated 308 that I shoot 215 Berger's in, that without a brake my daughter was shooting when she was 10, it's a dream to shoot and an absolute wrecking ball on big deer and elk. The Creedmore occupies a lot of the same territory as the 308, I'm a big believer in the most bullet you can roll out with a lower expansion threshold. The range you can effectively take an elk clean with either is mostly on the shooter, the nice thing about both is you can spend a lot of time on the gun without things getting weird so your learning. Practice where you hunt and it'll tell you quick the conditions you can handle at what ranged. Be prepared to pass up shots, I hunt as hard for the shot as I do what I'm shooting, I've had elk all up in my death zone and not one gave me the shot I'm committed to taking to ensure 100% clean kills so I just back out and let them be and see if I can get a better angle of attack, not shooting is always an option!! [/QUOTE]
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