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How many elk have you been a part of killing?
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<blockquote data-quote="1Moose" data-source="post: 1535816" data-attributes="member: 74044"><p>I've taken 7 elk (all bulls). Six with .50 cal muzzleloader shooting 300 grain Thor all copper bullets and one with 300 WM shooting 185 Berger HVLD. The first elk I shot (50 cal) required a follow up shot as he got up. The one I shot with the 300 WM had me worried because he ran when hit but turned out he only went 30 yards or so and fell right out of sight. The only other runner was the bull I shot at somewhere under 40 yards. He ran ~40 yards but had me all kinds of worried I screwed something up as I was caught getting up (convinced I needed to relocate and he appeared!) and shooting from a very awkward position. Indeed I hit him pretty far back but still got the lungs.</p><p></p><p>The muzzleloader has proven to kill well, but I hate not having an immediate follow up shot ready. That's stressful but mitigated somewhat by taking the right shots. There have been times a quick follow up would have been easy with a scoped rifle (and quicker kill) even though they didn't move far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1Moose, post: 1535816, member: 74044"] I’ve taken 7 elk (all bulls). Six with .50 cal muzzleloader shooting 300 grain Thor all copper bullets and one with 300 WM shooting 185 Berger HVLD. The first elk I shot (50 cal) required a follow up shot as he got up. The one I shot with the 300 WM had me worried because he ran when hit but turned out he only went 30 yards or so and fell right out of sight. The only other runner was the bull I shot at somewhere under 40 yards. He ran ~40 yards but had me all kinds of worried I screwed something up as I was caught getting up (convinced I needed to relocate and he appeared!) and shooting from a very awkward position. Indeed I hit him pretty far back but still got the lungs. The muzzleloader has proven to kill well, but I hate not having an immediate follow up shot ready. That’s stressful but mitigated somewhat by taking the right shots. There have been times a quick follow up would have been easy with a scoped rifle (and quicker kill) even though they didn’t move far. [/QUOTE]
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