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Len Backus and Robb Wiley discuss some of the best elk hunting calibers - Video
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<blockquote data-quote="D.Camilleri" data-source="post: 1344569" data-attributes="member: 2567"><p>We can go to the rifle range and put one hole after another into the middle of the target from the bench. If hunting elk involved shooting from a bench, and shots could be picked and carried out perfectly, this discussion wouldn't exist. Move the shooting to the field, to uncomfortable positions, or places where the bipods aren't tall enough to clear the brush and things change. Yesterday, I harvested a buck antelope, crawled to within 240 yards, went prone and couldn't get a sight picture, and he spotted me. So I decided to shoot off my knee, I didn't have my shooting sticks with me, because I thought the bipod would be all I needed. I took the shot, though not steady and heard the shot hit. A 300 grain berger from a 338 rum leaving the barrel at 2800 makes a good whop. The hit was a little far back, oops, the buck walked 10 feet and laid down, I got prone and finished the job. The point is, a lesser gun and that antelope would have probably run off, getting hit with 4500 ft lbs of energy helped the situation. With good hits, elk usually go down, but with a bad hit, elk are often lost. I will stick with a bigger gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D.Camilleri, post: 1344569, member: 2567"] We can go to the rifle range and put one hole after another into the middle of the target from the bench. If hunting elk involved shooting from a bench, and shots could be picked and carried out perfectly, this discussion wouldn't exist. Move the shooting to the field, to uncomfortable positions, or places where the bipods aren't tall enough to clear the brush and things change. Yesterday, I harvested a buck antelope, crawled to within 240 yards, went prone and couldn't get a sight picture, and he spotted me. So I decided to shoot off my knee, I didn't have my shooting sticks with me, because I thought the bipod would be all I needed. I took the shot, though not steady and heard the shot hit. A 300 grain berger from a 338 rum leaving the barrel at 2800 makes a good whop. The hit was a little far back, oops, the buck walked 10 feet and laid down, I got prone and finished the job. The point is, a lesser gun and that antelope would have probably run off, getting hit with 4500 ft lbs of energy helped the situation. With good hits, elk usually go down, but with a bad hit, elk are often lost. I will stick with a bigger gun. [/QUOTE]
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