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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 262248" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p>Just about the only 7mm that I'd feel very comfortalbe shooting elk at 600-800 yds would be the 7mm Allen Magnum spitting the 200g Wildcat Al RBBT at 3300fps+. </p><p> </p><p>My brother shot a cow at 428 this year with 300WSM. Two good hits in the kill zone with 3050fps 180g Accubonds. Neither exited. Dead elk, but just an indication that you are starting to run out of ooommphh a bit and shot placement become more and more important. Not that it ever isn't important, there's just less room for error. </p><p> </p><p>Given the choice: big animal...big gun. The SAUM is no UM. Your best bet for off the shelf, cheap, knock-em-dead elk killer is probably the 338 UM. It packs a heckuva wallop with a 225 or better yet, the 250 Accubond. The 338 Edge would be better, then you're into the 338 Lapua Imps and then the 338 cal 408 Chey-Tac based cases. I'm in the process of gathering components to have Kirby build me a 338AX (Lapua Imp) for a long range elk killer. Hard to beat elk stopping power for a packable mountain rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 262248, member: 1742"] Just about the only 7mm that I'd feel very comfortalbe shooting elk at 600-800 yds would be the 7mm Allen Magnum spitting the 200g Wildcat Al RBBT at 3300fps+. My brother shot a cow at 428 this year with 300WSM. Two good hits in the kill zone with 3050fps 180g Accubonds. Neither exited. Dead elk, but just an indication that you are starting to run out of ooommphh a bit and shot placement become more and more important. Not that it ever isn't important, there's just less room for error. Given the choice: big animal...big gun. The SAUM is no UM. Your best bet for off the shelf, cheap, knock-em-dead elk killer is probably the 338 UM. It packs a heckuva wallop with a 225 or better yet, the 250 Accubond. The 338 Edge would be better, then you're into the 338 Lapua Imps and then the 338 cal 408 Chey-Tac based cases. I'm in the process of gathering components to have Kirby build me a 338AX (Lapua Imp) for a long range elk killer. Hard to beat elk stopping power for a packable mountain rifle. [/QUOTE]
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