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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2358467" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>Years back 1978 I pulled an elk tag followed immediately by a dual muley tag. My .270 never made on or off the plane. The outfitter told the guide to let me use his backup rifle. Remington 600 Mohawk in .243win. Woe is me. There was no opportunity for me to take any shots with it, I felt woefully undergunned. The guide found me a 3x4 elk about 1000 yards from our horses on the edge of some trees. He said it was a shooter, and at 160 yards he said hold right on this ridge of muscle right behind the shoulder. I sat down next to a small aspen tree, grabbed it with my left hand and laid the rifle on my wrist. I shot when he told me to. The elk just stood there. I cranked in another pipsqueek round and the guide said hold off on the second shot, but keep the crosshairs on him. He said I had made a good shot. Sure enough the elk walked in a circle right then left about 25 yards total. Its front legs buckled and it went over. The ammo was some flavor of Hornady factory stuff with 100gr bullets. later on in the week I filled the two muley tags, a 9 point at 180yds and a long tined 6 point at 110yds. one shot each. I had a new respect for that pipsqueek cartridge. I bought one when I got home and hunt with it still.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2358467, member: 71817"] Years back 1978 I pulled an elk tag followed immediately by a dual muley tag. My .270 never made on or off the plane. The outfitter told the guide to let me use his backup rifle. Remington 600 Mohawk in .243win. Woe is me. There was no opportunity for me to take any shots with it, I felt woefully undergunned. The guide found me a 3x4 elk about 1000 yards from our horses on the edge of some trees. He said it was a shooter, and at 160 yards he said hold right on this ridge of muscle right behind the shoulder. I sat down next to a small aspen tree, grabbed it with my left hand and laid the rifle on my wrist. I shot when he told me to. The elk just stood there. I cranked in another pipsqueek round and the guide said hold off on the second shot, but keep the crosshairs on him. He said I had made a good shot. Sure enough the elk walked in a circle right then left about 25 yards total. Its front legs buckled and it went over. The ammo was some flavor of Hornady factory stuff with 100gr bullets. later on in the week I filled the two muley tags, a 9 point at 180yds and a long tined 6 point at 110yds. one shot each. I had a new respect for that pipsqueek cartridge. I bought one when I got home and hunt with it still. [/QUOTE]
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