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<blockquote data-quote="Lrt307" data-source="post: 818401" data-attributes="member: 57068"><p>One could argue Caliber size and ethnic shots all day. What it all boils down too is the shooter doing his part & a decent bullet that will put the animal down quickly. I myself have near 30 Elk kills. Throughout these kills I have used .270 win, 7stw, 7mm rem, 300 rum. I will say that my longest shots & cleanest kills have come from my 7mm rem shooting jlk 180 bullets & Berger 180's. The Rum obviously has more energy but I had some bad experiences with shooting lighter bullets "180" @ 3400+ fps. This would probably work better shooting a 210 or larger in the 3,000 fps range. My 270 killed many Elk with a 130 factory load when I was younger & didn't reload. This was a bit light for an Elk with Factory ammo. The 7 stw 160 Barnes was a 1 shot killer. The 7mm has been the most accurate & consistent of the bunch. I have 2 kills over 900 yds with the 7 and clean kills. I have a buddy who killed a 337" bull @ 1115 yds shooting a 6x284 with a Berger 105 vld. It all boils down too a good bullet and the shooter doing his part regardless of size of caliber. I have seen hunters blow the legs off animals from 100 yes with 300 wins and have an all day goose chase.... My .02</p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lrt307, post: 818401, member: 57068"] One could argue Caliber size and ethnic shots all day. What it all boils down too is the shooter doing his part & a decent bullet that will put the animal down quickly. I myself have near 30 Elk kills. Throughout these kills I have used .270 win, 7stw, 7mm rem, 300 rum. I will say that my longest shots & cleanest kills have come from my 7mm rem shooting jlk 180 bullets & Berger 180's. The Rum obviously has more energy but I had some bad experiences with shooting lighter bullets "180" @ 3400+ fps. This would probably work better shooting a 210 or larger in the 3,000 fps range. My 270 killed many Elk with a 130 factory load when I was younger & didn't reload. This was a bit light for an Elk with Factory ammo. The 7 stw 160 Barnes was a 1 shot killer. The 7mm has been the most accurate & consistent of the bunch. I have 2 kills over 900 yds with the 7 and clean kills. I have a buddy who killed a 337" bull @ 1115 yds shooting a 6x284 with a Berger 105 vld. It all boils down too a good bullet and the shooter doing his part regardless of size of caliber. I have seen hunters blow the legs off animals from 100 yes with 300 wins and have an all day goose chase.... My .02 gun) [/QUOTE]
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