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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1336212" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>Well that makes sense. I'm the same way - shooting at 1000+ is no big deal if its steel or some other target, but with live animals I have my limits. </p><p></p><p>I really like .338 caliber bullets for elk. .30s aren't bad either, but the 6.5-7mm rounds just don't put them down very fast. I've only taken a handful of elk so my experience is limited. Those who have taken a LOT of elk usually say the same thing though, so I feel like I'm on the right track here. With that in mind I'd be looking for a .30 or .338 that can push the heavy bullets to 3000+ fps. The 300 RUM will barely get you there. That might be a good option if you're on a budget. The 30-378 or 338-378 are good choices if you want to stick with factory cartridges. And of course you can build a .30 or .338 off the Lapua Improved case design. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if you've looked at the ELR sub-forum much. There are a lot of good threads in there about shooting beyond 1000 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1336212, member: 12193"] Well that makes sense. I'm the same way - shooting at 1000+ is no big deal if its steel or some other target, but with live animals I have my limits. I really like .338 caliber bullets for elk. .30s aren't bad either, but the 6.5-7mm rounds just don't put them down very fast. I've only taken a handful of elk so my experience is limited. Those who have taken a LOT of elk usually say the same thing though, so I feel like I'm on the right track here. With that in mind I'd be looking for a .30 or .338 that can push the heavy bullets to 3000+ fps. The 300 RUM will barely get you there. That might be a good option if you're on a budget. The 30-378 or 338-378 are good choices if you want to stick with factory cartridges. And of course you can build a .30 or .338 off the Lapua Improved case design. I don't know if you've looked at the ELR sub-forum much. There are a lot of good threads in there about shooting beyond 1000 yards. [/QUOTE]
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