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Serious question about caliber and elk potential
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 297384" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p><strong>Re: Serious question about caliber and LR potential</strong></p><p></p><p>Just one fella's experience.</p><p></p><p>Had total commitment, back in the day, to the 270 Win. Way before 140 class bullets were developed for it. Used 130s exclusively. Shot lots of muleys a moose and no elk.</p><p></p><p>Moved next to a fella that has harvested many elk. He's one of those big bore fellas.</p><p></p><p>His elk rifles consist of 338 Win Mag w/200 gr bullets??? 358 Norma with heavier bullets and a 375 H&H. His long shots are off hand and a couple fo hundred yards.</p><p></p><p>Has lost several animals. But its infrequently. Always a bad hit.</p><p></p><p>Elk are a magical animal to many hunters, mostly from back east.</p><p></p><p>Experience seems to reveal that elk are hard to kill.</p><p></p><p>Every one seems to think that bigger is always better.</p><p></p><p>I think it comes down to macho stuff. As my Ford is better than your TRD...........</p><p></p><p>Having said that, my carry rifle is a 338 RUM w/300 SMKs and a 375 Allen Mag is under construction and my 270 shoots 170 class bullets really fast and far.........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 297384, member: 2011"] [b]Re: Serious question about caliber and LR potential[/b] Just one fella's experience. Had total commitment, back in the day, to the 270 Win. Way before 140 class bullets were developed for it. Used 130s exclusively. Shot lots of muleys a moose and no elk. Moved next to a fella that has harvested many elk. He's one of those big bore fellas. His elk rifles consist of 338 Win Mag w/200 gr bullets??? 358 Norma with heavier bullets and a 375 H&H. His long shots are off hand and a couple fo hundred yards. Has lost several animals. But its infrequently. Always a bad hit. Elk are a magical animal to many hunters, mostly from back east. Experience seems to reveal that elk are hard to kill. Every one seems to think that bigger is always better. I think it comes down to macho stuff. As my Ford is better than your TRD........... Having said that, my carry rifle is a 338 RUM w/300 SMKs and a 375 Allen Mag is under construction and my 270 shoots 170 class bullets really fast and far......... [/QUOTE]
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