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So what wrong with a .243 on Elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Topgun 30-06" data-source="post: 832825" data-attributes="member: 28854"><p>HunterBob---It looks like someone appointed themselves Moderator and are quoting rules that IMHO you have not violated! I haven't seen you say a derogatory word about other people taking long range shots and I think your question of how long people can shoot that you asked about without a scope is not out of line, but maybe should be asked on your own thread. After all, there is even a Forum on bows on this website. Maybe you got off topic a little, but many times threads do and then have a way of getting back on.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, here are my thoughts in getting back on topic about a .243 or other cailibers like a 30-30 for elk. What was used years ago and did the job is one thing because they had nothing else to use and most of the animals were probably shot at a fairly short distance. When you start increasing the distance on shots at an elk the smaller calibers quite simply do not come close to the energy needed for a quick, humane kill when placed in the vitals. Sure a 22-250, a .220, .243, or 30-30 will kill the animal most of the time, but as another member stated, how far will it go before he drops? Use a caliber intended for a bigger animal where more energy is needed for good penetration before proper expansion of the bullet takes place and the animal will not go very far. Finally, the statement was made about the 30-30 killing more animals than any other cartridge. I believe that statement applies to deer, or at least it once did not too long ago, but the 30-06 is the winner when you talk about overall number of animals take with a particular cartridge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topgun 30-06, post: 832825, member: 28854"] HunterBob---It looks like someone appointed themselves Moderator and are quoting rules that IMHO you have not violated! I haven't seen you say a derogatory word about other people taking long range shots and I think your question of how long people can shoot that you asked about without a scope is not out of line, but maybe should be asked on your own thread. After all, there is even a Forum on bows on this website. Maybe you got off topic a little, but many times threads do and then have a way of getting back on. Anyway, here are my thoughts in getting back on topic about a .243 or other cailibers like a 30-30 for elk. What was used years ago and did the job is one thing because they had nothing else to use and most of the animals were probably shot at a fairly short distance. When you start increasing the distance on shots at an elk the smaller calibers quite simply do not come close to the energy needed for a quick, humane kill when placed in the vitals. Sure a 22-250, a .220, .243, or 30-30 will kill the animal most of the time, but as another member stated, how far will it go before he drops? Use a caliber intended for a bigger animal where more energy is needed for good penetration before proper expansion of the bullet takes place and the animal will not go very far. Finally, the statement was made about the 30-30 killing more animals than any other cartridge. I believe that statement applies to deer, or at least it once did not too long ago, but the 30-06 is the winner when you talk about overall number of animals take with a particular cartridge. [/QUOTE]
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