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What are rifle (s) are you taking to elk hunt this year?
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<blockquote data-quote="COBrad" data-source="post: 1165012" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>I killed my bull this year at 1098 yards... with the 7 rem mag. </p><p>Even at long distance they have to be hit in the boiler room. The 7 mag shooting 180 gr Berger VLD's is pretty hard to beat without stepping up to a .338. </p><p></p><p>I shot big .300's for many years, but got tired of brakes. They are elk killing machines, no doubt, but so is the 7mm- without as much drama. </p><p></p><p>After 30 plus years of guiding and outfitting I have not seen anything to change my opinion that I would much rather see a guy show up with the .270 he can shoot, than a cannon he can't. </p><p></p><p>When it comes to long range I expect a man to have gained enough experience to know what he and his cartridge can do. Restraint is integral to being a long range hunter. </p><p></p><p>As to the argument about the 30-30 vs about anything else, I think it can go without saying it is not a long range round, not even a medium range round, but it is capable of killing any elk that ever walked, within 2 or 300 yards. </p><p></p><p>My $.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COBrad, post: 1165012, member: 1940"] I killed my bull this year at 1098 yards... with the 7 rem mag. Even at long distance they have to be hit in the boiler room. The 7 mag shooting 180 gr Berger VLD's is pretty hard to beat without stepping up to a .338. I shot big .300's for many years, but got tired of brakes. They are elk killing machines, no doubt, but so is the 7mm- without as much drama. After 30 plus years of guiding and outfitting I have not seen anything to change my opinion that I would much rather see a guy show up with the .270 he can shoot, than a cannon he can't. When it comes to long range I expect a man to have gained enough experience to know what he and his cartridge can do. Restraint is integral to being a long range hunter. As to the argument about the 30-30 vs about anything else, I think it can go without saying it is not a long range round, not even a medium range round, but it is capable of killing any elk that ever walked, within 2 or 300 yards. My $.02 [/QUOTE]
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