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Which PRC for my lightweight mountain rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="dougduey" data-source="post: 1902036" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>Just know that I agree with you if you read my original post. Bullet selection and shot placement are paramount and trump everything. A lot of elk have been taken with a .243 and they've killed a lot of moose in Europe with the 6.5x55 Swede, but those wouldn't be my choice for elk. With all the different cartridge options nowadays, I feel you should pick which one will suit the desired purpose. I like to stack as many odds in my favor, so if a 30 cal or larger will give me an advantage on larger game with better wound channels, I'm going to take that advantage. I've spoken with a number of outfitters over the years who have stated they (clients) have lost more wounded elk to a 7 Rem Mag. Most likely due to over confidence (cuz it's a magnum), a poor shot and not being proficient with that particular rifle/cartridge. I feel I owe it to the animal to take it out as quickly as possible, so I will always use at least a 30 cal on elk. </p><p></p><p>My avatar has the photo of my mountain goat. I took him with my 338 Lapua. Was told by the outfitter to bring the largest caliber I was comfortable (plus we were on Kodiak Island and may have to deal with griz) with since you want to poke axe them and not have them run off the side of the mountain. I took out the front shoulders and he fell over dead before I could rack another round. My buddy took his with his 7 Rem Mag. His died, but not before it went off the side of the mountain. They spent all day finding it and bringing it back up 2500 vertical feet to camp. Did we both get our Billy's? Yes, but mine was a lot easier after the shooting was done and I attribute that to my chosen cartridge (my buddy is a crack shot and head of his SWAT team so it wasn't a shot placement issue).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougduey, post: 1902036, member: 33159"] Just know that I agree with you if you read my original post. Bullet selection and shot placement are paramount and trump everything. A lot of elk have been taken with a .243 and they’ve killed a lot of moose in Europe with the 6.5x55 Swede, but those wouldn’t be my choice for elk. With all the different cartridge options nowadays, I feel you should pick which one will suit the desired purpose. I like to stack as many odds in my favor, so if a 30 cal or larger will give me an advantage on larger game with better wound channels, I’m going to take that advantage. I’ve spoken with a number of outfitters over the years who have stated they (clients) have lost more wounded elk to a 7 Rem Mag. Most likely due to over confidence (cuz it’s a magnum), a poor shot and not being proficient with that particular rifle/cartridge. I feel I owe it to the animal to take it out as quickly as possible, so I will always use at least a 30 cal on elk. My avatar has the photo of my mountain goat. I took him with my 338 Lapua. Was told by the outfitter to bring the largest caliber I was comfortable (plus we were on Kodiak Island and may have to deal with griz) with since you want to poke axe them and not have them run off the side of the mountain. I took out the front shoulders and he fell over dead before I could rack another round. My buddy took his with his 7 Rem Mag. His died, but not before it went off the side of the mountain. They spent all day finding it and bringing it back up 2500 vertical feet to camp. Did we both get our Billy’s? Yes, but mine was a lot easier after the shooting was done and I attribute that to my chosen cartridge (my buddy is a crack shot and head of his SWAT team so it wasn’t a shot placement issue). [/QUOTE]
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