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1st elk hunt need rifle advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Longshotjames" data-source="post: 1592349" data-attributes="member: 91374"><p>Lots of great advice here. Anything .270 is adequate but 30 and up is better!</p><p></p><p>I dont feel 6.5 is an elk caliber. Its just not enough muscle for an animal that size. </p><p></p><p>Here is my testimony: my first bull a few years ago came at the end of a grueling 5 day hunt and the only shot I had was an offhand, 90yd shot quartering to me through the biggest bone of the shoulder. I don't feel a 6.5 would make that shot cleanly and I would either wound him or had to have passed my only opportunity. Either way its a tag sandwich with a 6.5 bullet. As it was, I was holding a 9.3x62 stoked with 250gr accubonds and I let the hammer drop right through that big shoulder! Bullet struck the point of the shoulder, crushed a baseball bat size shoulder bone and went through the heart on the way to its offside hip. 2 giant elk leaps and it was time to break out the skinning knife!</p><p>Elk hunts should be grueling, it makes you appreciate them more when you are successful! So put the odds of making a hard angle shot in your favor and pick a .30+ caliber. </p><p>Happy Hunting</p><p>James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longshotjames, post: 1592349, member: 91374"] Lots of great advice here. Anything .270 is adequate but 30 and up is better! I dont feel 6.5 is an elk caliber. Its just not enough muscle for an animal that size. Here is my testimony: my first bull a few years ago came at the end of a grueling 5 day hunt and the only shot I had was an offhand, 90yd shot quartering to me through the biggest bone of the shoulder. I don't feel a 6.5 would make that shot cleanly and I would either wound him or had to have passed my only opportunity. Either way its a tag sandwich with a 6.5 bullet. As it was, I was holding a 9.3x62 stoked with 250gr accubonds and I let the hammer drop right through that big shoulder! Bullet struck the point of the shoulder, crushed a baseball bat size shoulder bone and went through the heart on the way to its offside hip. 2 giant elk leaps and it was time to break out the skinning knife! Elk hunts should be grueling, it makes you appreciate them more when you are successful! So put the odds of making a hard angle shot in your favor and pick a .30+ caliber. Happy Hunting James [/QUOTE]
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