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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 1592894" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>Don't undergun yourself. Yes, all of the calibers mentioned will kill an elk, including the .270 Win - which I personally use to kill an elk. But it was a wounded elk, not my hunt and the only reason he didn't run off was because he'd been "kneecapped" by the the hunter with a 7mm mag... who then never fired another shot! (Can't imagine why not, he just said he didn't have a shot. Seeing as how we were laying side by side, I can only wonder). </p><p></p><p>I would suggest the 300RUM instead of the 300WM but then if you're not going to reload, it's a moot point (the belted case for the .300WM is obsolete and unnecessary today). You're going to put out the cost of the hunt, a new rifle & optics and then whine about the cost of factory ammo? Buy the rig, get several different types of premium factory ammo in the bullet weight you want (I would start with a 200gr. Partition) and find out what shoots best at your max range, then buy 5 boxes of the stuff, which will likely last you many, many years to come. You can buy a light weight rig in a mouse caliber but you're going to have to put limitations on the shots you can take and it would really suck to see that big royal walk off into the dark timber because he didn't give you the perfect shot you needed. The only thing worse would be to take the shot out of desperation and have him walk into the woods carrying your poorly placed shot.</p><p>Just my opinion, worth what you paid for it but definitely something to think about.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 1592894, member: 78056"] Don't undergun yourself. Yes, all of the calibers mentioned will kill an elk, including the .270 Win - which I personally use to kill an elk. But it was a wounded elk, not my hunt and the only reason he didn't run off was because he'd been "kneecapped" by the the hunter with a 7mm mag... who then never fired another shot! (Can't imagine why not, he just said he didn't have a shot. Seeing as how we were laying side by side, I can only wonder). I would suggest the 300RUM instead of the 300WM but then if you're not going to reload, it's a moot point (the belted case for the .300WM is obsolete and unnecessary today). You're going to put out the cost of the hunt, a new rifle & optics and then whine about the cost of factory ammo? Buy the rig, get several different types of premium factory ammo in the bullet weight you want (I would start with a 200gr. Partition) and find out what shoots best at your max range, then buy 5 boxes of the stuff, which will likely last you many, many years to come. You can buy a light weight rig in a mouse caliber but you're going to have to put limitations on the shots you can take and it would really suck to see that big royal walk off into the dark timber because he didn't give you the perfect shot you needed. The only thing worse would be to take the shot out of desperation and have him walk into the woods carrying your poorly placed shot. Just my opinion, worth what you paid for it but definitely something to think about. Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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