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1st elk hunt need rifle advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Gamesniper19" data-source="post: 1593749" data-attributes="member: 95013"><p>Dan</p><p>You have 13 pages of opinion. One more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>For a pure hunting rifle I recommend that Christensen Ridgeline in either the 300 WM or the 28N because with both calibers you get:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Match grade OTC bullets that are reliably accurate for elk and deer sized animals out to any responsible hunting distance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bullet weights large enough to take nearly any animal in N. America. no such thing as a bullet too big for a deer...the animal doesnt care if you dont. Dead is dead</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 28N will be ballistically superior but also kick just a little more than the 300 WM - with a like 185/190 grain load, the 28N will be faster by about 150 fps and carry similar terminal energy - but both will run great</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 6.5's will kill elk and so will the 270 (so will a 243 with shot placement) but in my professional and personal opinion, an elk should be taken with a 175 grain and larger bullet. A perfect shot is perfect so 6.5s are fine, an imperfect shot in the field will benefit from more energy of a larger bullet - hence 175 grain or bigger</li> </ul><p>The reason I am also recommending these two choices is that from a stand in Ga, you wont be killing an elk. To do that you will need to come out west and shoot potentially more than 300 yards and need a "do all caliber" that will work</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gamesniper19, post: 1593749, member: 95013"] Dan You have 13 pages of opinion. One more :) For a pure hunting rifle I recommend that Christensen Ridgeline in either the 300 WM or the 28N because with both calibers you get: [LIST] [*]Match grade OTC bullets that are reliably accurate for elk and deer sized animals out to any responsible hunting distance [*]Bullet weights large enough to take nearly any animal in N. America. no such thing as a bullet too big for a deer...the animal doesnt care if you dont. Dead is dead [*]The 28N will be ballistically superior but also kick just a little more than the 300 WM - with a like 185/190 grain load, the 28N will be faster by about 150 fps and carry similar terminal energy - but both will run great [*]The 6.5's will kill elk and so will the 270 (so will a 243 with shot placement) but in my professional and personal opinion, an elk should be taken with a 175 grain and larger bullet. A perfect shot is perfect so 6.5s are fine, an imperfect shot in the field will benefit from more energy of a larger bullet - hence 175 grain or bigger [/LIST] The reason I am also recommending these two choices is that from a stand in Ga, you wont be killing an elk. To do that you will need to come out west and shoot potentially more than 300 yards and need a "do all caliber" that will work [/QUOTE]
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