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300 Win Mag.........................Perfect for Elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 837624" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>No... you nor any of us have any rights here. Len, the owner has all the rights including the right to say what can be discussed and what can't. Keep pushing it and you'll find out the reality of that. Telling people where and how to shoot and not to shoot game to make humane kills delves into the "ethics" arena, which is strictly against forum rules.</p><p></p><p>Shooting an animal in the rear can be even more deadly than the lung shot as it will encounter more organs, arteries, etc., as it travels the length of the body. if you are implying the elk is just to large for such a shot... that all depends on what rifle and bullet you are using... which brings us back around to the topic of this thread.... which you are dragging us away from. That is where individual judgment comes in. There are no hard and fast rules. I have no doubt that a 300 WM shooting a good controlled expansion bullet could penetrate the full length of a big bull provided it had enough velocity. I would hesitate to use a frangible bullet for such a shot, but that is up to the decision of the hunter. If a frangible bullet broke down the pelvis and caused massive hemorrhaging, it would be just as effective as any lung shot. The animal would go nowhere and expire relatively quickly.</p><p></p><p>If you want to make the statement "I would not make such a shot because...." fine. But you are out of line when you tell others what they can and can't do in that regard in this forum.</p><p></p><p>So I would recommend dropping it... and let's get back to topic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 837624, member: 11717"] No... you nor any of us have any rights here. Len, the owner has all the rights including the right to say what can be discussed and what can't. Keep pushing it and you'll find out the reality of that. Telling people where and how to shoot and not to shoot game to make humane kills delves into the "ethics" arena, which is strictly against forum rules. Shooting an animal in the rear can be even more deadly than the lung shot as it will encounter more organs, arteries, etc., as it travels the length of the body. if you are implying the elk is just to large for such a shot... that all depends on what rifle and bullet you are using... which brings us back around to the topic of this thread.... which you are dragging us away from. That is where individual judgment comes in. There are no hard and fast rules. I have no doubt that a 300 WM shooting a good controlled expansion bullet could penetrate the full length of a big bull provided it had enough velocity. I would hesitate to use a frangible bullet for such a shot, but that is up to the decision of the hunter. If a frangible bullet broke down the pelvis and caused massive hemorrhaging, it would be just as effective as any lung shot. The animal would go nowhere and expire relatively quickly. If you want to make the statement "I would not make such a shot because...." fine. But you are out of line when you tell others what they can and can't do in that regard in this forum. So I would recommend dropping it... and let's get back to topic. [/QUOTE]
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