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300 wm 178 eld-x or 200 eld-x
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<blockquote data-quote="dporter99" data-source="post: 1832133" data-attributes="member: 20299"><p>To the OP's question re: doing it all, I shot a cow elk and doe antelope this past fall with a 300WM using the Hornady 212 ELD-X. I'm running a Broughton #4, 10 Twist, 26" with great accuracy using a 212 ELD-X and H1000. </p><p>Unexpectedly had an opportunity to take a doe antelope on a cow elk hunt out of state and didn't have a smaller caliber with me. Clearly one doesn't need a 300WM for a doe antelope, but it was effective! If a perfect shot, I would've placed the bullet right behind the shoulder on that doe and not got into the shoulder meat. Due to shooter error, I didn't, and instead went high shoulder at ~200 yds. Dropped her on the spot with a pass through, and there was a fair amount of bloodshot meat. I'm fairly confident that a 178 or 200 gr bullet would've done the same damage. Just tells me that I'd go with the heaviest bullet the gun likes and deliver the knockdown power on the elk (one shot put my cow down too at a similar distance), then just recognize judicious shot placement will be key on lighter game to avoid losing shoulder meat... </p><p>Just my opinion...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dporter99, post: 1832133, member: 20299"] To the OP's question re: doing it all, I shot a cow elk and doe antelope this past fall with a 300WM using the Hornady 212 ELD-X. I'm running a Broughton #4, 10 Twist, 26" with great accuracy using a 212 ELD-X and H1000. Unexpectedly had an opportunity to take a doe antelope on a cow elk hunt out of state and didn't have a smaller caliber with me. Clearly one doesn't need a 300WM for a doe antelope, but it was effective! If a perfect shot, I would've placed the bullet right behind the shoulder on that doe and not got into the shoulder meat. Due to shooter error, I didn't, and instead went high shoulder at ~200 yds. Dropped her on the spot with a pass through, and there was a fair amount of bloodshot meat. I'm fairly confident that a 178 or 200 gr bullet would've done the same damage. Just tells me that I'd go with the heaviest bullet the gun likes and deliver the knockdown power on the elk (one shot put my cow down too at a similar distance), then just recognize judicious shot placement will be key on lighter game to avoid losing shoulder meat... Just my opinion... [/QUOTE]
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