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7-08 and 30-06 long range hunting.
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<blockquote data-quote="Swift One" data-source="post: 136109" data-attributes="member: 5900"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>but then, if you plan on making the perfect shot so you dont need a big gun, why not just carry a light 243win or 25-06? </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Yes, I understand the old "kill the whitetail with the 22LR" theory. That is not what I am asking about. I am not trying to get away with the minimum amount of FPE necassary to harvest an animal. I am simply asking if the two cartridges mentioned were suitable for big game such as Elk.</p><p></p><p>I have been reading a lot about Elk hunting and it seems that a lot of the guides are saying that quite a few hunters arrive "overgunned" for the occasion. I have read that for Elk, anything from a .270 to a 300 Win Mag would be suitable for Elk size game. What I am wondering is if those cartridges (7-08 and 30-06) are suitable for 200yds and under or will they deliver the FPE needed at ranges of up to 500yds?</p><p></p><p>Biff's reloading,</p><p></p><p>You are right about shot placement. I think that a shooter owes it to the animal to make a shot at no greater distance than the shooter's own limitations to make well placed shot under field conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swift One, post: 136109, member: 5900"] [ QUOTE ] but then, if you plan on making the perfect shot so you dont need a big gun, why not just carry a light 243win or 25-06? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, I understand the old "kill the whitetail with the 22LR" theory. That is not what I am asking about. I am not trying to get away with the minimum amount of FPE necassary to harvest an animal. I am simply asking if the two cartridges mentioned were suitable for big game such as Elk. I have been reading a lot about Elk hunting and it seems that a lot of the guides are saying that quite a few hunters arrive "overgunned" for the occasion. I have read that for Elk, anything from a .270 to a 300 Win Mag would be suitable for Elk size game. What I am wondering is if those cartridges (7-08 and 30-06) are suitable for 200yds and under or will they deliver the FPE needed at ranges of up to 500yds? Biff's reloading, You are right about shot placement. I think that a shooter owes it to the animal to make a shot at no greater distance than the shooter's own limitations to make well placed shot under field conditions. [/QUOTE]
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