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7mm-08 max range on elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 330094" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>Bullets, smullets.......</p><p></p><p>I went to my dauther & son-in-law's for dinner yesterday evening. Main course was elk heart from a recently harvested fair to good sized bull. Dinner was great, grand kids were great.</p><p></p><p>After dinner I went to the garage to look at the still hanging carcass. It was all in one hunk. Son-in-law is a large fella and doesn't quarter anything till its hanging at the house.</p><p></p><p>I looked for wound channel, terminal performance, etc.</p><p></p><p>No holes in rib cage????</p><p></p><p>Noticed a slice in the brisket??? No external damage just a crease through the upper half of the sternum???</p><p></p><p>My bubble broke! Thought of this thread........</p><p></p><p>This elk was hyped up, having been chased w/an atv and two previous shots (misses). Thus one would figure that such a marginal hit would take some more "fair chase<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />"</p><p></p><p>I asked how far it went after the shot. He replied less than 10 yards.........</p><p>The shot was an estimated 110 yds.</p><p></p><p>I asked what he shot it with. He replied................."a muzzle loader"</p><p></p><p>And I thought the very worst bullet for elk was the 60gr Sierra 223 @ 2600 fps.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> But it nailed an elk at 120 yds, (poor fella thought it was a muley.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</p><p></p><p>Just something to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 330094, member: 2011"] Bullets, smullets....... I went to my dauther & son-in-law's for dinner yesterday evening. Main course was elk heart from a recently harvested fair to good sized bull. Dinner was great, grand kids were great. After dinner I went to the garage to look at the still hanging carcass. It was all in one hunk. Son-in-law is a large fella and doesn't quarter anything till its hanging at the house. I looked for wound channel, terminal performance, etc. No holes in rib cage???? Noticed a slice in the brisket??? No external damage just a crease through the upper half of the sternum??? My bubble broke! Thought of this thread........ This elk was hyped up, having been chased w/an atv and two previous shots (misses). Thus one would figure that such a marginal hit would take some more "fair chase:rolleyes:" I asked how far it went after the shot. He replied less than 10 yards......... The shot was an estimated 110 yds. I asked what he shot it with. He replied................."a muzzle loader" And I thought the very worst bullet for elk was the 60gr Sierra 223 @ 2600 fps.:rolleyes: But it nailed an elk at 120 yds, (poor fella thought it was a muley.:)) Just something to think about. [/QUOTE]
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