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7mm SAUM vs 300 WSM for Elk/western hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Huntz" data-source="post: 1807261" data-attributes="member: 110832"><p>I doubt the bullet was defective.Bullets have a funny habit of not going straight through an animal no matter the make or caliber.I would be willing to bet that animal died somewhere from that shot.I shot an elk in Montana several years ago with my 338 Win mag.I was so sure of my shot I never put another one into it.I found it the next day probably 400 yards away in a wash drilled through one lung , with the help of ravens.I salvaged most of the meat because it was below zero that night.He was 250 yards away when I shot.I saw him drop.I waited about 15 minutes to make sure he was dead and he was gone when I walked up to where I thought I shot him.There was little to no blood.I was shooting 225 grain Nosler AB`s.The bullet hit one lung and turned.I found it next to the skin in the rear quarter.This was a dead on broadside shot.That said I really don`t think the 6.5CM is a reliable Elk cartridge.I now use a 270 WSM or 300WSM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Huntz, post: 1807261, member: 110832"] I doubt the bullet was defective.Bullets have a funny habit of not going straight through an animal no matter the make or caliber.I would be willing to bet that animal died somewhere from that shot.I shot an elk in Montana several years ago with my 338 Win mag.I was so sure of my shot I never put another one into it.I found it the next day probably 400 yards away in a wash drilled through one lung , with the help of ravens.I salvaged most of the meat because it was below zero that night.He was 250 yards away when I shot.I saw him drop.I waited about 15 minutes to make sure he was dead and he was gone when I walked up to where I thought I shot him.There was little to no blood.I was shooting 225 grain Nosler AB`s.The bullet hit one lung and turned.I found it next to the skin in the rear quarter.This was a dead on broadside shot.That said I really don`t think the 6.5CM is a reliable Elk cartridge.I now use a 270 WSM or 300WSM. [/QUOTE]
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