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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1781410" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>I'm wondering if our disconnect is partially the why we pull the trigger, I don't shoot an elk to just shoot an elk, there is always the purpose of eating as much of it as possible, I'm simply not going to blow a hole through 22 elk roast just because I HAVE to shoot, not shooting is ALWAYS and option for me!!! I will shoot an elk though the front shoulders, not my preference but I will, it's only a few inches from the vitals and meat loss is of a level that can be acceptable to me but I would prefer a quartering away shot tucked in behind the shoulder. I hunt as much for the shot as I do the animal, if I don't have the shot I simply don't take it and hunt harder to put myself into a position I don't have to compromise the goal which is as much meat as possible and as clean of a kill as possible. </p><p>I have been willing to loose some meat in the pursuit to know what a bullet will do though the shoulders since that is a common shot to the vitals and I want to have confidence in that shot if it's the situation. I'm FAR more confident based on actually shooting elk, of getting a 215 or 230 Berger through an elks shoulder into the vitals vs a 168 Barnes TTSX or TSX, again because I spent 8 plus years a Barnes fan boy!! </p><p>On a shot through the slats only, again because of actually shooting elk with 215 and 230 Bergers and 168 Barnes I will take the Berger every single time because of the percentage that take too much time because of small wound channels.</p><p>If you want to compare a 215 Berger to a 180 or 200 gr Accubond we can do that also, again because we actually shoot stuff, I have yet to have a 215 not clear the front shoulder, I have had to dispatch days later elk that an Accubond simply did not get through, all of them recovered so we actually know what happened. </p><p></p><p>Your telling me that the Berger is not optimal and Barnes is, I shot a lot of elk with a Barnes they are the reason I started looking for a better bullet because they SUCKED, they were anything but optimal for killing elk. We used to carry 22 pistols because we knew we would have to dispatch elk when we got to them, I've dispatched a lot of elk with a knife because of small wound channels and we got to them fast, I have not had to dispatch a single elk when I've shot a Berger, to me that's optimal performance!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1781410, member: 13632"] I'm wondering if our disconnect is partially the why we pull the trigger, I don't shoot an elk to just shoot an elk, there is always the purpose of eating as much of it as possible, I'm simply not going to blow a hole through 22 elk roast just because I HAVE to shoot, not shooting is ALWAYS and option for me!!! I will shoot an elk though the front shoulders, not my preference but I will, it's only a few inches from the vitals and meat loss is of a level that can be acceptable to me but I would prefer a quartering away shot tucked in behind the shoulder. I hunt as much for the shot as I do the animal, if I don't have the shot I simply don't take it and hunt harder to put myself into a position I don't have to compromise the goal which is as much meat as possible and as clean of a kill as possible. I have been willing to loose some meat in the pursuit to know what a bullet will do though the shoulders since that is a common shot to the vitals and I want to have confidence in that shot if it's the situation. I'm FAR more confident based on actually shooting elk, of getting a 215 or 230 Berger through an elks shoulder into the vitals vs a 168 Barnes TTSX or TSX, again because I spent 8 plus years a Barnes fan boy!! On a shot through the slats only, again because of actually shooting elk with 215 and 230 Bergers and 168 Barnes I will take the Berger every single time because of the percentage that take too much time because of small wound channels. If you want to compare a 215 Berger to a 180 or 200 gr Accubond we can do that also, again because we actually shoot stuff, I have yet to have a 215 not clear the front shoulder, I have had to dispatch days later elk that an Accubond simply did not get through, all of them recovered so we actually know what happened. Your telling me that the Berger is not optimal and Barnes is, I shot a lot of elk with a Barnes they are the reason I started looking for a better bullet because they SUCKED, they were anything but optimal for killing elk. We used to carry 22 pistols because we knew we would have to dispatch elk when we got to them, I've dispatched a lot of elk with a knife because of small wound channels and we got to them fast, I have not had to dispatch a single elk when I've shot a Berger, to me that's optimal performance!!! [/QUOTE]
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