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<blockquote data-quote="Brushcutter" data-source="post: 2465103" data-attributes="member: 119640"><p>I've hunted and killed elk with 30-06, 308, 7mm Rem. mag, .325wsm, and 44 magnum revolver. They've all worked great. These days I mainly choose the rifle I'm most comfortable with appropriate to the game and country. 20 years ago I found a Savage 99 featherweight 308 that fits me like a glove. It became my usual choice for eastern and western Oregon deer, bear, and elk. One day I saw a Browning BLR featherweight in 325 wsm. I had to take it home. I don't handload so I got the only factory loads I could find. Winchester's premium 200 gr. load grouped 2" at 100 yards. Their 220 gr. silvertip grouped in 1".</p><p>I decided to hunt elk with that load. I shot a spike broadside through the lungs at 40 yards. It dropped dead. So all good. I did notice though that the exit side of the ribcage had 2 holes an inch apart. I guess the silvertip came apart. Since then I've found other premium loads that I use with confidence. For brush hunting elk I use my Remington 760 pump that has a peep sight in the rear and fiber optic front or my Taurus Raging Bull 454 Cassull.I've got 8 or 10 other rifles and 3 hunting handguns that suited for deer elk but I usually stick with the those four. I'm comfortable with them and the calibers work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brushcutter, post: 2465103, member: 119640"] I've hunted and killed elk with 30-06, 308, 7mm Rem. mag, .325wsm, and 44 magnum revolver. They've all worked great. These days I mainly choose the rifle I'm most comfortable with appropriate to the game and country. 20 years ago I found a Savage 99 featherweight 308 that fits me like a glove. It became my usual choice for eastern and western Oregon deer, bear, and elk. One day I saw a Browning BLR featherweight in 325 wsm. I had to take it home. I don't handload so I got the only factory loads I could find. Winchester's premium 200 gr. load grouped 2" at 100 yards. Their 220 gr. silvertip grouped in 1". I decided to hunt elk with that load. I shot a spike broadside through the lungs at 40 yards. It dropped dead. So all good. I did notice though that the exit side of the ribcage had 2 holes an inch apart. I guess the silvertip came apart. Since then I've found other premium loads that I use with confidence. For brush hunting elk I use my Remington 760 pump that has a peep sight in the rear and fiber optic front or my Taurus Raging Bull 454 Cassull.I've got 8 or 10 other rifles and 3 hunting handguns that suited for deer elk but I usually stick with the those four. I'm comfortable with them and the calibers work. [/QUOTE]
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