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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2471104" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>This is a legit concern IMO…in my neck of the woods the rural hardware stores that stock ammo always have .223, .22-250, .243, .270, 7mm rem mag, .303 British (every other backwoods Canadian has a lee enfield .303 it seems <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ), .30-30, 308 Winchester, .30-06, and .300 win mag. Some increasingly have .25-06, 7mm-08, and .338 win mag but I wouldn't want to depend on them having those even haha. Almost universally in the silver box Winchester super x power points. </p><p></p><p>Obviously some of those are not remotely considerable for elk (though sadly the .22 centerfires are now legal for big game in Saskatchewan with the exception of the hornet…i always thought it made good ethical sense to draw the absolute minimum line at the .243 but that's just me). But yeah if I was travelling somewhere in the middle of nowhere and I wanted good odds of having back up ammo being somewhat acquirable I'd probably go with .270, 308, 30-06, 7 rem mag, or .300 Winnie (and my actual preference is the .300 - but lots of guides cite the .270 as a sensible minimum for elk and it sure can and does get the job done, but if I'm on the hunt of a lifetime which for some this would be, "minimum" isn't what I'm after haha)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2471104, member: 109862"] This is a legit concern IMO…in my neck of the woods the rural hardware stores that stock ammo always have .223, .22-250, .243, .270, 7mm rem mag, .303 British (every other backwoods Canadian has a lee enfield .303 it seems :) ), .30-30, 308 Winchester, .30-06, and .300 win mag. Some increasingly have .25-06, 7mm-08, and .338 win mag but I wouldn’t want to depend on them having those even haha. Almost universally in the silver box Winchester super x power points. Obviously some of those are not remotely considerable for elk (though sadly the .22 centerfires are now legal for big game in Saskatchewan with the exception of the hornet…i always thought it made good ethical sense to draw the absolute minimum line at the .243 but that’s just me). But yeah if I was travelling somewhere in the middle of nowhere and I wanted good odds of having back up ammo being somewhat acquirable I’d probably go with .270, 308, 30-06, 7 rem mag, or .300 Winnie (and my actual preference is the .300 - but lots of guides cite the .270 as a sensible minimum for elk and it sure can and does get the job done, but if I’m on the hunt of a lifetime which for some this would be, “minimum” isn’t what I’m after haha) [/QUOTE]
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