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The Basics, Starting Out
Best LRH caliber to start with?
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<blockquote data-quote="rooster740" data-source="post: 735123" data-attributes="member: 10582"><p>I have 2 308's that I have killed alot of elk at up to 500 yards. One is my timber country to 500 yard elk saddle gun that I believe I was the most accurate with to jerk off my shoulder or pull out of a saddle scabbord and flat kill anything to 500 yards. My other 308 is set up to target shoot and play with in summer, and has been used to kill many elk at long range, and also dialed in and killed crippled elk at crazy ranges in stupid wind, that most clients would have given up on, or chased into forbidden hunting ground!</p><p> </p><p>Recently I had my 300wm overhauled for a longer range saddle gun and for the last two hunting seasons I have not hardly seen my 308's! The 300wm can be loaded down to 30-06 velocities to do a bunch of off season shooting. I do not use a muzzle break on a saddle gun. and feel that this rifle although faily heavy is not bad to shoot or carry on my shoulder and every bit stout enough for elk at any range, that I am capable of. </p><p> </p><p>My dedicated long range rig is a 300rum that is only tranported by vehicle or pack horse. It rarely kills elk, has made a lot of gravel out of distant rocks, and is fun to shoot, but just does not get used. It kicks like a 308ish and is louder then hell seems to like berger 230's and has more energy at 1000yard then my 243 does at 100 yards.</p><p> </p><p>If I could have two rifles it would be a 300wm for hunting, and a 243 (not for elk) that is capable of shooting long bullets for everything smaller then deer.</p><p> </p><p>I agree with everything stated in the two posts above, never is the situation ideal, and every situation is different!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rooster740, post: 735123, member: 10582"] I have 2 308's that I have killed alot of elk at up to 500 yards. One is my timber country to 500 yard elk saddle gun that I believe I was the most accurate with to jerk off my shoulder or pull out of a saddle scabbord and flat kill anything to 500 yards. My other 308 is set up to target shoot and play with in summer, and has been used to kill many elk at long range, and also dialed in and killed crippled elk at crazy ranges in stupid wind, that most clients would have given up on, or chased into forbidden hunting ground! Recently I had my 300wm overhauled for a longer range saddle gun and for the last two hunting seasons I have not hardly seen my 308's! The 300wm can be loaded down to 30-06 velocities to do a bunch of off season shooting. I do not use a muzzle break on a saddle gun. and feel that this rifle although faily heavy is not bad to shoot or carry on my shoulder and every bit stout enough for elk at any range, that I am capable of. My dedicated long range rig is a 300rum that is only tranported by vehicle or pack horse. It rarely kills elk, has made a lot of gravel out of distant rocks, and is fun to shoot, but just does not get used. It kicks like a 308ish and is louder then hell seems to like berger 230's and has more energy at 1000yard then my 243 does at 100 yards. If I could have two rifles it would be a 300wm for hunting, and a 243 (not for elk) that is capable of shooting long bullets for everything smaller then deer. I agree with everything stated in the two posts above, never is the situation ideal, and every situation is different! [/QUOTE]
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