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<blockquote data-quote="ridgewalker" data-source="post: 2745180" data-attributes="member: 55998"><p>Poachers have been killing elk for a long time using 22 LR, but that doesn't make it an elk cartridge. I have hunted elk for over 45 years and taken 17 using either a 30-06 or 300 WM. I've seen elk wounded by 243s and similar. I know people who still hunt them with 243. A rancher I know has hunted them for years and taken a lot using a 25-06. A bud took a nice bull and when skinning out we found a shoulder completely ruined by someone using an inadequate cartridge or bullet at least a year before. I know a guy from PA who took a spiker using his 30-30 in dark timber at less than 50 yards, but not my preference. A friend who loves his 6.5 PRC after using it went back to his 338 WM. He told me he preferred a cartridge that he knew would do the job from any angle.</p><p>What ever you use make certain it is a good penetrating bullet and put it in the boiler…not a raking Texas heart shot or even a shoulder shot if it is not a good bullet! Respect the game because they deserve it.</p><p>"Use enough gun" as Mr Ruark wrote.</p><p>Best of luck whatever you decide to use because the hunt will be fun and challenging!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ridgewalker, post: 2745180, member: 55998"] Poachers have been killing elk for a long time using 22 LR, but that doesn’t make it an elk cartridge. I have hunted elk for over 45 years and taken 17 using either a 30-06 or 300 WM. I’ve seen elk wounded by 243s and similar. I know people who still hunt them with 243. A rancher I know has hunted them for years and taken a lot using a 25-06. A bud took a nice bull and when skinning out we found a shoulder completely ruined by someone using an inadequate cartridge or bullet at least a year before. I know a guy from PA who took a spiker using his 30-30 in dark timber at less than 50 yards, but not my preference. A friend who loves his 6.5 PRC after using it went back to his 338 WM. He told me he preferred a cartridge that he knew would do the job from any angle. What ever you use make certain it is a good penetrating bullet and put it in the boiler…not a raking Texas heart shot or even a shoulder shot if it is not a good bullet! Respect the game because they deserve it. ”Use enough gun” as Mr Ruark wrote. Best of luck whatever you decide to use because the hunt will be fun and challenging! [/QUOTE]
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