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The Basics, Starting Out
Can 308 do everything you need a rifle to do under 600 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="VLD Pilot" data-source="post: 2119295" data-attributes="member: 103947"><p>For those that feel a specific energy number is required or preferred to harvest an animal, I think that's a pretty good standard to live by. The number of course changes depending on the animal but it's a pretty reasonable number I think. While I feel like the number is probably higher than it needs to be, it probably is. It probably accounts for an on center shoulder hit on heavy boned animals. The last thing a hunter wants is a bullet with too little penetration. I've shot deer at up too 800 yards with .243s using 95 VLDs,(700 ft lbs/1800 fps). Complete pass thru shots were common and dropping deer on sight was also common. These were farm field shots where deer we're eating in crops. Skin thinner due to the season and very calm conditions were present. Pretty necessary IMO with the light 95s. I have no doubt a properly placed, properly chosen bullet will anchor a much bigger Elk at 600-800 yards from a 308. That said, I'd probably have a bit bigger case 308 cartridge if I were going on an Elk hunt knowing that shot could exist. That's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VLD Pilot, post: 2119295, member: 103947"] For those that feel a specific energy number is required or preferred to harvest an animal, I think that's a pretty good standard to live by. The number of course changes depending on the animal but it's a pretty reasonable number I think. While I feel like the number is probably higher than it needs to be, it probably is. It probably accounts for an on center shoulder hit on heavy boned animals. The last thing a hunter wants is a bullet with too little penetration. I've shot deer at up too 800 yards with .243s using 95 VLDs,(700 ft lbs/1800 fps). Complete pass thru shots were common and dropping deer on sight was also common. These were farm field shots where deer we're eating in crops. Skin thinner due to the season and very calm conditions were present. Pretty necessary IMO with the light 95s. I have no doubt a properly placed, properly chosen bullet will anchor a much bigger Elk at 600-800 yards from a 308. That said, I'd probably have a bit bigger case 308 cartridge if I were going on an Elk hunt knowing that shot could exist. That's just me. [/QUOTE]
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