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<blockquote data-quote="Joe King" data-source="post: 712079" data-attributes="member: 47325"><p>yea you are missing one thing, elk aren't that hard to kill their not bullet proof, putting that round on target the 1st time is far more important than all the energy and lazer flat trajectories in the world. Those numbers you see on the web and ammo boxes, and ballistic calcs, are just that numbers. A 243 with a properly placed bullet will kill an elk just as dead as 20mm canon. My point is if you want to shoot an animal at any range, you'd be far better off with a scope capable of longer ranges and learning to drive the rifle you already have to it's very edge, then move up and employ what you've learned, you shoot a lot more and spend less. I get how easy it is now days to underestimate just how capable the chamberings of yesterday are when you look at whats out now. But they will still do the job as long you are up to the task, if your not up to it, no rifle of any caliber is going to help that. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand if you really need feel the need to get another rifle, then by all means! A guy can't have to many! I sooo can't wait for the day I can afford a 338 Lapua.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joe King, post: 712079, member: 47325"] yea you are missing one thing, elk aren't that hard to kill their not bullet proof, putting that round on target the 1st time is far more important than all the energy and lazer flat trajectories in the world. Those numbers you see on the web and ammo boxes, and ballistic calcs, are just that numbers. A 243 with a properly placed bullet will kill an elk just as dead as 20mm canon. My point is if you want to shoot an animal at any range, you'd be far better off with a scope capable of longer ranges and learning to drive the rifle you already have to it's very edge, then move up and employ what you've learned, you shoot a lot more and spend less. I get how easy it is now days to underestimate just how capable the chamberings of yesterday are when you look at whats out now. But they will still do the job as long you are up to the task, if your not up to it, no rifle of any caliber is going to help that. On the other hand if you really need feel the need to get another rifle, then by all means! A guy can't have to many! I sooo can't wait for the day I can afford a 338 Lapua. [/QUOTE]
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