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Elk and deer and a humble .308
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<blockquote data-quote="Topshot" data-source="post: 419691" data-attributes="member: 13285"><p>4ked horn,</p><p>The experience that you observed with the Elk and the .338WM was all part of the learning curve.</p><p> </p><p>That particular bullet was obviously a bit hard for side on chest shots. Had the same bullets struck the front shoulder instead you may have seen a much different result.</p><p> </p><p>The same applies with your .308 win. You wont know how it will perform with any particular bullet, until you have shot a few Elk in different areas of the vital zone and observed how they perform. You can then adjust your target area in the future to match the characteristics of the bullet.</p><p> </p><p>What you can do is take advice from others and also make an educated guess. Obviously a .308 will have less punch than a .338 for long range shoulder shots, so maybe a bullet that expands rapidly into the lighter chest area might be the answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topshot, post: 419691, member: 13285"] 4ked horn, The experience that you observed with the Elk and the .338WM was all part of the learning curve. That particular bullet was obviously a bit hard for side on chest shots. Had the same bullets struck the front shoulder instead you may have seen a much different result. The same applies with your .308 win. You wont know how it will perform with any particular bullet, until you have shot a few Elk in different areas of the vital zone and observed how they perform. You can then adjust your target area in the future to match the characteristics of the bullet. What you can do is take advice from others and also make an educated guess. Obviously a .308 will have less punch than a .338 for long range shoulder shots, so maybe a bullet that expands rapidly into the lighter chest area might be the answer. [/QUOTE]
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