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First elk hunt. Leaning toward Tikka
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<blockquote data-quote="Quintus" data-source="post: 1929734" data-attributes="member: 67552"><p>Accuracy will always trump velocity/energy assuming you have chosen the proper bullet. A 416 Rigby through the grass bag at 50 yards and 2 .5 tons of energy won't put that elk down. And true it over simplifies it to say an 85 grain TSX from a .243 in the right spot and down they go, but. If you are great with your ought 6 to 600 and your good to 400 with the 300 Winnie, guess what? your 06 is a better long range option than the 300. I would say use your 06 for your elk hunt, but still use the new gun money on a lighter weight, lighter recoiling, flatter shooting deer, goat, sheep gun. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /> Maybe a .257 Weatherby or 27 Nosler? (Both would make a nice elk gun as well)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quintus, post: 1929734, member: 67552"] Accuracy will always trump velocity/energy assuming you have chosen the proper bullet. A 416 Rigby through the grass bag at 50 yards and 2 .5 tons of energy won't put that elk down. And true it over simplifies it to say an 85 grain TSX from a .243 in the right spot and down they go, but. If you are great with your ought 6 to 600 and your good to 400 with the 300 Winnie, guess what? your 06 is a better long range option than the 300. I would say use your 06 for your elk hunt, but still use the new gun money on a lighter weight, lighter recoiling, flatter shooting deer, goat, sheep gun. 🤔 Maybe a .257 Weatherby or 27 Nosler? (Both would make a nice elk gun as well) [/QUOTE]
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