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First elk hunt. Leaning toward Tikka
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaJack" data-source="post: 1930087" data-attributes="member: 25389"><p>A commonly accepted threshold for the minimum amount of kinetic <strong>energy needed to kill</strong> an <strong>elk</strong> is 1500 ft-lbs. For whitetail deer, the minimum amount of kinetic <strong>energy</strong> is 1000 ft-lbs. Following is a chart published for 165 gr Accutip bullets. Note that the effective range for elk with a 30-06 is 400 yards. That said, I've shot elk @ 400 yards with a 30-06. Hit a bull 3 times in the boiler house (heart - lung area). I was hunting very deep snow and it took me about 45 minutes to climb a steep hill in waste deep snow to get to the elk. He had run about 100 yards and layed down. He was waiting for me, head erect and my final shot from 50 yards put him down. Retired the 30-06 that day and got a 300 Win Mag that is much more effective. That said, the light guns have punishing recoil. I'm 70 now and can't hunt busting through timber any more. My heavy, custom 300 Win Mag would be too heavy to pack all day. Take your 06 in case you have a lot of hiking and limit your shots to 400 yards or less. Depending on your venue, you may not have to pack a 300 Win Mag too far. If that is the case, get one with some weight and use it for those long shots. 190 GR Berger VLD Hunting bullets seated 0.010 off the lands are accurate and deadly. The elk drop immediately with a well placed shot out to 600 yards.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center"> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Range (yards) </th><th>Drop (inches) </th><th>Velocity </th><th>Energy </th><th>Time (seconds) </th></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>-1.4936</td><td>2800</td><td>2872</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>-0.1498</td><td>2697</td><td>2664</td><td>0.05</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>-0.0014</td><td>2597</td><td>2471</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td>150</td><td>-1.1424</td><td>2499</td><td>2288</td><td>0.17</td></tr><tr><td>200</td><td>-3.6756</td><td>2403</td><td>2115</td><td>0.23</td></tr><tr><td>250</td><td>-7.7145</td><td>2310</td><td>1955</td><td>0.30</td></tr><tr><td>300</td><td>-13.3837</td><td>2218</td><td>1802</td><td>0.36</td></tr><tr><td>350</td><td>-20.8209</td><td>2128</td><td>1659</td><td>0.43</td></tr><tr><td>400</td><td>-30.1783</td><td>2041</td><td>1526</td><td>0.50</td></tr></table> </div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaJack, post: 1930087, member: 25389"] A commonly accepted threshold for the minimum amount of kinetic [B]energy needed to kill[/B] an [B]elk[/B] is 1500 ft-lbs. For whitetail deer, the minimum amount of kinetic [B]energy[/B] is 1000 ft-lbs. Following is a chart published for 165 gr Accutip bullets. Note that the effective range for elk with a 30-06 is 400 yards. That said, I've shot elk @ 400 yards with a 30-06. Hit a bull 3 times in the boiler house (heart - lung area). I was hunting very deep snow and it took me about 45 minutes to climb a steep hill in waste deep snow to get to the elk. He had run about 100 yards and layed down. He was waiting for me, head erect and my final shot from 50 yards put him down. Retired the 30-06 that day and got a 300 Win Mag that is much more effective. That said, the light guns have punishing recoil. I'm 70 now and can't hunt busting through timber any more. My heavy, custom 300 Win Mag would be too heavy to pack all day. Take your 06 in case you have a lot of hiking and limit your shots to 400 yards or less. Depending on your venue, you may not have to pack a 300 Win Mag too far. If that is the case, get one with some weight and use it for those long shots. 190 GR Berger VLD Hunting bullets seated 0.010 off the lands are accurate and deadly. The elk drop immediately with a well placed shot out to 600 yards. [CENTER][TABLE] [TR] [TH]Range (yards) [/TH] [TH]Drop (inches) [/TH] [TH]Velocity [/TH] [TH]Energy [/TH] [TH]Time (seconds) [/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]-1.4936[/TD] [TD]2800[/TD] [TD]2872[/TD] [TD]0.00[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]50[/TD] [TD]-0.1498[/TD] [TD]2697[/TD] [TD]2664[/TD] [TD]0.05[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]100[/TD] [TD]-0.0014[/TD] [TD]2597[/TD] [TD]2471[/TD] [TD]0.11[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]150[/TD] [TD]-1.1424[/TD] [TD]2499[/TD] [TD]2288[/TD] [TD]0.17[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]200[/TD] [TD]-3.6756[/TD] [TD]2403[/TD] [TD]2115[/TD] [TD]0.23[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]250[/TD] [TD]-7.7145[/TD] [TD]2310[/TD] [TD]1955[/TD] [TD]0.30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]300[/TD] [TD]-13.3837[/TD] [TD]2218[/TD] [TD]1802[/TD] [TD]0.36[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]350[/TD] [TD]-20.8209[/TD] [TD]2128[/TD] [TD]1659[/TD] [TD]0.43[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]400[/TD] [TD]-30.1783[/TD] [TD]2041[/TD] [TD]1526[/TD] [TD]0.50[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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