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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 87548" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Being as you plan to hunt elk, I would suggest that you stay with the 308 for two reasons. First - much better selection of factory bullets available for shooting elk, assuming you don't reload.</p><p>Second- A little larger hole helps in making the bullet lethal.</p><p></p><p>Necking cases down and maintaining the same powder capacity generally means you are going to shoot lighter bullets faster at smaller animals. A good example of this is the 30-06 case which is necked down to a 270 Win and from there down to a 25-06. By the time you get it down to the 25-06 you have a very fast and lethal deer gun but not a very good elk gun</p><p>Just my opinion and I don't shoot either of them</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 87548, member: 8"] Being as you plan to hunt elk, I would suggest that you stay with the 308 for two reasons. First - much better selection of factory bullets available for shooting elk, assuming you don’t reload. Second- A little larger hole helps in making the bullet lethal. Necking cases down and maintaining the same powder capacity generally means you are going to shoot lighter bullets faster at smaller animals. A good example of this is the 30-06 case which is necked down to a 270 Win and from there down to a 25-06. By the time you get it down to the 25-06 you have a very fast and lethal deer gun but not a very good elk gun Just my opinion and I don’t shoot either of them [/QUOTE]
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