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Help me decide: Minimum caliber for larger NA game
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevinprc" data-source="post: 2440186" data-attributes="member: 120233"><p>I'm old fashioned (77) and have been hunting with a 338 Win Mag for over 40 years. I've taken many elk, caribou, moose, and one bear with my 338 Win Mag. Guided elk hunts for 17 years. A 30 caliber (+) with a minimum 180 grain bullet has always done the job. Energy and mass are more important than velocity. High speed bullet are too explosive and fragment easily. I saw 17 elk lost after being shot with the highly touted 7mm (I know, shot placement is the major issue and we used to dispatch beef cattle with a .22). Recoil is only an issue when sighting in. Out in the field you don't even notice it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevinprc, post: 2440186, member: 120233"] I'm old fashioned (77) and have been hunting with a 338 Win Mag for over 40 years. I've taken many elk, caribou, moose, and one bear with my 338 Win Mag. Guided elk hunts for 17 years. A 30 caliber (+) with a minimum 180 grain bullet has always done the job. Energy and mass are more important than velocity. High speed bullet are too explosive and fragment easily. I saw 17 elk lost after being shot with the highly touted 7mm (I know, shot placement is the major issue and we used to dispatch beef cattle with a .22). Recoil is only an issue when sighting in. Out in the field you don't even notice it. [/QUOTE]
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