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How far to kill an elk with a .243?
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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 586131" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>Magnumitis infected America long ago. Europeans routinely kill moose (bigger than elk) with the 6.5 Swedish Mauser. Eskimos hunt polar bear with the .243 and .303 British. More deer have been poached with the .22 LR than any other caliber. The .243 with a 95 grain Barnes bullet has more energy at 500 yards than a .44 magnum at the muzzle. Using a fragile bullet (except perhaps the Bergers) for heavy boned game can be a problem for any caliber. Bullets like the Barnes increase weight retention and penetration. Many people think you need a .300 Magnum for elk, but I killed a bull last year with one shot at 350 yards (168 gr. Berger bullet @ 2700 fps) out of my 7mm WSM. I thought I was impervious to recoil until I started shooting 400 gr. bullets with 150 gr. 777 out of my muzzleloader. I closed my eyes and jerked the trigger on a 90 yard shot at a cow elk. I have a poor man's ultra light rifle, a Contender Carbine in 7-30 Waters. With 120 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips, it wouldn't penetrate a small Barbary sheep ewe at 90 yards. I switched to Barnes, and it went through the shoulder and dropped a big ewe in her tracks at 230 yards. I have no doubt it would kill an elk. My friend hit 3 oryx last year with 150 gr. Rem. CoreLokt bullets, and lost all 3. He changed over to 180 gr. bullets and finally harvested one. Bullet sectional density, placement and terminal performance make a big difference. I almost always use a bipod and Barnes bullets. The chance of good bullet placement go up dramatically with less recoil. I've watched dozens of nimrods at the range who can't sight in their big magnums because after the first 3 shots they're flinching so badly there isn't a group. For a great discussion on lower velocity, knockdown, and meat damage, go to EABCO's web site. eabco.com/Reports/report05.htm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 586131, member: 29323"] Magnumitis infected America long ago. Europeans routinely kill moose (bigger than elk) with the 6.5 Swedish Mauser. Eskimos hunt polar bear with the .243 and .303 British. More deer have been poached with the .22 LR than any other caliber. The .243 with a 95 grain Barnes bullet has more energy at 500 yards than a .44 magnum at the muzzle. Using a fragile bullet (except perhaps the Bergers) for heavy boned game can be a problem for any caliber. Bullets like the Barnes increase weight retention and penetration. Many people think you need a .300 Magnum for elk, but I killed a bull last year with one shot at 350 yards (168 gr. Berger bullet @ 2700 fps) out of my 7mm WSM. I thought I was impervious to recoil until I started shooting 400 gr. bullets with 150 gr. 777 out of my muzzleloader. I closed my eyes and jerked the trigger on a 90 yard shot at a cow elk. I have a poor man's ultra light rifle, a Contender Carbine in 7-30 Waters. With 120 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips, it wouldn't penetrate a small Barbary sheep ewe at 90 yards. I switched to Barnes, and it went through the shoulder and dropped a big ewe in her tracks at 230 yards. I have no doubt it would kill an elk. My friend hit 3 oryx last year with 150 gr. Rem. CoreLokt bullets, and lost all 3. He changed over to 180 gr. bullets and finally harvested one. Bullet sectional density, placement and terminal performance make a big difference. I almost always use a bipod and Barnes bullets. The chance of good bullet placement go up dramatically with less recoil. I've watched dozens of nimrods at the range who can't sight in their big magnums because after the first 3 shots they're flinching so badly there isn't a group. For a great discussion on lower velocity, knockdown, and meat damage, go to EABCO's web site. eabco.com/Reports/report05.htm [/QUOTE]
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