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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1552444" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>It depends on your intent. Personally I think if your the kind of guy that would take a texas heart shot on an elk, the perfect caliber for you is none, get the hell out of the woods with that nonsense. The only exception is an already wounded elk that needs to be put down. I have lived in Wyoming since I was a child and hunted for nearly 20 years here, and almost every year I find blood trails where hunters wound an elk and fail to trail it, or give up, as they can run for miles. I have harvested elk myself by following these trails and eventually coming up on them. But reguardless of caliber, waiting for a proper shot is a requirement if you want guaranteed success on elk. </p><p></p><p>I have used 30-06, .308, 300 wm, .260 AI, and 8mm-06 on elk. The longest shots were with my .260 AI, at 710 yards and 813, and both 6 point bulls went down very quickly with no tracking required. At that range, the little 140 and 147 grain bullets carried more energy than a standard 30-06 load, .270 load, or .308 load would have. However, if I am hunting timber, I prefer something more like the 30-06, 8mm-06, or something that shoots a heavier bullet. The more energy I can put on in heavy timber, the better. </p><p></p><p>Now while my .260 worked decent at extended ranges, I do want to build something of 30 caliber capable of shooting the heavy for caliber bullets for longer distance elk. Until then, my .260, or a .270 ss in the works currently will be good medicine for mid to long distance deer and elk. For long range, I would rather have a rifle I can shoot well than a rifle with more energy. For short distance, timber work, you can use these same rifles, but my long range gun is heavy. I'll use a sporter wieght 8mm-06 with 180's for timber elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1552444, member: 87243"] It depends on your intent. Personally I think if your the kind of guy that would take a texas heart shot on an elk, the perfect caliber for you is none, get the hell out of the woods with that nonsense. The only exception is an already wounded elk that needs to be put down. I have lived in Wyoming since I was a child and hunted for nearly 20 years here, and almost every year I find blood trails where hunters wound an elk and fail to trail it, or give up, as they can run for miles. I have harvested elk myself by following these trails and eventually coming up on them. But reguardless of caliber, waiting for a proper shot is a requirement if you want guaranteed success on elk. I have used 30-06, .308, 300 wm, .260 AI, and 8mm-06 on elk. The longest shots were with my .260 AI, at 710 yards and 813, and both 6 point bulls went down very quickly with no tracking required. At that range, the little 140 and 147 grain bullets carried more energy than a standard 30-06 load, .270 load, or .308 load would have. However, if I am hunting timber, I prefer something more like the 30-06, 8mm-06, or something that shoots a heavier bullet. The more energy I can put on in heavy timber, the better. Now while my .260 worked decent at extended ranges, I do want to build something of 30 caliber capable of shooting the heavy for caliber bullets for longer distance elk. Until then, my .260, or a .270 ss in the works currently will be good medicine for mid to long distance deer and elk. For long range, I would rather have a rifle I can shoot well than a rifle with more energy. For short distance, timber work, you can use these same rifles, but my long range gun is heavy. I'll use a sporter wieght 8mm-06 with 180's for timber elk. [/QUOTE]
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