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Ideal Cartridge for Elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mystras" data-source="post: 1556125" data-attributes="member: 33106"><p>I agree, it really depends. "Ideal Cartridge" needs to be thought of in terms of the shooter. The goal for most hunters is to kill quickly preserving meat for consumption and is typically achieved by a single or combination of exsanguination, directly disabling the nervous system or by shockwave tissue trauma caused by the projectile that leads to relatively quick failure of vital body systems. In my opinion the characteristics of an ideal elk cartridge are, energy being around 1500 ft. lbs at impact. SD near .30 from an "expanding" modern hunting bullet and something the shooter can shoot comfortably in terms of recoil. Some newer bullet designs may challenge my opinion as they do not physically expand but the shape of the bullets cause expansion of surrounding tissue and a wound channel causing enough trauma to disrupt vital organ systems. It will be nice to see how these new bullet technologies evolve and how they will be used in determining the ideal cartridge for elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mystras, post: 1556125, member: 33106"] I agree, it really depends. "Ideal Cartridge" needs to be thought of in terms of the shooter. The goal for most hunters is to kill quickly preserving meat for consumption and is typically achieved by a single or combination of exsanguination, directly disabling the nervous system or by shockwave tissue trauma caused by the projectile that leads to relatively quick failure of vital body systems. In my opinion the characteristics of an ideal elk cartridge are, energy being around 1500 ft. lbs at impact. SD near .30 from an "expanding" modern hunting bullet and something the shooter can shoot comfortably in terms of recoil. Some newer bullet designs may challenge my opinion as they do not physically expand but the shape of the bullets cause expansion of surrounding tissue and a wound channel causing enough trauma to disrupt vital organ systems. It will be nice to see how these new bullet technologies evolve and how they will be used in determining the ideal cartridge for elk. [/QUOTE]
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