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Improving the 308 Win performance
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<blockquote data-quote="C-130 Dude" data-source="post: 2830793" data-attributes="member: 122991"><p>The chart calculations say you could. But the real question here is whether you should. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /> The conditions on the charts are based on ideal. If the wind increases, heat changes, or rain, then your stacking the odds against you. Not to mention a 275+ inch drop. How often do we actually find perfect conditions in the real world? Add the fact that elk are really tough skinned and you can bet that your going to be tracking it for a while. Anything less than a perfect shot will undoubtedly cause the animal undue suffering which I will have no part of. BTW, your loading max pressure loads and shooting the gun at the extreme top end of its capability. How long do you expect your brass and barrel to last? Again, think, "clean and ethical kill". I stand by what I said before. There are better cartridges for this particular shot on elk. Such as the 30.06 or 300prc. Or something like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C-130 Dude, post: 2830793, member: 122991"] The chart calculations say you could. But the real question here is whether you should. 🤔 The conditions on the charts are based on ideal. If the wind increases, heat changes, or rain, then your stacking the odds against you. Not to mention a 275+ inch drop. How often do we actually find perfect conditions in the real world? Add the fact that elk are really tough skinned and you can bet that your going to be tracking it for a while. Anything less than a perfect shot will undoubtedly cause the animal undue suffering which I will have no part of. BTW, your loading max pressure loads and shooting the gun at the extreme top end of its capability. How long do you expect your brass and barrel to last? Again, think, "clean and ethical kill". I stand by what I said before. There are better cartridges for this particular shot on elk. Such as the 30.06 or 300prc. Or something like that. [/QUOTE]
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