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Is 7mm SST the perfect cartridge for me?
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<blockquote data-quote="Josh P" data-source="post: 1607488" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>Are you dead set on a short action? If so a 7mmwsm or 300wsm are good choices as I'm sure the sst or ss are as well just don't know those cartridges. As to the 6.5 in a perfect world where every elk stands perfectly positioned for the textbook shot the 6.5 is capable. Now when that elk has you made and is standing head to you with a lot of shoulder between you and the vitals that 6.5 may not hold it together. Where a 7mm or 30cal have the bullet construction to break both shoulders and pass through. Now at longer ranges we have some time to wait for a better shot but 75 yards in the timber and you need to get through a shoulder bone crushing power is not over rated. I hut in steep country and try to break bone on bears and elk an animal able to move for 10 more minutes on a double lung shot may add a day to my pack. My timber rifle is a 338win shooting 250s in a lite 22inch barrel and if I know I'll be out in the open or possibly have some longer opportunity I run a 300wim with some 212eld.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josh P, post: 1607488, member: 60236"] Are you dead set on a short action? If so a 7mmwsm or 300wsm are good choices as I'm sure the sst or ss are as well just don't know those cartridges. As to the 6.5 in a perfect world where every elk stands perfectly positioned for the textbook shot the 6.5 is capable. Now when that elk has you made and is standing head to you with a lot of shoulder between you and the vitals that 6.5 may not hold it together. Where a 7mm or 30cal have the bullet construction to break both shoulders and pass through. Now at longer ranges we have some time to wait for a better shot but 75 yards in the timber and you need to get through a shoulder bone crushing power is not over rated. I hut in steep country and try to break bone on bears and elk an animal able to move for 10 more minutes on a double lung shot may add a day to my pack. My timber rifle is a 338win shooting 250s in a lite 22inch barrel and if I know I'll be out in the open or possibly have some longer opportunity I run a 300wim with some 212eld. [/QUOTE]
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