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<blockquote data-quote="FIGJAM" data-source="post: 1634614" data-attributes="member: 71039"><p>Man - you opened a can of worms. Lots of opinions, lots of opinions being thrown around like facts as well.</p><p></p><p>In my experience a 6.5 or .284 bullet is plenty for elk out to 1000 yards - you just have to shoot one with a high enough BC. </p><p></p><p>Don't listen to these guys who claim you have to have a 300 or 338 - they are just trying to compensate for a little pecker. Shoot one if you want to, but they are unnecessary. </p><p></p><p>With regards to energy - i don't buy into the min of 1500 ft lbs of energy for elk. I am not sure where that originated, but its seems to be just an arbitrary number. The velocity needs to be high enough that the bullet of choice will reliably expand. Energy numbers people think they need are way over-rated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FIGJAM, post: 1634614, member: 71039"] Man - you opened a can of worms. Lots of opinions, lots of opinions being thrown around like facts as well. In my experience a 6.5 or .284 bullet is plenty for elk out to 1000 yards - you just have to shoot one with a high enough BC. Don’t listen to these guys who claim you have to have a 300 or 338 - they are just trying to compensate for a little pecker. Shoot one if you want to, but they are unnecessary. With regards to energy - i don’t buy into the min of 1500 ft lbs of energy for elk. I am not sure where that originated, but its seems to be just an arbitrary number. The velocity needs to be high enough that the bullet of choice will reliably expand. Energy numbers people think they need are way over-rated. [/QUOTE]
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