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<blockquote data-quote="Rimfire" data-source="post: 262181" data-attributes="member: 8839"><p>+1</p><p> </p><p>Don't mistake a 300 RSAUM for a RUM two different creatures. A RUM pushing a 200 NAB at 3250 FPS with a well placed shot kills with extreme prejudice!! Since you are building for elk I would go with a big 30 or mid .33 like a RUM or Edge. All of the cals you mentioned will work buut if it's for elk why not hit em hard? just my .02</p><p> </p><p>PS I shot a whitetail buck the last day of this season @ 515 yards standing at the edge of the woods at last light with a 6br. I agonized over the shot for several minutes kicking myself for not bringing the 300 wsm. My point being if I paid for an elk hunt and wound up in a similar position I would want to hit it Hard. Not saying a 7 WSM or other cartridge might not drop it in its tracks but in my opinion they dont hit like a big 30 or a 300 grain smk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rimfire, post: 262181, member: 8839"] +1 Don't mistake a 300 RSAUM for a RUM two different creatures. A RUM pushing a 200 NAB at 3250 FPS with a well placed shot kills with extreme prejudice!! Since you are building for elk I would go with a big 30 or mid .33 like a RUM or Edge. All of the cals you mentioned will work buut if it's for elk why not hit em hard? just my .02 PS I shot a whitetail buck the last day of this season @ 515 yards standing at the edge of the woods at last light with a 6br. I agonized over the shot for several minutes kicking myself for not bringing the 300 wsm. My point being if I paid for an elk hunt and wound up in a similar position I would want to hit it Hard. Not saying a 7 WSM or other cartridge might not drop it in its tracks but in my opinion they dont hit like a big 30 or a 300 grain smk. [/QUOTE]
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