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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 277761" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>Choosing an elk caliber will get more different opinions than just about any topic it seems. I think you need to choose a caliber also based on experience with elk also. I grew up killing elk, I'd pull up on one like others pull up on a whitetail.</p><p>I'm trying to extend my range into LR category, my biggest concern is shooting accuracy. I already have the confidence that if I put a reasonable caliber round behind an elk shoulder at a velocity that the chosen bullet will perform I will be tagging out.</p><p>It seems that under the 800 yd mark there are may choices after that and especially the 1200 yd+ the large 338's seem to dominate. </p><p>I am novice to the true LR hunting but not to elk hunting, the longest shots last season was a buddies @ 532 yds, 30-06 180gr behind the shoulder, she turned and dropped dead. Mine was @ 450 yds, 300 weatherby 168 tsx bullet went through heavy leg bone just in front of the heart, dropped like a head shot.</p><p>The rest of the elk I saw shot were all under 350yds. Only saw one require more than one shot and that was a 7mm place to high on shoulder and it blew up.</p><p> A few years ago saw a rag head pack a magazine full of 338 rounds, when we skinned him it looked like the bullets were not opening up and dumping there energy, at the range he was shot one round from a 243 would have trashed him.</p><p></p><p>As a side note all the elk that died or were killed on the ranch I work at, because of being wounded, were wounded with a rifle. None showed arrow wounds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 277761, member: 13632"] Choosing an elk caliber will get more different opinions than just about any topic it seems. I think you need to choose a caliber also based on experience with elk also. I grew up killing elk, I'd pull up on one like others pull up on a whitetail. I'm trying to extend my range into LR category, my biggest concern is shooting accuracy. I already have the confidence that if I put a reasonable caliber round behind an elk shoulder at a velocity that the chosen bullet will perform I will be tagging out. It seems that under the 800 yd mark there are may choices after that and especially the 1200 yd+ the large 338's seem to dominate. I am novice to the true LR hunting but not to elk hunting, the longest shots last season was a buddies @ 532 yds, 30-06 180gr behind the shoulder, she turned and dropped dead. Mine was @ 450 yds, 300 weatherby 168 tsx bullet went through heavy leg bone just in front of the heart, dropped like a head shot. The rest of the elk I saw shot were all under 350yds. Only saw one require more than one shot and that was a 7mm place to high on shoulder and it blew up. A few years ago saw a rag head pack a magazine full of 338 rounds, when we skinned him it looked like the bullets were not opening up and dumping there energy, at the range he was shot one round from a 243 would have trashed him. As a side note all the elk that died or were killed on the ranch I work at, because of being wounded, were wounded with a rifle. None showed arrow wounds. [/QUOTE]
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