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Mostly 300 WBY, but everything from 243 to 458, shot nothing but Barnes for many years, wouldn't hunt with anyone who didnt run them, drank the Koolaid. Pulled my head out of my rear end when I saw just how many elk guys hit thinking they missed and never recover with Barnes, I understand the not wanting to believe took me two years of watching over 500 elk shot to believe what I was seeing, bullets matter, chambering does not!!
Well said. I couldn't agree more.
In one unit in MT there used to be 1200 cow tags alone plus unlimited general tags so we all could shoot two elk pretty much, then you put 5000+ head of elk on just a couple ranches trying to push them of and you have a perfect opportunity to see a LOT of elk killed.
Can't say I've ever seen that said or implied around here. When is a magnum necessary? Rarely, unless truly long range hunting and needing to pack a punch way out there where smaller cartridges peter out. Let the numbers tell you what you need based on the hunt. Keep it at or above 1500 ft lbs retained energy on elk for example. Use that as your baseline and then figure out what your longest shot could end up being. Throw all that in a ballistic calculator along with your bullet, velocity, verified BC, elevation, etc., etc. and see if it meets your need. If not, go bigger, faster, or keep shots closer. Great to have plenty of options though.
Those were the years they started in shoulder hunts early then extended regular then late shoulder, from late August to late Feb.
It's cool for the first year or two then you realize the mess it is!!
We see what we want.Can't say I've ever seen that said or implied around here. When is a magnum necessary? Rarely, unless truly long range hunting and needing to pack a punch way out there where smaller cartridges peter out. Let the numbers tell you what you need based on the hunt. Keep it at or above 1500 ft lbs retained energy on elk for example. Use that as your baseline and then figure out what your longest shot could end up being. Throw all that in a ballistic calculator along with your bullet, velocity, verified BC, elevation, etc., etc. and see if it meets your need. If not, go bigger, faster, or keep shots closer. Great to have plenty of options though.
