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<blockquote data-quote="remingtonman_25_06" data-source="post: 150312" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>Well I hate to dissappoint you, but my 17 year old sister dropped a huge cow last year at 350 yards with 2 well placed 100g PT's out of my 25-06 at 3300fps. 1st shot was in the shoulder, she humped up and was hit very hard, you could tell she didn't want to move, she went up the hill about 10-20 yards, and then stood broadside the opposite way she was before, my sister then plugged her in that shoulder, resulting in the cow elk rolling down the hill. I found 1 of the little 100g bullets and for smashing through shoulder bone, the little suckers still went 3/4 of the way through. I wished I had not forgotten my camera as the damage was very very impressive to say the least. The vitals were just flat tore up. I"m not saying the 25-06 is the cats *** for elk, but it will work given good shots and good shot placement, I guarantee that. I also guarantee that if I had been using the heavier 115-120g PT, that they would have fully exited given that there SD's are waaaay better then the little 100g bullets. Thats all I had though, and I knew they would work within there limits. </p><p></p><p>I've also taken 2 black bears past 400 yards with the 25-06, 1 took 1 shot, the other took 2 shots. The 25-06 kills pretty good when put in the right spot...</p><p></p><p>I remember you posting a while back about losing your elk you shot with the 338 RUM, correct?? Are you trying to justify that somehow by not using smaller calibers on elk??? Not trying to start a flame here by any means, but you never know where you hit that elk, so cant blame the caliber or bullet. </p><p></p><p>I've shot 10 elk, 5 spikes and 5 cows. All have been with a 7 RM, 300 WM, or 300 RUM. Farthest one I can remember going anywhere was about 25-30 yards, I can remember at least 6 of them dropping on the spot. I've shot elk from 200-525 yards. I have a litle experieence and know what works and what dont. Just because someone has a RUM based caliber, doesn't mean they should be entitled to be taking any texas heart shots or raking shots. There still not a high percentage shot. And you know thats just part of hunting. If the animal doesn't give you a good shot, you owe it to the animal to not shoot, period. </p><p></p><p>One last note. One might get the notion that I dont think elk are tough. Wrong answer. I know very well how tough elk are. We are very successful on elk and thats because we know what were doing. I've seen elk soak up 2 or 3 or even 4 shots from 7 RM's and 300 WM's. Whats the difference of 2 or 3 shots from a Magnum vs. a standard caliber when there both put in the vitals??? Not much IMO. There both going to do the job. That just goes to show how tough elk can be when your plugging them 2 or 3 times with a magnum. There not gonna drop any faster with anything bigger is my point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remingtonman_25_06, post: 150312, member: 1403"] Well I hate to dissappoint you, but my 17 year old sister dropped a huge cow last year at 350 yards with 2 well placed 100g PT's out of my 25-06 at 3300fps. 1st shot was in the shoulder, she humped up and was hit very hard, you could tell she didn't want to move, she went up the hill about 10-20 yards, and then stood broadside the opposite way she was before, my sister then plugged her in that shoulder, resulting in the cow elk rolling down the hill. I found 1 of the little 100g bullets and for smashing through shoulder bone, the little suckers still went 3/4 of the way through. I wished I had not forgotten my camera as the damage was very very impressive to say the least. The vitals were just flat tore up. I"m not saying the 25-06 is the cats *** for elk, but it will work given good shots and good shot placement, I guarantee that. I also guarantee that if I had been using the heavier 115-120g PT, that they would have fully exited given that there SD's are waaaay better then the little 100g bullets. Thats all I had though, and I knew they would work within there limits. I've also taken 2 black bears past 400 yards with the 25-06, 1 took 1 shot, the other took 2 shots. The 25-06 kills pretty good when put in the right spot... I remember you posting a while back about losing your elk you shot with the 338 RUM, correct?? Are you trying to justify that somehow by not using smaller calibers on elk??? Not trying to start a flame here by any means, but you never know where you hit that elk, so cant blame the caliber or bullet. I've shot 10 elk, 5 spikes and 5 cows. All have been with a 7 RM, 300 WM, or 300 RUM. Farthest one I can remember going anywhere was about 25-30 yards, I can remember at least 6 of them dropping on the spot. I've shot elk from 200-525 yards. I have a litle experieence and know what works and what dont. Just because someone has a RUM based caliber, doesn't mean they should be entitled to be taking any texas heart shots or raking shots. There still not a high percentage shot. And you know thats just part of hunting. If the animal doesn't give you a good shot, you owe it to the animal to not shoot, period. One last note. One might get the notion that I dont think elk are tough. Wrong answer. I know very well how tough elk are. We are very successful on elk and thats because we know what were doing. I've seen elk soak up 2 or 3 or even 4 shots from 7 RM's and 300 WM's. Whats the difference of 2 or 3 shots from a Magnum vs. a standard caliber when there both put in the vitals??? Not much IMO. There both going to do the job. That just goes to show how tough elk can be when your plugging them 2 or 3 times with a magnum. There not gonna drop any faster with anything bigger is my point. [/QUOTE]
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