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Most potent long range elk cartridge with .473 bolt face
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<blockquote data-quote="Plinker147" data-source="post: 1892129" data-attributes="member: 88320"><p>Bad comparison. Elephants are shot at 50 yds or less, aiming for a small target in the head. No wind drift, no bullet losing velocity, none of the factors that play into making 900yd+ shots.</p><p></p><p>Im a big 6.5 fan and use them elk hunting but I ain't doing it at 900 yards. It's not shot placement as it is the bullet having enough speed and energy to perform properly and that's where magnums come in. The extra speed and energy matter at those distances. Not saying it can't be done with the smaller non mags, justsaying if I was building a gun with the intent of long range elk hunting it would be a .30or bigger big magnum</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plinker147, post: 1892129, member: 88320"] Bad comparison. Elephants are shot at 50 yds or less, aiming for a small target in the head. No wind drift, no bullet losing velocity, none of the factors that play into making 900yd+ shots. Im a big 6.5 fan and use them elk hunting but I ain’t doing it at 900 yards. It’s not shot placement as it is the bullet having enough speed and energy to perform properly and that’s where magnums come in. The extra speed and energy matter at those distances. Not saying it can’t be done with the smaller non mags, justsaying if I was building a gun with the intent of long range elk hunting it would be a .30or bigger big magnum [/QUOTE]
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