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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 2248242" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>There are so many choices that several will work. Really it is splitting hairs. I am a throwback, so I use what I refer to as "classic" calibers. Were it not for having my pet 7 mag, I would be using a .30-06 where I am not worried about a grizzly encounter. (In reality, a .30-06 is adequate for a L48 bear.) </p><p></p><p>Any caliber that sits ballistically around a .30-06, as a .308 does with a good bullet, really ought to be sufficient on elk. Much smaller, meh, how much do you want to have to look through black timber deadfall snarls all day because you were a little under-gunned?</p><p></p><p>But things to consider if you actually do want to expand your stable of rifles: What might you use that new one for other than, or in addition to elk? And, what can you presently get appropriate ammunition for so you can sight in, practice, and have sufficient left to hunt with? <u>That second question is one that until recently we never would have asked at all, but these are weird times.</u></p><p></p><p>Others have other opinions based on different experiences, but personally, I like to see a lot of internal damage in the heart-lung area when I necropsy an animal, and I don't like having to track one a long ways. I don't trust the minimal calibers and lighter loads on elk or even deer. I prefer adequate loads and calibers for the size of the game, in case I can't get it perfect. For certain, it is not always perfect.</p><p></p><p>Sending more detailed PM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 2248242, member: 115996"] There are so many choices that several will work. Really it is splitting hairs. I am a throwback, so I use what I refer to as "classic" calibers. Were it not for having my pet 7 mag, I would be using a .30-06 where I am not worried about a grizzly encounter. (In reality, a .30-06 is adequate for a L48 bear.) Any caliber that sits ballistically around a .30-06, as a .308 does with a good bullet, really ought to be sufficient on elk. Much smaller, meh, how much do you want to have to look through black timber deadfall snarls all day because you were a little under-gunned? But things to consider if you actually do want to expand your stable of rifles: What might you use that new one for other than, or in addition to elk? And, what can you presently get appropriate ammunition for so you can sight in, practice, and have sufficient left to hunt with? [U]That second question is one that until recently we never would have asked at all, but these are weird times.[/U] Others have other opinions based on different experiences, but personally, I like to see a lot of internal damage in the heart-lung area when I necropsy an animal, and I don't like having to track one a long ways. I don't trust the minimal calibers and lighter loads on elk or even deer. I prefer adequate loads and calibers for the size of the game, in case I can't get it perfect. For certain, it is not always perfect. Sending more detailed PM. [/QUOTE]
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