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<blockquote data-quote="dhbikerczar" data-source="post: 2308264" data-attributes="member: 113757"><p>I'm not a huge elk hunter, but I've gotten em. My grandfather killed several elk with 270 bullets in them that had healed over. One time I took an elk with a 6.5 SAUM. IMO, I would never take an elk with anything less than 30 cal. My 30-06 with Partitions really did a much better job of putting a 3" hole most the way through, and exit with bones/lungs/etc. I took that 06 to Africa and it worked great from mountain reedbok to blue and black wildebeest. The 6.5 SAUM with the 143 eldx ruined more meat with fragments but didn't really punch all the way through nearly as nice. It's perfect for deer and antelope, but not for elk. I've seen very similar performance out of friends with a couple different 270's and 7mm's. If I were to buy/build a rifle for elk, I think I would go with a 300prc. I have a few 30 cal and the 06 is my favorite, but the PRC takes advantage of modern technology and it's about the best balance that comes with factory ammo options. Just my opinion!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dhbikerczar, post: 2308264, member: 113757"] I’m not a huge elk hunter, but I’ve gotten em. My grandfather killed several elk with 270 bullets in them that had healed over. One time I took an elk with a 6.5 SAUM. IMO, I would never take an elk with anything less than 30 cal. My 30-06 with Partitions really did a much better job of putting a 3” hole most the way through, and exit with bones/lungs/etc. I took that 06 to Africa and it worked great from mountain reedbok to blue and black wildebeest. The 6.5 SAUM with the 143 eldx ruined more meat with fragments but didn’t really punch all the way through nearly as nice. It’s perfect for deer and antelope, but not for elk. I’ve seen very similar performance out of friends with a couple different 270’s and 7mm’s. If I were to buy/build a rifle for elk, I think I would go with a 300prc. I have a few 30 cal and the 06 is my favorite, but the PRC takes advantage of modern technology and it’s about the best balance that comes with factory ammo options. Just my opinion! [/QUOTE]
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