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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1486579" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Personally, extending to 500 yards, I'd be looking for a 30cal hole if restricting to lower recoiling rounds. Probably a 308Win. If you're willing to shorten to 300ish, I'd say a 270 and perhaps 6.5 is OK.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm conservative but I've seen elk absorb a LOT of punishment. Last season I witnessed a guy pump four rounds of 7mmMag through a herd bull from ~150-200 yards, it covered an amazing amount of ground. Shot the satellite with my 338 from 720, crumpled on the spot.</p><p></p><p>Where I hunt elk the 270 is VERY popular, but 300 yards is pretty much the limit of what people shoot with it. I'd move up caliber as you move out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1486579, member: 1656"] Personally, extending to 500 yards, I'd be looking for a 30cal hole if restricting to lower recoiling rounds. Probably a 308Win. If you're willing to shorten to 300ish, I'd say a 270 and perhaps 6.5 is OK. I guess I'm conservative but I've seen elk absorb a LOT of punishment. Last season I witnessed a guy pump four rounds of 7mmMag through a herd bull from ~150-200 yards, it covered an amazing amount of ground. Shot the satellite with my 338 from 720, crumpled on the spot. Where I hunt elk the 270 is VERY popular, but 300 yards is pretty much the limit of what people shoot with it. I'd move up caliber as you move out. [/QUOTE]
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