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Story of a poor shot
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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Wheeler" data-source="post: 1511757" data-attributes="member: 101859"><p>If I made the shot again today I would do the same thing, there was wind I could not see. Thats the part of LR hunting thats not talked about. I do not doubt that the extra tissue damage of a .338 bullet would have killed faster but it still would have been too slow. There just in nothing vital where I hit him. A small corner of a lung was all I got. However with a 215 I would not have drifted into the shoulder so the shot would have been better. The reason we recommend big bullets for elk is to be sure you can penetrate the heavy bone if you hit there. I think thats where guys get misunderstood about big guns for elk. If you know 100% the bullet will not hit bone a .243 will do the job. But since the farther you shoot the less chance you can be 100% the bigger the bullet should get IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Wheeler, post: 1511757, member: 101859"] If I made the shot again today I would do the same thing, there was wind I could not see. Thats the part of LR hunting thats not talked about. I do not doubt that the extra tissue damage of a .338 bullet would have killed faster but it still would have been too slow. There just in nothing vital where I hit him. A small corner of a lung was all I got. However with a 215 I would not have drifted into the shoulder so the shot would have been better. The reason we recommend big bullets for elk is to be sure you can penetrate the heavy bone if you hit there. I think thats where guys get misunderstood about big guns for elk. If you know 100% the bullet will not hit bone a .243 will do the job. But since the farther you shoot the less chance you can be 100% the bigger the bullet should get IMO. [/QUOTE]
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