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<blockquote data-quote="cabelasken" data-source="post: 2568167" data-attributes="member: 117774"><p>I started out with a 284 win and then a 300 WSM and now a 280 AI. The 284 Win took my first elk a 6x6 bull. The behind the shoulder hit caused the bull to lose blood from both sides. Then I lost a cow to a marginal hit from the 284 that probably wouldn't have been lost from the same hit from a 300 WSM with a super premium bullet. The next 6 elk dropped on the spot with the 300 but shot placement was very good on those animals and probably a 243 would have killed them all. This past year I started using a 280 AI - largely because bullet designs have improved so much that their performance is much like the 300 was 15 years ago. Also, the complete rifle is slightly lighter and the package handles superbly. The last two cows were taken with the 280 AI and both dropped on the spot. .284 bullet designs are what convinced me to go back down in caliber - the 300 is just not needed anymore and the velocities I'm getting with the 280 AI are awesome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cabelasken, post: 2568167, member: 117774"] I started out with a 284 win and then a 300 WSM and now a 280 AI. The 284 Win took my first elk a 6x6 bull. The behind the shoulder hit caused the bull to lose blood from both sides. Then I lost a cow to a marginal hit from the 284 that probably wouldn't have been lost from the same hit from a 300 WSM with a super premium bullet. The next 6 elk dropped on the spot with the 300 but shot placement was very good on those animals and probably a 243 would have killed them all. This past year I started using a 280 AI - largely because bullet designs have improved so much that their performance is much like the 300 was 15 years ago. Also, the complete rifle is slightly lighter and the package handles superbly. The last two cows were taken with the 280 AI and both dropped on the spot. .284 bullet designs are what convinced me to go back down in caliber - the 300 is just not needed anymore and the velocities I'm getting with the 280 AI are awesome. [/QUOTE]
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