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<blockquote data-quote="Bull_Mtn" data-source="post: 1635894" data-attributes="member: 105447"><p>I shoot a .300 WSM, Federal Edge TLR 200 Gr bullets. Outstanding performer. However, I have taken many elk with a .270, .308, .350 Rem Mag and .338. The .270 and .308 were shorter range, <300 yds. I like the .300 WSM because it is capable of longer range shots, and easier to carry than the .338 was. Bullet construction and shot placement are the key factors in successfully killing elk. However, on the ridiculous side of the ledger, was an encounter I had with an old recluse who owns a couple of sections on top of the mountain where I hunt. I came upon him one day, in a blind he had constructed in the middle of a park I frequently find elk. He had no hunter orange on (which is illegal) and had a very worn Savage lever action rifle across his lap. I noticed that the bore diameter was very small, so I asked if it was a .250-3000 caliber. He said, no , it was a .22 Hi Power and he couldn't get shells for it any more. He had 4 shells left, which should be good enough for that season. He said that he had to be within 50 yds and shoot the elk in the head for a killing shot. I ask how many elk he had taken with that rifle. He said, around 40 over the past 50 years. Next time I saw him, a couple of years later, he was carrying a Savage 110 in .243 caliber, with a 6 power scope. He already had taken 2 elk with it, said it more than doubled the shooting range, however, he still shoots them in the head!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bull_Mtn, post: 1635894, member: 105447"] I shoot a .300 WSM, Federal Edge TLR 200 Gr bullets. Outstanding performer. However, I have taken many elk with a .270, .308, .350 Rem Mag and .338. The .270 and .308 were shorter range, <300 yds. I like the .300 WSM because it is capable of longer range shots, and easier to carry than the .338 was. Bullet construction and shot placement are the key factors in successfully killing elk. However, on the ridiculous side of the ledger, was an encounter I had with an old recluse who owns a couple of sections on top of the mountain where I hunt. I came upon him one day, in a blind he had constructed in the middle of a park I frequently find elk. He had no hunter orange on (which is illegal) and had a very worn Savage lever action rifle across his lap. I noticed that the bore diameter was very small, so I asked if it was a .250-3000 caliber. He said, no , it was a .22 Hi Power and he couldn't get shells for it any more. He had 4 shells left, which should be good enough for that season. He said that he had to be within 50 yds and shoot the elk in the head for a killing shot. I ask how many elk he had taken with that rifle. He said, around 40 over the past 50 years. Next time I saw him, a couple of years later, he was carrying a Savage 110 in .243 caliber, with a 6 power scope. He already had taken 2 elk with it, said it more than doubled the shooting range, however, he still shoots them in the head! [/QUOTE]
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