How many elk have you killed, and with what cartridges?
Or more importantly, with what bullets?
wanting to hear from hunters that have shot elk and moose with a 243 win
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How many elk have you killed, and with what cartridges?
Or more importantly, with what bullets?
I have been told often in the last 26 years or so that thd 303 Brit and 30/30 Win are both inadequate for moose and elk, yet before that , both were pretty standard as " heavy rifles" up here in the North .
The people using them however were rarely gun nuts, but trappers, their guns were tools like their knives and axes, not recreational toys.
Usually these people owned only three guns, a 12 gauge, a 22lr, and a heavy caliber rifle for everything from deer to bison , and they killed efficiently with them with a minimul amount of tracking.
Go figure.......
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The people using them however were rarely gun nuts, but trappers, their guns were tools like their knives and axes, not recreational toys.
Usually these people owned only three guns, a 12 gauge, a 22lr, and a heavy caliber rifle for everything from deer to bison , and they killed efficiently with them with a minimul amount of tracking.
Go figure.......
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Good friend of mine (and one of the best running shots I know) is just like that. Owns guns for hunting. Has a 12 gauge, a 22 and a 30-06. That's it. Hunts all his big game with that 06, 180 gr bullets for bigger game, 150 for deer (I know because I load his ammunition for him). He's a successful hunter on everything we've ever hunted over the last 35 years. - dan
there are no elk where I live....moose is what I hunt...well over a dozen offhand but I have never counted, I live on a trapline 15 km from the nearest road and thats how I like it...road hunting is for city folks and thats fine....farmyard hunters sitting in a hay loft or a tree stand with hot thermos of coffee and a rifle rest setup trail cameras and timed feeders....uggg... ...I have made most of my kills walking or in a canoe.. 700 yards was my longest shot and most of my kills were from a 300winmag with a handloaded 180gr NP...one a 350 rem mag, one a 375 ruger...a couple when I was young were with a 308 winchester when moose were more abundant....only one moose "DROPPED in its tracks" with one shot...not hard to kill it just seems to take a while for the to figure it out...my elk knowledge comes from two uncles and a very good friends from the SE BC....I'm over 60 and get tired of these same old BS from young guys killing mule deer with 223 and elk with whatever light gun....all foolishness in my way of thinking...one guy bragged he shot his moose in the eyes with a 22 magnum...
Yes broadside shots with no wind at a know range on a calm animal with perfect shot placement from a rest small calibers can do great things in the hands of great shooters... REAL world wilderness hunting I dont think has ever dealt me that kind of perfection...I do think a 30-06 with a good bullet does 90% of real word hunting just fine btw
Yes broadside shots with no wind at a know range on a calm animal with perfect shot placement from a rest small calibers can do great things in the hands of great shooters... REAL world wilderness hunting I dont think has ever dealt me that kind of perfection...I do think a 30-06 with a good bullet does 90% of real word hunting just fine btw
700 yards, thats a long poke. What range finder do you like for that?
Sask isn’t flat. Lots of coulees and hills. Lots of bush and trees if you’re in the right area. BIL saw zero whitetail near the Blizzard Capital but a ton of moose.
Different areas require different strategies if you wish to be successful.
I’m a sissy, not a fan of recoil. Ethical harvest one has to be proficient with the firearm they use.
