ORIGINAL: Rammer
My old man, my grandpa and a few of my neighbors have never had an elk complain or get away after being shot with their "puny" 308s. The last elk my old man shot with a 308 was a few years back and he shot it with 180gr Failsafes. I know they have never had an elk go more than 25-30 yards after being hit.
the medium size cow elk i shot last season (right through the heart) ran 25-30 yars b4 falling. i shot her with a -06 180 gr sp..seems like real similar performance ta me.
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