ELKampMaster First of all I want to say I respect & congratulate you on the fact that you strive for quick humane kills. Your choice of weapon that you choose to accomplish this is just that your choice, not the standard everyone must follow. But in response to your question, not at any time did I make mention that the 30/30 would be the caliber of my choice to hunt elk. Not only that I did not recommend it to Crobide either, all you have to do is go back and read my 3 previous posts, you'll find I told him he would be better off with a larger caliber such as the 30/06 that he himself was using. Did I recommend the 30/30 , NO. Would it be my choice of weapon,NO. Is it a pathetic weapon NO. I don't appreciate you putting words in my mouth that I never said. As far as first hand experience in killing elk I have as much as anyone on this site. Including you. I've seen elk taken with 30/30, 243, 270, 30/06, 7mm, 300mag and others. All elk were equally as dead with each caliber. I also bowhunt and have either taken or personally called in many elk that have fallen prey from 40lb bows to 90lb bows. Am I recommending ones to hunt with 40or50lb bows NO. But just the same it will kill them, BUT YOUR RANGE IS LIMITED JUST AS IS THE 30/30. This was my original comment about the 30/30 it will work but I would use something bigger. elknut1.

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