Ok I' m going to use this forum to vent. I was reading a thread on another forum comparing bullets of different weights for elk. Many responded with whatever shoots better from the rifle. You know I' ve given that same advice so stay with me. But then the thread moved to a guy saying take the heavier bullet even if the lighter one is a little more accurate. The responses after that blew me away. People actually responded saying that even if they only group a 1/4 inch better they' d go with the lighter bullet. WHAT?!?!?! An elk has what, about a 20 inch kill zone and you' re worried about a 1/4 inch?!?! I don' t even know what my rifle groups are. All I know is I can pretty consistantly hit a pie plate at about 300 yds and thats all I care about, I figure an elk is dead at that point. Now if you can' t hit a pie plate at a reasonable range then ok, look at other options.

The way I see it if you can sight your rifle in on a load you' re good to go. Because if your load isn' t going to work then you' re going to get frustrated sighting it in.

I say leave the grouping data at home and for competition. When it comes to elk hunting bullet weight and quality is much more important. Sick of tracking elk from 1/4" grouping rifles. Show me a guy toting an adequate rifle and bullet who knows his range and I' ll show you an elk hunter in the making.