Originally Posted by
polaris754
no pun intended, i wouldnt use any thing but a 300 win mag fer starters , unless ur hunt would be guaranteed ur shots would be within 100 yds with a ot 6 or a 270 my friend u need to anchor that puppy down not wound it ,nor track it fer hours , the key word hear is dead is dead , wounding a animal such as a elk with a round that wont take it down and u will regret it
I've seen elk wounded with a lot bigger calibers. Ya'll need to understand one thing!
SHOT PLACEMENT IS EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Learn to shoot your rifle.
Elk are not armor plated.
Elmer Keith died long ago along with his raking shot. That philosophy was BS to begin with. If you can't shoot it won't matter if you take a 50 cal. with you.