Originally Posted by
fritz1
Im just saying everyone now days thinks you have to have a big gun to kill effectively, that is not true. The truth is you dont need anything bigger than a 30-06 to kill anything walking. Jack Oconners wife used a 30-06 with 220gr bullets to kill her elephant, Killamanjaro Bell killed more elephants than anyone in the world, using a 7x57, and peoples attitude today will suggest that the 30-06 is a minumum elk round and the 7x57 is only good for moderate range deer. My how annimals have gotten tougher over the years. LOL.
how right you are.i dont have the heart to tell these guys i also use my grandfathers 1894 30-40 for my brushgun,and its killed more elk than we could put together here.