Why do so many people think a small cali rifle ie 308 can not take down a moose or elk in a swift safe manner???? This bugs me to no end.

The 308 will be fine for you "big boy "friend. I'll go with what Penobscot said about the plugs in the ears and take it one step further. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN AT THE RANGE!!! I think most people are not recoil shy they are scope kiss shy. All to well we hear of the person who got a LITTLE to close to the scope relief and bingo got a scope kiss in the brow.

I'm no expert but i think there is only a few pounds diffrence in the .308 and the .06 for felt recoil

A little tickler. A buddy I work with took his 12 year old son out to the range to get used to Dads 300 mag. That skinny little kid all of 110 pounds out shot his dad. The secert is no fear!

Beside recoil only hurts if you tell someone.......<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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