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I did read that ealier I'm glad elkamp posted that link there is alot of sound wisdom in all the threads. As a general rule that chart would fit way over half of the population of shooters. Most of the horror stories we hear of bad shots or rifles not being adequate for clean kills have not told the whole story about the shot itself. Maybe is was wind, brush, bad angles, or just plain shooting at hair through the trees. On a whole I totally agree with what Mr Hawks is saying. Most people should stay within those limits unless expertise and knowledge of their firearms exceeds those limits.

I posted the elk cartridge research from Mr. Hawks in the room. And would not be a bad idea to post the column for the chart in the forum. Some people won't click on a link to read it.

People who practice with whatever caliber are the one's who are really not in need of teaching, they already know what their rifle can do. I believe a person's own limits of expertise limits the useage of a particular rifle they shoot.

I have read most of the columns from that link, very good common sense and reality all in one. There should be more like it out there. We have to keep our posts short so we don't lose someones interest and they move on. And for some like myself it takes a mile to unravel the brain waves and explain what we are trying to say. lol

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