What is your favorite "populist" elk cartridge?
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 112
RE: What is your favorite "populist" elk cartridge?
Luckydog, I hate to be a dissenter, but having shot game with both 12 gauge slugs and a .44 mag, I can say without a doubt that these are poor choices for elk. They are fine for deer sized game, but elk are a lot bigger and tougher and I think you're headed for a bad ending - for you and the elk, if you use either of those options. You'd be far better off with an open sighted rifle, any reasonable caliber, but stick to a rifle and leave the other stuff at home.