hunting with a .308
 

I have a serious question as it will be part of a decision on spending a grand for a hunting rifle. an anyone tell me if you can take down an elk with a .308 AR I am loking at a LR 308 for hunting from Rock River

distance
 

As long as your comfortable and accurate at distances to 300yrds with it.

Yes. The .308 is a great all around caliber. I've killed elk with it, as well as a 30-30. Know and stay within the effective range of the round as well as your own shooting ability.

I watched a video of a woman knocking down an elk at 650yds with a .243. DRT.

It's not the arrow. It's the Indian.

I would describe the .308 as serviceable.

Muley Hunter---Your'e probably referring to the gal who went out with John Burns with his gun/adjustable turret scope and shot that cow at a lot further than a .243 should be used on an animal that size. She had never shot that gun and had never even shot at a big game animal before he pulled that stunt just to promote his adjustable turret scopes Ever since that video came out guys have been ripping him a new one on a lot of the long range gun websites and Forums for doing it. If that .243 bullet hadn't hit that animal in the spine, it would probably have resulted in a lost animal. His stupid response to them has been that they are just ticked that it was a girl that did it, rather than addressing the lack of ethics the video portrayed.

I know all that, but it does prove a .308 at normal hunting distances is more than enough bullet. If you can shoot.

No argument from here, as the .308 is very close to the 30-06 ballistics, which is the proven caliber for anything but possibly big bears on the North American Continent! Both will serve the average Joe well on whatever he wants to hunt from varmints to moose.

I hear from someone that those jerseys suck !

How do you like dem apples !!!



BTW - A lot of people love the .308 within it's effective range.

http://www.gunnersden.com/index.htm.308winchester.html

that is a great article TY since I am a first time hunter I know takingon Elk is a big challenge I am waiting with anticipation to see if I get drawn in the AZ tag lotery if I do I am taking it as a huge challenge and am planning on being as ethical as can be I will not take the shot unless I am 100 percent and am 5x5

I once asked a moose guide if a .308 was adequate for moose and he told me he would rather see me shoot a .308 that i could shoot than a .300 win mag that i couldnt, being a small frame guy and all. So i think there is some benefits to the .308 like less recoil and great accuracy. But for all you long range military guys out there remember that the military used the long range side of the .308 to kill men not elk. BIG DIFFERENCE.

Gets me nervous
 

just reading that a newbie without experience is all ready to spend a grand on anything.
Guess I'm just too old to give any advice.

so because I am a newbie you cannot give me advice that makes no sense

The .308 is enough bullet to take down an Elk... The .308 and the .30-06 are ballistically similar and the 06 has been the go to round for multiple sportsmen to take down large game animals, human beings, and any other assortment of living things. The military as well as police snipers use the .308 for the stopping power... Not that a human being is anywhere similar to an Elk but that should give some sort of nod to the power the .308 has....
Ultimately what matters is the shot placement...
You can never shoot a magnum caliber for the increased power to make up for decreased/poor shot placement!

Good luck on drawing a tag, may your aim stay true, and the heard bull present a broadside shot in your comfort zone!

now see that is what I am working on is my shot because the last thing as an ethical hunter that I want to do is not take the animal in a humane manor I saw a video of some guys hunting wild pigs with a AR- and it took them like shots to take it all the while the thing is kicking and screaming and they were laughing that to me as a hubnter made me want to smack em because guys like them make the anti hunting folks laugh. But I get back on track and you are right the precision and accuracy are key

.308 and 270winchester are very good moose harvest up to 300 yards.Take a time to check your bullet balistic and then you can match with the animal you hunt.Taureau noir