killed elk with which cartridges?
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: durango Colorado USA
Posts: 567
RE: killed elk with which cartridges?
16 or more. 2-6x6, 2-5x5, 4 spikes & quite a few cows. All but one,were taken with a 30/06--shooting 180 grain bullets----mostly "core-lokts" with a couple Hornady "spire" points. 1 of the spikes was taken with a 54 T/C Renegade. CB
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RE: killed elk with which cartridges?
I have killed17-18 elk,only 5 have been bulls rest have been cows.The bull's I've shot 1 spike -7mm Rem mag,1-spike .338 win mag,1 rag 5x4 300 Ultra mag,1 5x5 300 wsm and a 3x4 rag 300 win mag.
The rest all have been cows,smallestgun used was a6mm Remand largest was my .416 rem mag.Most elk killed with one gun is3 cows fell to my Rem model 7600 30-06.
I have killed elk with:
6mm
25-06
270
7mm RM
30-06
308
.300 RUM
.300 Win Mag
.300 WSM
.338 WM
.416 RM
I have fallen in love with archery now so I have been give'n a new zest for life.I hunt with a Mathew's Switch Back 70 lband a Bowtech Tribute 81 lb.
Come on September 20 th.
BBJ
The rest all have been cows,smallestgun used was a6mm Remand largest was my .416 rem mag.Most elk killed with one gun is3 cows fell to my Rem model 7600 30-06.
I have killed elk with:
6mm
25-06
270
7mm RM
30-06
308
.300 RUM
.300 Win Mag
.300 WSM
.338 WM
.416 RM
I have fallen in love with archery now so I have been give'n a new zest for life.I hunt with a Mathew's Switch Back 70 lband a Bowtech Tribute 81 lb.
Come on September 20 th.
BBJ