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.17cal for elk?

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Old 04-09-2005, 09:13 PM
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Default RE: .17cal for elk?

I've killed several decent bulls with my mighty .17, but only with Nosler Partition bullets. Blood trails aren't as good as with my .338, but they still fell within 100 yards.
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Old 04-09-2005, 11:01 PM
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I read a post on another site where some guy killed a bison with a .17 caliber firearm. Good luck.
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