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<blockquote data-quote="Kevinprc" data-source="post: 2468130" data-attributes="member: 120233"><p>You are going to get a lot of opinions on "elk rifles" so here is one more. I have hunted elk for 36 years and I guided for 17 years. I use a 338 Win. Mag and have always found it to be effective. Velocity is, in my opinion, not as important as mass and energy. I've seen 17 bulls lost and all were hit with the high velocity 7mm. The bullets fragmented and failed to compromise both lungs. All the shots were mortal I'm sure, but the animals were never found as they were able to travel far in very difficult terrain. A pass through shot from a 30+ caliber with a minimum 180 grain bullet will normally drop an elk within a 100 to 200 yd distance from initial impact. You have an entry and exit to provide a visible blood trail if the animal does not go down quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevinprc, post: 2468130, member: 120233"] You are going to get a lot of opinions on "elk rifles" so here is one more. I have hunted elk for 36 years and I guided for 17 years. I use a 338 Win. Mag and have always found it to be effective. Velocity is, in my opinion, not as important as mass and energy. I've seen 17 bulls lost and all were hit with the high velocity 7mm. The bullets fragmented and failed to compromise both lungs. All the shots were mortal I'm sure, but the animals were never found as they were able to travel far in very difficult terrain. A pass through shot from a 30+ caliber with a minimum 180 grain bullet will normally drop an elk within a 100 to 200 yd distance from initial impact. You have an entry and exit to provide a visible blood trail if the animal does not go down quickly. [/QUOTE]
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