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What second rifle for western hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="redneckbmxer24" data-source="post: 3028545" data-attributes="member: 11459"><p>There's people that are switching from bigger stuff to 223 though because of how it works. I don't think it really matters where you're from as to how effective it is though. </p><p></p><p>My uncle shot his elk that was a big bull at about 150 yards with a 308. Punched it in the shoulder taking out both lungs and clipping the heart and it stood there for a bit and walked like 20' and stopped. He thought he missed it completely based on its reaction and losing sight picture from recoil but everyone on glass said he smoked it. He shot it again and that shot took its legs out from under it and there were two holes less than a finger width apart. It was going to be very dead after the first shot but it still didn't drop until a second shot from a 308 that I'm sure still had far more impact velocity and speed at 150 yards than a 300WM or 300PRC has at 500 yards like some people are suggesting. </p><p></p><p>I've seen deer last a while with devastating shots too so nothing is absolute except for the fact a well placed shot will yield the best results in the end.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What chamberings do you run?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redneckbmxer24, post: 3028545, member: 11459"] There’s people that are switching from bigger stuff to 223 though because of how it works. I don’t think it really matters where you’re from as to how effective it is though. My uncle shot his elk that was a big bull at about 150 yards with a 308. Punched it in the shoulder taking out both lungs and clipping the heart and it stood there for a bit and walked like 20’ and stopped. He thought he missed it completely based on its reaction and losing sight picture from recoil but everyone on glass said he smoked it. He shot it again and that shot took its legs out from under it and there were two holes less than a finger width apart. It was going to be very dead after the first shot but it still didn’t drop until a second shot from a 308 that I’m sure still had far more impact velocity and speed at 150 yards than a 300WM or 300PRC has at 500 yards like some people are suggesting. I’ve seen deer last a while with devastating shots too so nothing is absolute except for the fact a well placed shot will yield the best results in the end. What chamberings do you run? [/QUOTE]
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