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    wilkup reacted to Joe Bishop's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    That 30-30 is plenty of gun for those huge coastal elk. We hunted coastal elk for years in OR/WA, tough steep brushy country, most shots...
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    wilkup reacted to AussieWriter's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I load 150gn Barnes TSX Cave Points in my Marlin over LeverRevolution powder for 2456 fps. Wouldn't think twice about using it on elk...
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    wilkup reacted to Palix-Dog's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    My dad killed his first 6 elk with a 30-30. Back in the 50's and 60's. Then he stepped up to a high powdered Savage 99 in 308. Granted...
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    wilkup reacted to Whitesmoke's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    My son shot a Tule cow elk at 210 yards with a Barnes 150 grain tsx…full pass through even at that range and it dropped in its tracks...
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    wilkup reacted to huntinghuasna's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    For any cartridge I'd go all copper. If going with the .30-30, choose a bullet and note minimum impact velocity for full expansion...
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    wilkup reacted to Poor_choices's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    The 30-30 will work fine, just keep the bullet off the shoulder and your ranges realistic. I shot an elk at 120 yards with a 30-30...
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    wilkup reacted to cohunt's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Haha Haha.
    Nah--- you can't kill anything with the measley 30-30-------nobody has ever killed anything with a 30-30 Can you hear me smirking? Dont...
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    wilkup reacted to med358-boise's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    This is not based on experience just physics. A 30-30 is a 308 Win is a 30-06 is 300 Win Mag it is simple a matter of distance. X...
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    wilkup reacted to gabal's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I can't speak with any first hand knowledge , but have heard and read good things about the 170 grain Nosler Partition .
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    wilkup reacted to liltank's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I’ll start with, I’ve never hunted Elk anywhere in the U.S. However, I have cousins and an uncle that grew up in CO. They’ve shot Elk...
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    wilkup reacted to Salmonhead's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    Consider the Maker Rex 150 grain also. Maker does a good job of having their bullets have a low impact rating to open. I think Swift...
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    wilkup reacted to Koda_'s post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I have once. 50yds double lung, probably a federal or rem corelock, was a while ago. I dont know if id go past 150yds though. More...
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    wilkup posted the thread 30-30 for elk? in Elk Hunting.
    I typically hunt with a bigger boltgun and optics but the area I’ve been scouting and locating elk in the past month is far from ideal...
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    wilkup reacted to RockyMtnMT's post in the thread Hammer HHT vs Absolute with Like Like.
    Aside from differences in raw material, (ours is very soft) the biggest difference is Hammers are designed to open and shed the nose...
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    wilkup reacted to homerthebeeman's post in the thread Hammer HHT vs Absolute with Like Like.
    my thoughts…if you have the “correct rifle twist”, the HH, HHT and Absolute’s will guarantee to work (a least for me)…
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