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    wilkup reacted to R. Cram's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Haha Haha.
    a buddy of mine came up with some of the NRA's magazine from right before or after WW2 and 3 or 4 guides from Alaska wrote in...
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    wilkup reacted to Mschroeder40's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    Henry model x 30-30 @ 450 yards Hornaday American whitetail 150gr. They are more capable than you would imagine.
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    wilkup replied to the thread 30-30 for elk?.
    It’s a custom “trapper” size rifle. I can push the 143gr Lever Hammers at ~2300fps through it. Just for giggles I used the basic...
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    wilkup reacted to Batsin's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I would lean towards the leverevolution loads, if they shoot well in your gun. The 160 grain FTX is an interlock design and the...
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    wilkup reacted to Jzslade762's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    My son killed his first Roosevelt last year with my grandpa's old marlin 30-30, Buckhorn sights and 150gr. Winchester whatevers. About a...
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    wilkup reacted to Rflshootr's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Haha Haha.
    Don't you know that elk have gotten tougher to kill and wear bullet proof vests and armor plate these days???
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    wilkup reacted to AussieWriter's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    If subsistence hunters were successful, then what is the argument against their choice of firearm and cartridge? Did they not also have...
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    wilkup reacted to Dr. Richard Gray's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    It's all in knowing the gun and how it shoots. I have 2 Win 94 26" octagon barrel and shot 150 gr for years. The past 15 years I've...
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    wilkup reacted to crazymonkey's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I had a buddy of mine get drawn for elk several years ago and after a day at the range shooting me with my 300wm and him a 300wsm...
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    wilkup reacted to 69precision's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    See the post directly above yours. Certainly the bullet used and distance is crucial, but for under 100 yards the 30-30 is objectively...
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    wilkup reacted to 340Wby-4-everything's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    Could always buy a Browning BLR in anything from a .308 to a .300Winmag, but as others have said shot placement is king and 30-30s have...
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    wilkup reacted to Lnewton's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    Before all of the longer cased rifles were created the 30-30 and 45/70 ruled the west. Take your 30-30 with the blue federals and go...
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    wilkup reacted to mrcustomsteel's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    Some folks look down on the Rem CoreLokt but I can’t count the number of deer I’ve killed with them with my sporterized 1903 in the past...
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    wilkup reacted to bigred1's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    I’ve used a 348 for years in dense cover with good success. I see no reason that a 30/30 wouldn’t work well at your stated ranges using...
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    wilkup reacted to jbur13's post in the thread 30-30 for elk? with Like Like.
    Wilkup- Sounds like a perfect spot for a tree stand! Find the place where they bed most frequently and set a tree stand uphill from...
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