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<blockquote data-quote="J W Voita" data-source="post: 1553403" data-attributes="member: 106701"><p>I'm almost 70. Ive taken so many elk, I've lost count. Here are some things I've learned. </p><p></p><p>We all have our favorite cartridges. We fall in love with them. Sometimes we just like their name. (That has been proven by the major manufacturers on numerous occasions). In many cases it's how a cartridge looks. In some cases we favor a particular cartridge because of something we have read or heard about it. And many times that report that we heard about this favorite cartridge is not even true. I hate to disappoint any of you, but cartridges don't kill anything! Bullets do! Once a particular 6.5mm bullet leaves the gun at a given speed and kisses that muzzle goodbye, it makes absolutely no difference what cartridge it came from! That 140 gr 6.5mm bullet at 2900 fps is on it's own. We need to be giving attention to that bullet. And not just it's velocity at the muzzle, but how fast is it going at the distance at which it contacts our target. Modern bullets are greatly improved over bullets made 40 years ago. We hear a lot of talk about a bullets shape, or it's BC, but the most important improvement in hunting bullets is the bonding of the lead core to the jacket. We should also keep in mind what cartrige or velocity the particular bullet was designed for. Here is a case in point. </p><p></p><p>I have had the privilege of having several different rifles, in several different calibers available to me for elk hunting. One is a custom offering chambered in 375 RUM. Of course almost all bullets in 375 caliber were designed with the 375 H&H in mind. But my RUM that was built with an African safari in mind, shoots some bullets as much as 250fps faster than the H&H. Oh i killed those elk alright, but at close range the bullet did not exit the animal. Those bullets at that higher velocity were getting ripped apart. </p><p></p><p>My go to elk gun is a 270. I also have a 7mm LRM, if I'm taking a stand where i expect to see elk at 400 yards or more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J W Voita, post: 1553403, member: 106701"] I'm almost 70. Ive taken so many elk, I've lost count. Here are some things I've learned. We all have our favorite cartridges. We fall in love with them. Sometimes we just like their name. (That has been proven by the major manufacturers on numerous occasions). In many cases it's how a cartridge looks. In some cases we favor a particular cartridge because of something we have read or heard about it. And many times that report that we heard about this favorite cartridge is not even true. I hate to disappoint any of you, but cartridges don't kill anything! Bullets do! Once a particular 6.5mm bullet leaves the gun at a given speed and kisses that muzzle goodbye, it makes absolutely no difference what cartridge it came from! That 140 gr 6.5mm bullet at 2900 fps is on it's own. We need to be giving attention to that bullet. And not just it's velocity at the muzzle, but how fast is it going at the distance at which it contacts our target. Modern bullets are greatly improved over bullets made 40 years ago. We hear a lot of talk about a bullets shape, or it's BC, but the most important improvement in hunting bullets is the bonding of the lead core to the jacket. We should also keep in mind what cartrige or velocity the particular bullet was designed for. Here is a case in point. I have had the privilege of having several different rifles, in several different calibers available to me for elk hunting. One is a custom offering chambered in 375 RUM. Of course almost all bullets in 375 caliber were designed with the 375 H&H in mind. But my RUM that was built with an African safari in mind, shoots some bullets as much as 250fps faster than the H&H. Oh i killed those elk alright, but at close range the bullet did not exit the animal. Those bullets at that higher velocity were getting ripped apart. My go to elk gun is a 270. I also have a 7mm LRM, if I'm taking a stand where i expect to see elk at 400 yards or more. [/QUOTE]
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