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Most potent long range elk cartridge with .473 bolt face
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<blockquote data-quote="VLD Pilot" data-source="post: 1891469" data-attributes="member: 103947"><p>I think every cartridge here is a great choice. Sorry that 6.5 caused a bad experience tracking the animal but IMO any lung shot is deadly BUT the animal can cover alot of ground after being hit thru the lungs. Some drop within 20 yards and some go 400 yards. I've experienced it with both archery and rifles. It could have been a 30 caliber round that caused it. One thing I will say, it wasn't because it was a heavy 6.5 unless it was a Grendel. Any 6.5 with enough juice to make a hard impact at nearly 1K will get it done on an elk. Many do not or may not want to agree or use one but from experience, I can tell you they work very effectively. I've killed 4 elk with a 6.5-284 and 2 were at over 800 yards and both dropped from quartering away shots behind the shoulder. I watched 2 fall immediately. The other 2 were closer than 400 and they too dropped fast. No tracking. It's really just a matter of sometimes things happen that way. Not all shots anchor big animals instantly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VLD Pilot, post: 1891469, member: 103947"] I think every cartridge here is a great choice. Sorry that 6.5 caused a bad experience tracking the animal but IMO any lung shot is deadly BUT the animal can cover alot of ground after being hit thru the lungs. Some drop within 20 yards and some go 400 yards. I've experienced it with both archery and rifles. It could have been a 30 caliber round that caused it. One thing I will say, it wasn't because it was a heavy 6.5 unless it was a Grendel. Any 6.5 with enough juice to make a hard impact at nearly 1K will get it done on an elk. Many do not or may not want to agree or use one but from experience, I can tell you they work very effectively. I've killed 4 elk with a 6.5-284 and 2 were at over 800 yards and both dropped from quartering away shots behind the shoulder. I watched 2 fall immediately. The other 2 were closer than 400 and they too dropped fast. No tracking. It's really just a matter of sometimes things happen that way. Not all shots anchor big animals instantly. [/QUOTE]
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