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<blockquote data-quote="4LClover" data-source="post: 452371" data-attributes="member: 27558"><p>I agree with you there. The .338 is hard to beat for elk. you have velocity, diameter and weight. I wouldn't consider bullets hitting the dirt "wasted energy" though. I like to think of that as insurance if you hit a large bone or if you are in bear country. No such thing as too much gun in my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>If anybody wants to know what bullets are best etc. then read a few reloading manuals. I like to think that companies like Hornady, Speer, Nosler, Barnes, etc. know what they are talking about. They spend millions of dollars developing and marketing big game bullets and all agree on the same philosophy. </p><p> </p><p>Bullets that mushroom well over an acceptable range of velocities, penetrate deeply, and retain most of their weight are the bullets most recommended for large animals. A-frames, bonded bullets and all copper bullets have long been a mainstay with big game hunters for a reason. I rarely run into veteran hunters that use anything else on large animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4LClover, post: 452371, member: 27558"] I agree with you there. The .338 is hard to beat for elk. you have velocity, diameter and weight. I wouldn't consider bullets hitting the dirt "wasted energy" though. I like to think of that as insurance if you hit a large bone or if you are in bear country. No such thing as too much gun in my opinion. If anybody wants to know what bullets are best etc. then read a few reloading manuals. I like to think that companies like Hornady, Speer, Nosler, Barnes, etc. know what they are talking about. They spend millions of dollars developing and marketing big game bullets and all agree on the same philosophy. Bullets that mushroom well over an acceptable range of velocities, penetrate deeply, and retain most of their weight are the bullets most recommended for large animals. A-frames, bonded bullets and all copper bullets have long been a mainstay with big game hunters for a reason. I rarely run into veteran hunters that use anything else on large animals. [/QUOTE]
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