Re: Best Elk Caliber,is there one?
Originally Posted by
KodiakHntr
To be fair, pretty much all the calibers are legal for elk…
To be fair, pretty much all the CENTER FIRE calibers are legal.
I, like Ron C shoot 7-08. It’s not a particularly “macho” caliber, and often relegated to the “kids,wives and feeble”, but if you actually look at the ballistics, it’s a very solid choice for deer or antelope (98% of my mammal hunting), and with decent shot placement is very effective on elk. If I were more interested in hunting moose or elk, I would look at a more potent cartridge. I buy a moose and elk tag every year, but I have never done a hunt dedicated to either. If I stumble across a legal one of either at 150-200 yards or so, my feeble mans 7-08 should take care of it.
And while I agree that the .30-06 is a fantastic choice for a “one size fits all” caliber, it really is too big a hammer for smaller deer. We got two coastal black tails with .30-06 and excellent shot placement. They dropped like rocks, but there was substantial meat loss.
If we’re not supposed to eat animals, how come they’re made out of meat?
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