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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RifleDude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/10/2010 at 12:51
A .22LR is plenty of gun for elk... for brain shots at point blank range.
 
The point being, pretty much any reasonable cartridge will do the job just fine within reasonable, defined limits and with good shot placement as long as the shooter understands and respects those limits.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Roy Finn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/10/2010 at 13:38
Originally posted by pyro6999 pyro6999 wrote:

Originally posted by trigger29 trigger29 wrote:

I just read an article in one of the gun rags about the .300 win being minimal for elk, with the .338 being a better choice........... Yeah, right..... A .300 Win mag, is plenty of gun imo.
.264 win mag is plenty of gun for elk.
 
Yup, just ask the guy from GreyBull Precision.......................Big Grin
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JF4545 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/10/2010 at 13:56
I love my Sako FinnLight 7-08,,,,I like the low recoil and the way it feels shooting it. Im still going to have a McMillian marble stock built for it this winter.....It will still be a Lightweight Rifle and will work fine for me on Elk as I can place a bullet where I need to with it...Bucky
 
I just bought a Remy 5R in 308 2 months ago, hell its still just sitting in the corner....Ive killed most of my Elk with a 270 Winchester using plain old soft point Winchester 150gr bullets or Nosler Partitians......
 
I know guys who have killed many more Elk than I while (kids) growing up with there favorite and only rifle, a 22-250.....Personally I would not do it today, unless I was hungry....
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 284winguy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/19/2010 at 07:34
 Since I have 3 308s I don't feel the need for a 7mm-08. I have nothing against it though. I'm not one to quibble over .62 of a mm either. My 7mm round is the 284win, which is like a 7mm-08 +p. Whether you reload or buy ammo the 308 gives a lot more options, either will do. If we all hunted with a Savage 110 in 30-06 it would be rather boring, wouldn't it? 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Beaudean Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/29/2010 at 16:36
I know I am getting into this discussion late, but what about the 260rem (6.5-08)?  It's cousin the 6.5x55 is hugely popular in Europe for large game. Ballistically it shoots as well as the 300 win mag. Excellent
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote martin3175 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/29/2010 at 18:13
Have both ,,But would lean towards the 308 for a heavier round availability, selction and ammo selcetion
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