Cow elk rifle

[Robg2]

I’ll be the fly in the ointment. My <unnamed person who must be obeyed> hit a calf elk in the paunch with a .270. She was using good ammo: Barnes copper.

Once elk are hit poorly they become tougher than hell. She hit it a few more times in good spots, but that elk took a while to die. And it was just a calf. You can bet an adult would have gone a long way with a .270, and even more with a .223.

 

[Hams42]

I’ll be the fly in the ointment. My <unnamed person who must be obeyed> hit a calf elk in the paunch with a .270. She was using good ammo: Barnes copper.

Once elk are hit poorly they become tougher than hell. She hit it a few more times in good spots, but that elk took a while to die. And it was just a calf. You can bet an adult would have gone a long way with a .270, and even more with a .223.

I've had the same thing happen with a 7 mag though. Bad shots a bad shot.

 

[Robg2]

I've had the same thing happen with a 7 mag though. Bad shots a bad shot.

I knew someone would say that. Yes, bad shots are bad shots, but they are worse with smaller calibers.