Cow elk rifle

[Chingon]

I don’t know why people are so scared of it

Because they haven't tried it. Full stop.

And when looking at it side by side with a magnum cartridge it just doesn't feel like it has the wallop factor. All the "margin" talk fails to account for the fact that accuracy nosedives when shooting from field positions, and bigger cartridges recoil more than smaller ones, exacerbating non-perfect positions. A lot of people don't realize how much the rifle moves before the bullet exits the bore. Magnums move more than small cartridges, period.

 

[BuzzH]

If you miss judge your wind and stick a 77 tmk on the shoulder the tmk is making it through an elks scapula. Which isn’t a thick chunk of bone. I don’t know why people are so scared of it

Dont have to worry about that in Wyoming, cant hunt elk with 22's.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Trends are funny things. What trends have passed through over the years? Which did you love and which did you hate? Which should stick and which should not? I know which @mtmuley loves and pledged allegiance too.

I can’t imagine a tiny TMK holding up well on a rib bone, let alone a scapula. There has to be lines. I shoot them out of my 22-250 for coyotes and love them, but elk?

What’s the equivalent brown bear medicine? 6.5 prc?

I feel like Rokcast is infecting our water. 22’s will rule the world!!!

“What’s the equivalent brown bear medicine? 6.5 prc?”

There is a large group on a certain forum who would say there is no need to go to a big cartridge like the 6.5 PRC as the 77 gr TMK out of a 223 would work just fine (and then point to 600+ pages that includes photos of mostly deer)…

 

[mtmuley]

“What’s the equivalent brown bear medicine? 6.5 prc?”

There is a large group on a certain forum who would say there is no need to go to a big cartridge like the 6.5 PRC as the 77 gr TMK out of a 223 would work just fine (and then point to 600+ pages that includes photos of mostly deer)…

I think all those guys should go brown bear hunting with a .223. mtmuley

 

[CaptainChilders]

Which others? mtmuley

Barnes has their light for caliber tac-tx bullets that are supposed to expand at low velocities. They make them for 300 black out, 6.5 Grendel, and 6 arc. Pretty impressive out of the 300 blackout on hogs. However I have been doing some load development with my 308 and 300win. 120 out of the 300 is supposed to get around 3700fps. I’d imagine their going to expand going that fast!

 

[brockel]

I think all those guys should go brown bear hunting with a .223. mtmuley

You pay and I’ll go