Minimum Elk Caliber. what do you think it is.

[Lasiocarpa]

I would bet money that more elk have been gut shot and gotten away with .300s than .243s…. I know I personally have been there (not me shooting) for far more rodeos with magnums than with smaller calibers. Most people (not all obviously) don’t shoot them enough to be proficient.

And being able to spot your own shot and what happens after it is invaluable.

If you can shoot the magnums well, more power to you. But from my experience it’s not the small caliber guys that are wounding game…

 

[mtmuley]

But from my experience it’s not the small caliber guys that are wounding game…

Neither do bowhunters. mtmuley

 

[Lasiocarpa]

Neither do bowhunters. mtmuley

That’s a whole different can of worms. The difference in lethality and forgiveness between a broadhead and a 223 with a good bullet is way more than the difference between that 223 and a 300.

 

[mtmuley]

That’s a whole different can of worms. The difference in lethality and forgiveness between a broadhead and a 223 with a good bullet is way more than the difference between that 223 and a 300.

Yeah. Guess so. mtmuley