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[Wyodeerhunter]

Bambistew,
It wasn't the first elk i've killed with the 7 mag but it will probably be the last. There are countless variables that probably lead for the bull running off(up hill no less, farther to pack the damn basty out ). I was using Winchester fail safes and really liked the bullet every other time I used it. It just seemed like that every bullet zipped through the bull. My first two shots were right into the lungs. I usually try to break the shoulder on the first shot but I didn't want to waste any meat. I couldn't believe it when he started to run uphill. What finally stopped him was putting one into the spine. Elk are defiently tough critters. I would use my 7 mag on elk this fall if I had to, but i got a .300 weatherby as a gift in November so i'd be foolish not to use it on elk this fall hehehehe. Maybe i should just cut the BS and just get a 30-378. I heard that you can't kill an elk without at least a .300 these days.

 

[Calif. Hunter]

Steiny - I see your BS and raise you:

Quote: I'll have to call BS on Calif Hunter's notion that you are good for everything except big grizz or brown bear. I've got an 8'-8" brown bear at the taxidermist, killed last May in Alaska that say's different.

Quote: 220 Grain Hornady round nose worked fine.

My statement, regarding a 168 gr TSX Quote: Load it over IMR-7828 with Federal Gold Medal Match Mag primers and you are good to go for anything except big grizzlies or brownies!


I never said a .300 Wthby was not good for large bears. What I said was that I would not choose a 168 gr TSX for big bears. I would use a heavier bullet, given a choice. (Although I think a 168 gr TSX would penetrate fine, I want more mass for big bruins. Call me old-fashioned.)

 

[heelerdog]

If you werent paying attention gentlemen the gauntlet has been thrown down.

 

[Steiny]

My mistake Calif.
Hey.... I called you, you can't raise.

 

[IndyJay]

Buzz... hunted elk with a guide in New Mexico a few years back and he swore by the 300 Weatherby shooting 165gr. Partions.... sounds a little light to me... what do you think?