I have to confess that I did it one year (1988) just to see if I could. I used a Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 7-1/2 inch barrel and factory sights. I was shooting a semi-custom load with 300 grain JHPs manufactured by a now-defunct outfit in South Dakota (I think). I shot my elk, a 4x5 bull, at an estimated 75 yds (no range finder in those days, and it was downhill through some rocks). One shot into the near shoulder broke the front end down and he pushed another 25-30 yds downhill with his hind legs before somersaulting and expiring.
Never shot another critter with that gun. I did take several whitetails in Texas and Nebraska with a .357 and 180 grain handloads when I was much younger.
Edited to add: the more I think about it, he was probably more like 45-50 yds away...
Last edited by mudhen; 03/06/12.
