I've used a ruger m77mkII UL 243 pushing 95 grain BT's all the way up to a 300 wby using VLD's. put the bullet in the right place and the elk will die. killed my furthest with the 243, and the closest with a 30-30.
scopes were simmons 3-9 up to leupold vx3

walking ranges have varied from 400 yards to 6+ miles in a day.


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