Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Elk and the .223.Why not?

If the ass is all I've got, I'm going to take it. That's why I don't hunt with a .223 since I have a choice.

I guess the 223 would work if using the TSX Bullet. If i was hungry enough i would wait until it snowed, then shoot one in the lungs and sit down and wait for a while to give it time to stop and fall over . Track it in the snow and then have supper. Elk are big animals and varmint rifles just aren't the best choice, period.

Not every thing that can be done is necessarily a good idea.

Good policy, and not just limited to the hunting of wildlife.

Looking forward to your bear pics this spring so I can hate you further.


Travis

If one has to shoot em' in the azz where all the meat is,that's where the .223 shines..Green Tip steel penetrating non-expanding rounds.

Eyes never shootz anythang in the beast eating part!

Spray and pray...

Jayco

Logsplitter, That elk might have lived another day had I been toting a .223 as there's no way I'd have taken a shot. No hesitation with the old meat in the pot, AKA "The Azzhole" laying in that photo. You should take a close look & learn to recognize greatness.

By the way, I've a sweet .223.

What can I say to a comment like that other than,you fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee...Your the greatest of all time and shame your elders in greatness and anyone else that walks in your tracks...

Did I leave anything out?


Jayco

I've never killed anything bigger than a whitetail with my 22-250 pushing 80gr A-Maxes......But those Elk...I think I'd use a bit more calibre. Maybe one day I'll get a chance to try.

Anyone who is such a wimp that they can't handle anything bigger than a 223 has no business hunting Elk. Where we hunt, other animals also live, that a 223 would just pizz off.

I think he needs to see his dentist....

It's got blueberry tongue.

Across the country .223 is the BARE minimum caliber for whitetail. In some states it's .243. The average deer weighs 150-175 pounds, the average elk around 600-650 pounds.

Yes of course it will kill them, but who knows how long it could take. It could be instant or the elk may run off and die from infection even worse... coyotes, wolves or bears catch up to it since it is too weak to run off.

Simply put, you need to respect the animal your after.

Case in point, humans aren't as tough as big game animals when shot. The 5.56 has been used in the military since Vietnam, BUT ask most combat vets if they wish they had more killing power, frontal area, etc. and the answer would be a resounding YES. Think about it... the 6.8 SPC was designed from the ground up to compete with and beat ballistically the 7.62x39 cartridge because of the lack of knockdown power the 5.56 had.

I'm elk hunting for the first time this year and nothing smaller than a 260 will go with me. More than likely it'll be my 350 Rem Mag.

Larry,

you guys just surround him. Whichever one he grips, is just not there...

Like you do it here.

They are using the wrong bullets.

The .223 has a lot of momentum around here. It seems to be against the rules to comdemn the use of it regardless of what you are hunting. If you want to stay flame free just applaud the use of the .223 on anything out there. White Rhino at 600 yards? No problem! Go use a .223 on something with a Barnes solid and you will be part of the club.

I'd like to ask a serious question. Not trolling. Just curious.

Why use a .223 on big game?

Indeed.

Been sitting this one out...will continue to do so...

Thanks for not quoting mouser...

Your welcome...