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That whole 1,500-2,000 foot pounds of energy was and is pure nonsense. I have been killing elk for many years with a puny little .308. On average the shots tend to be between 400 and 500 yards, as that is simply the type of shots that present themselves in the late season hunts and the terrain I hunt. I have used the little .308 effectively at greater distances (past 600) but the mid 4s are average.


The .308 was not producing energy numbers anywhere close to 2,000 FT #s at 400 yards. At 600 yards it was producing about 1100. I pay ZERO attention to foot pound charts. The formula that has worked for me is to simply find a load that shoots well with a decent bullet, buy in bulk such as 2,000 rds of 155 scenars at a whack:




then practice, practice, practice, then go shoot elk.

Then laugh when people (most of whom have very little or no experience killing elk) say that you can't do what you have been doing for years.