My wife killed her first elk at a naive 24 years old with a borrowed .243 Win. She will readily admit that it was a lucky shot.....the kill actually required two shots! She will be the first to tell you that’s it’s not a great elk cartridge!
She’s many killed elk since, with the vast majority being one-shot kills after going up a few calibers in cartridge selection! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
