Originally Posted by elkmen1
/greenhorn, having killed a couple of elk with traditional MZ, and several deer with a bow, I have yet to take a shot over 40 yards. An entirely different discussion.


Is it? If a guy knows when to not shoot? How is that an elk isn't something a .243 can't make good on every time with ease in the right hands? Bow hunters have to know they have a limit - so why is a .243 center fire a bad choice when 100% of bow hunters/blackpowder hunters are going out with a weapon FAR less effective?

I’ve hunted elk way more than most. Regardless of that, it does not take a rocket scientist to know that a .243 is absolutely lethal, more so than ANY arrow or roundball. Yet dumb fuchs will argue about calibers on the internet all day long.. and this guy from IOWA .. hilarious.