I went on my first elk hunt in 1978. A friend asked me if I wanted to go hunting, so I bought a 700ADL 30-06 because it was cheap. I put a cheap scope on it and went to the range to sight it in. I also bought some Federal Premium 150 grain Sierra Game kings. That's a common cup and core bullet as you probably know. I killed a couple dozen elk with that load and then someone told me that elk wear armor plating and that you need premium bullets. So I started using 180 grain Nosler Partitions and eventually went to 180 grain TSX.
Gee I hope that none of those early elk come back to life because I didn't use premium bullets. That would be embarrassing.
Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.
