One of my all time favorite elk cartridges.... or anything elts far as that goes.
My m-70 with a compact leupy for glass, shooting from prone once managed to split my hide between my eyes. That is the only time recoil had bothered me from this classic caliber.
My longest shot on an elk was done with the 338, 305 yards. Two shots, second shot fired as the spike was tipping over, dead. Not far for some, but thats the furthest I have had on an elk.
The closest shot I also had on an elk was with the 338. At a measured 33 feet or 11 yards. I head shot a fat ol' mountain cow as I waited a while for it to top the ridge I was on to save me from packing it to the top of the ridge.
happiness is elbow deep in elk guts. NRA life member
