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George, meant to say "waxing nostalgic"...

Always love these threads--partly because they almost never mention how quickly elk die when shot in the right place with a broadhead.

The reality is, so few here actually know very little about anything complex as ballistic wound channels, or at least enough to make an informed opinion that clearly shows the 7-08 is the equivalent killer as any magnum. But they proudly give their astounding advice, post their pictures, find articles that support their silly views and then deem everyone else is below them.

Don’t try to piss up my back and then tell me that it’s raining based upon your worthless experience. But hey, it is the internet.

Hilarious! Cripes what a funny group of authoritarian piss-ants. Brad was outed over a decade ago as a poseur- hunting on a private ranch and passing it off as something it wasn’t. Hence, one of the reasons Stick pinned the “he works at Dairy Queen wearing a DQ hat” on him way back then. Five foot nothing and all mouth…

My point was that more than a decade ago, this site slipped from having any value and meaning to a bunch of do-nothing idiots, flappin’ their gums, and pissin’ at each other about who’s the bigger more knowledgable bad butt. They’ve now progressed to who not only has BTDT, but now, who has actually done it all! All while giving worthless opinions that somehow, through miraculous spiritual powers, calibers like the 7-08 are the equivalent of the much larger and scary “magnum” calibers like a 338Winny! With a couple of shots across a pasture at calm elk and one great divine proclamation they revealed to the masses “it’s all about the bullet”! “Yeah verily”, they pronounced!

And to throw in their extra measure of worthless attitude, additional smirks and insults are added for good effect like, “the magnum crowd has little or no experience killing anything” or “there are those who actually hunt and kill elk with certain cartridges and those who read about killing elk in a magazine”. Talk about unfounded arrogance. When you give this “hard earned” advice, you all should be truthful and give new shooters an idea of where your vast wealth of experience comes from, I suggest you add a caveat to all your statements like;

- ….but I shoot across Montana pastures at elk feeding at the haystack….YMMV.
- ….”my outfitter” guarantees an elk kill and I prefer his Outers window mounted rest.
- ….our lease in Texas in managed for trophy buck production and the blinds are air conditioned.

Physics can’t be denied but please keep believing in your world that physics is somehow different. And your experience is actually elk hunting.

“It’s not what works when everything goes well that matter’s but rather, what works when things go wrong”, is still a profound statement in the real world. I’ve had a few rodeo’s and walked into so many more where someone made a poor decision using something marginal for killing an elk. The reality is, so few here actually know very little about anything complex as ballistic wound channels, or at least enough to make an informed opinion that clearly shows the 7-08 is the equivalent killer as any magnum. But they proudly give their astounding advice, post their pictures, find articles that support their silly views and then deem everyone else is below them.

Don’t try to piss up my back and then tell me that it’s raining based upon your worthless experience. But hey, it is the internet.

Soon, some of ya will be able to slip out of your Spider Man onesies and get back to mowing lawns…..or back to making ice creams cones.

Regards

recoil does not bother me at all shooting to 400 yards is going to be required SW Colorado Hiking is going to be required. I was thinking a 338 win mag or 325 WSM Or just a plan jane 7mm rem mag in a lightweight

Hilarious! Cripes what a funny group of authoritarian piss-ants. Brad was outed over a decade ago as a poseur- hunting on a private ranch and passing it off as something it wasn’t. Hence, one of the reasons Stick pinned the “he works at Dairy Queen wearing a DQ hat” on him way back then. Five foot nothing and all mouth…

My point was that more than a decade ago, this site slipped from having any value and meaning to a bunch of do-nothing idiots, flappin’ their gums, and pissin’ at each other about who’s the bigger more knowledgable bad butt. They’ve now progressed to who not only has BTDT, but now, who has actually done it all! All while giving worthless opinions that somehow, through miraculous spiritual powers, calibers like the 7-08 are the equivalent of the much larger and scary “magnum” calibers like a 338Winny! With a couple of shots across a pasture at calm elk and one great divine proclamation they revealed to the masses “it’s all about the bullet”! “Yeah verily”, they pronounced!

And to throw in their extra measure of worthless attitude, additional smirks and insults are added for good effect like, “the magnum crowd has little or no experience killing anything” or “there are those who actually hunt and kill elk with certain cartridges and those who read about killing elk in a magazine”. Talk about unfounded arrogance. When you give this “hard earned” advice, you all should be truthful and give new shooters an idea of where your vast wealth of experience comes from, I suggest you add a caveat to all your statements like;

- ….but I shoot across Montana pastures at elk feeding at the haystack….YMMV.
- ….”my outfitter” guarantees an elk kill and I prefer his Outers window mounted rest.
- ….our lease in Texas in managed for trophy buck production and the blinds are air conditioned.

Physics can’t be denied but please keep believing in your world that physics is somehow different. And your experience is actually elk hunting.

“It’s not what works when everything goes well that matter’s but rather, what works when things go wrong”, is still a profound statement in the real world. I’ve had a few rodeo’s and walked into so many more where someone made a poor decision using something marginal for killing an elk. The reality is, so few here actually know very little about anything complex as ballistic wound channels, or at least enough to make an informed opinion that clearly shows the 7-08 is the equivalent killer as any magnum. But they proudly give their astounding advice, post their pictures, find articles that support their silly views and then deem everyone else is below them.

Don’t try to piss up my back and then tell me that it’s raining based upon your worthless experience. But hey, it is the internet.

Soon, some of ya will be able to slip out of your Spider Man onesies and get back to mowing lawns…..or back to making ice creams cones.

Regards

Always love these threads--partly because they almost never mention how quickly elk die when shot in the right place with a broadhead.

Shooting a cow out of your outfitters pasture, while laying the rifle over your truck mounted window rest isn't hunting...….but you hero's keep flapping your gums! You're great entertainment!

Just make sure you wear a Dairy Queen hat while doing it so you can be like your pipsqueak 24hr resident elk hero.

Laughing at you......

Or run off and die in the next zip code when hit poorly.....