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Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester BuzzH #16398512 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	Must have been an orb.....or a bad camera. Congrats on the cow elk.......and your many intact teeth. We will be out there.........feel free to stop by. Originally Posted by BuzzH Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Did you lose another tooth recently? No, have managed to keep all my teeth... "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

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Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester BuzzH #16399257 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	Hey Bud- Just wanted to know........if I posted a 338 cartridge with an Accubond.......would I need a quarter or a 50-cent piece. Originally Posted by BuzzH "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16399265 09/02/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Hey Bud- Just wanted to know........if I posted a 338 cartridge with an Accubond.......would I need a quarter or a 50-cent piece. If you're using it to cover your pie hole, better make it a dinner plate. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester smokepole #16399273 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	You're the expert there......I digress. Originally Posted by smokepole Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Hey Bud- Just wanted to know........if I posted a 338 cartridge with an Accubond.......would I need a quarter or a 50-cent piece. If you're using it to cover your pie hole, better make it a dinner plate. "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16399302 09/02/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado	Trash can lid? A wise man is frequently humbled.

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Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester smokepole #16399318 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	Contact SLM......ASAP!!!!!!! His wit far exceeds yours! No disrespect, mind you! Originally Posted by smokepole Trash can lid? "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16399429 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,814 Wyoming B BuzzH Campfire Tracker
BuzzH Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,814 Wyoming	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Hey Bud- Just wanted to know........if I posted a 338 cartridge with an Accubond.......would I need a quarter or a 50-cent piece. Originally Posted by BuzzH I caught a few partitions in elk from a .338 but never have shot accubonds from mine so can't know. My .338 has been collecting dust ever since I brought it back from AK hunting muskox some years ago. Maybe in 2023 I'll pull that thing out of the safe, dust it off, and kill another elk with it...or may just keep shooting the 6mm for filling elk tags. Either way, the result is the same.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester BuzzH #16399480 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	Dang, Buzz.......cannot tell you how impressed your post left me. Alaska and all that super impressive stuff! Like I said earlier.......we could quickly hammer some cow elk on private land with rifle.......type 6 tags......but prefer the challenge of bowhunting on State/Federal lands. Can only assure you........money is no object! We will avoid the front shoulder like the plague.......but still try not to shoot too far back.....a potential bad situation. You surely know what I mean! Originally Posted by BuzzH I caught a few partitions in elk from a .338 but never have shot accubonds from mine so can't know. My .338 has been collecting dust ever since I brought it back from AK hunting muskox some years ago. Maybe in 2023 I'll pull that thing out of the safe, dust it off, and kill another elk with it...or may just keep shooting the 6mm for filling elk tags. Either way, the result is the same. "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16399549 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,814 Wyoming B BuzzH Campfire Tracker
BuzzH Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,814 Wyoming	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Dang, Buzz.......cannot tell you how impressed your post left me. Alaska and all that super impressive stuff! Like I said earlier.......we could quickly hammer some cow elk on private land with rifle.......type 6 tags......but prefer the challenge of bowhunting on State/Federal lands. Can only assure you........money is no object! We will avoid the front shoulder like the plague.......but still try not to shoot too far back.....a potential bad situation. You surely know what I mean! Originally Posted by BuzzH I caught a few partitions in elk from a .338 but never have shot accubonds from mine so can't know. My .338 has been collecting dust ever since I brought it back from AK hunting muskox some years ago. Maybe in 2023 I'll pull that thing out of the safe, dust it off, and kill another elk with it...or may just keep shooting the 6mm for filling elk tags. Either way, the result is the same. My buddy and I were 2 of the last 4 people to ever get to hunt musk ox in this area in AK...season has been closed since we drew/hunted. Didn't do bad...2 all time record book bulls in 2 days. IMO, .338 is overkill. Last edited by BuzzH; 09/02/21.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester BuzzH #16399594 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	Overkill is preferred to the other 'limp-wristed' options. They hover in a circle and let you readily shoot them, Buzz! Hardly unequivocal!!!! More-expensive/easier ain't always better! Is this seriously the best you have? Congrats......Buzz! What caliber snowmobile? Originally Posted by BuzzH IMO, .338 is overkill. "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

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Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16400459 09/02/21
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,814 Wyoming B BuzzH Campfire Tracker
BuzzH Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,814 Wyoming	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Overkill is preferred to the other 'limp-wristed' options. They hover in a circle and let you readily shoot them, Buzz! Hardly unequivocal!!!! More-expensive/easier ain't always better! Is this seriously the best you have? Congrats......Buzz! What caliber snowmobile? Originally Posted by BuzzH IMO, .338 is overkill. Yes, its the best muskox I've shot and probably ever will shoot. But, my buddy and I are applying again this year for Nunivak but doubt I'd top the one I already have. He's drawn Nunivak twice and drew the Shishmaref tag with a party app with me. Only person I know that's drawn ox 3 times in AK. He's pretty lucky, also drew a MT sheep tag and the Idaho raffle sheep tag as well...so I'm liking my odds of us drawing Nunivak.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester 444Matt #16408166 09/05/21
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 91 J jakelly Campfire Greenhorn
jakelly Campfire Greenhorn J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 91	Wow. Forget the animals he’s harvested and the gear he’s used, @scenarshooter just melted another successful head of household with half of a game law and three letters… Attached Images D5B230B3-164F-402E-B60C-925F3B1A29C0.jpeg (61.44 KB, 704 downloads)

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester 444Matt #16409280 09/06/21
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger
SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM	Holy sh it, Mikey is back at it. Mikey, wifey going to let you borrow the grocery getter for another road trip? #243forthewin.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester jakelly #16412457 09/07/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado	Originally Posted by jakelly Wow. Forget the animals he’s harvested and the gear he’s used, @scenarshooter just melted another successful head of household with half of a game law and three letters… LOL, translation please? A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16894043 01/28/22
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 12,074 Wyoming JohnBurns Campfire Outfitter
JohnBurns Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 12,074 Wyoming	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER I am on antibiotics for gangrene on my ankles. Did you ever join that AA group? Ankle-biters Anonymous Mike, I wondered what the thread was that made Pat quit the Fire. Congradulation? I get that you are sick and angry at life but damn. As to cow elk and the 243 I have killed 6 elk with the 243 with a mature bull thrown in to the mix. Works great with the 105gr VLD. Shoulders are busted and noses hit the dirt pretty fast. Lately I have been shooting the 6mm Creedmoor and the result are same same. Catch some bone on the way in and elk put their nose on the ground really fast. Rib shoot them and you better be ready for a 50yd tracking job. Anyway hope your medical issues work out but the negative attitude and hostility are litterally toxic for your condition. John. John Burns I have all the sources. They can't stop the signal.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester 444Matt #16894502 01/28/22
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 807 F Fury01 Campfire Regular
Fury01 Campfire Regular F Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 807	I've seen a good number of elk fall to the 85 grain Sierra HP gameking bullet from a Remington 243. Near and far, big and small. Almost all dead with one shot. Neck and or shoulder like in the video in this thread. The owner put the bullets where they are supposed to go and down goes the elk. His wife uses it now and is still killing them.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester JohnBurns #16937654 02/08/22
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,424 IOWA, USA	Wow! A post 'litterally' directed at me.......from the legendary John Burns. The honor cannot be over-expressed......even given my toxic, negative attitude. My hunting season is far from over, so please forgive my lack of any post the length of yours. The Wyoming zone 7 hunt was a very productive hoot, last week of December. Check with WAM, concerning his BS alarm. When he presses that alarm button..........someone usually hears "I've fallen and I can't get up!" Sorry to hear about Pat. Hopefully he can find another site to post-for-praise. He really kinda requires that. Shall return.......perhaps late March, for a bit more. Mark your calendar. Originally Posted by JohnBurns Mike, I wondered what the thread was that made Pat quit the Fire. Congradulation? I get that you are sick and angry at life but damn. As to cow elk and the 243 I have killed 6 elk with the 243 with a mature bull thrown in to the mix. Works great with the 105gr VLD. Shoulders are busted and noses hit the dirt pretty fast. Lately I have been shooting the 6mm Creedmoor and the result are same same. Catch some bone on the way in and elk put their nose on the ground really fast. Rib shoot them and you better be ready for a 50yd tracking job. Anyway hope your medical issues work out but the negative attitude and hostility are litterally toxic for your condition. John. "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester 444Matt #16943048 02/09/22
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 218 E Elkbelch Campfire Member
Elkbelch Campfire Member E Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 218	I’ve read all 26 pages, surely this is not how it ends? One more round please. Would my .257 Roberts work? Shawn

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester MIKEWERNER #16943176 02/09/22
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Sorry to hear about Pat. Hopefully he can find another site to post-for-praise. He really kinda requires that. You could go phhuck yourself were it not for the prodigious disappointment you'd experience. WWP53D

Re: Cow elk and the 243 Winchester 444Matt #16943224 02/09/22
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,089 Banana Belt, Montana M Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna
Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,089 Banana Belt, Montana	A couple days ago had an hour-long, sit-down talk with Mark Dobrenski, who posted on the Campfire as "Dober" for several years, then quit due to to many nitwits. Mark, and his wife Anita, have killed a pile of elk over several decades, and he might chuckle slightly at the last few pages here. But eventually the Campfire wore out his chuckling impulse.... “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck

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