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You realize the purpose of a ladder test, don’t you?

No need for one to hit something the size of an elk at 100 yards.

I think you read a lot of fancy words on the internet but don’t really know what they are.

Obviously I’m not trying to find the accuracy node for this application. Just working up to max pressure for my rifle to meet the CPW energy reg.

I learned how to reload with the hard copy manuals before there was even good info on the internet.

Thanks for the laugh!

I think the 270 works fine on Elk. My comment was more of a denigration of the OP’s cartridge of choice than a slight of the 270. If I didn’t find the 270 sufficient for Elk I wouldn’t use it as my backup Elk rifle.

I used to do a lot of combination Mule Deer/Elk hunts and found that the 270 and 300 WM were an excellent combination for that type of hunting. The rifle I chose for a given day depended on the terrain I was hunting and what I expected to encounter. My 270 is significantly lighter than my 300 WM so sometimes that impacted my decision. Like I said, I didn’t find the 270 inadequate for Elk specifically, I just preferred the massive SD and energy of the 200 gr Partitions coming out of the 300 WM. I tend to load up the 130 gr Partition in the 270 and it’s a dandy performer. I think the 270 is the perfect mountain rifle cartridge. Good energy and ballistics with tolerable recoil in a lightweight rifle.

So let me get this straight…you have to work up a load to max or above max just to meet the minimum requirements? What’s that tell you?!?
The elk/Animal deserve better to be honest with you.

Can’t be any less humane than an arrow. Much more energy than one besides for whatever that’s worth. Dead is dead. Go back and re-read the OP. Most shots will be at archery ranges.

And almost all of us hunt elk for sport. Using a specialty weapon for a specialty hunt only makes sense.

That might be the silliest thing I've read on this forum in quite a while.

Here is what I can guarantee will NOT happen with this whole fiasco. If the OP shoots an elk with his BO, and it runs off and he doesn’t recover it, you can bet the farm he will NOT get on this thread and say,….

“Y’all were right.”

Todd

This guy's a Colorado Biden/Harris voter, Liberal Dimorat, Dumber than Hell, if you expect a accurate report on his 300 blk out hunt for Elk your dreaming. Rio7

I’m pretty sure this ding dong is trolling you guys. At least I hope so.

Dead IS dead, but dead can be a mile or two from where you shot the animal. There are several accomplished elk hunters on this thread telling you your idea sucks. It would behoove you to heed their advice.

Finally, someone with relevant experience taking a bull with the 300BO:

That or he won’t notch his tag and keep hunting untill he tags out.
We are Wasting time typing trying to steer someone in a right direction.
Their mind is or was already made up before asking this silly question

Trolls, they be trolls and are everywhere come election time...mb

He could of said he used a .22 Hornet, all that video is of is a dead elk.

This thread is still alive ?

Is there no end to stupidity ?

As for the fat guy with the baby elk --- we don't shoot the little ones .

Ironically there was nothing “special” about his hunt until he handicapped himself by choice.

TracksWapiti what are you looking for btw, some sort of affirmation? The 300 BO is on the lower end of $hit choices, there is the simple answer.

[quote=TracksWapiti]Finally, someone with relevant experience taking a bull with the 300BO:


There you go. Total affirmation. You didn’t need us after all, and we certainly didn’t help you at all.

Not at all. Go back and re-read the OP. I was simply informing the group that I’ll be sharing post-hunt results soon in case anyone was interested. And I was interested in any experience the group has taking elk with 300BO.

At no point have I asked for anyone’s opinion on cartridge choice as the decision was already made based on my own research specifically with Barnes bullets and not the opinions/validation of others.

Nice, mine. 700AAC with a Model7 barrel, Faux Ti inlet for a PTG DBM, Timney, SWFA 1-4x.

Have a PSA 16” lightweight upper with a 1-4x on it also.