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Congrats on getting your bull, and for posting the follow up report. I've always said that bullet placement is most important, but I still wouldn't recommend a .300 BO as an elk cartridge.
As to the age of your bull, because of the length of the 5th and 6th points, I would think that this was his first set of 6 point antlers, making him 3.5 or 4.5 years old. Should be great eating.
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Nice elk. Thanks for your honest review. .450 Bushmaster will do the job nicely at the ranges you are hunting.
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Thanks for the follow up. As a big fan of the 300 blackout for our little deer, I was curious how this turned out. I figured it would work, but as you showed there are much better options. Even in the same platform.
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Congrats on your bull.
I’m glad you came to your senses after this experiment and can understand why some of us were not recommending the 300BLK.
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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A local shop owner killed a very large bull shooting Hornady 195g subx subsonic loads from and AR pistol a few years ago. It was a fenced pay to play hunt about like going out in your pasture to shoot a moo cow. It worked but wouldn't be on my list of weapons for a wild elk hunt. I don't like to have to pass on anything but short perfect unpressurred shots though.
After have to shoot a cow elk twice with a 7-08 a few years ago even though the first was well placed and watching a cow take a solid shoulder hit from a 180g .308 accubond and then disappeared after a mile and a half of uphill tracking I prefer a little extra power on elk.
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Post-hunt results attached as promised Congrats on your success. Can you fill in some of the other info. Things like shot distance, point of impact, penetration, damage, time/distance to drop? Thanks! Heart shot him broadside at 100 yards with one shot. He went maybe 70 yards and piled up. Recovered bullet from hide on the other side (pics attached). Bullet laced between ribs Congrats on your elk! What's the other rifle leaning up against the tree?
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