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Sportsfan7292: You are welcome!
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...we need to remember, that not every instant something worked in skilled hands under picked circumstances markes the time for an all out recommendation of said thing under general circumstances to the hunting public. Very well "said thing".
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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.....115 Combined Technologies. It is the Indian and not the arrow. I was very angry when the Combined Tech bullets were discontinued. The 160 Moly 284's were the best bullet I had ever taken Axis with.
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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I hunt Colorado elk every year, and have since 1982 with one or two exceptions. During that time I've seen a fair number of elk taken and have taken my share as well. For many years my choice was a 7mm Rem Mag with 160's. It worked very, very well. Then I tried a .300 Win Mag, .45-70, and a .30-06. They all worked as well.
Normally I have both a bull tag and a cow tag in my pocket. After I get my first elk I normally switch rifles and hunt mule deer. One of the rifles I've switched to is my .257 Roberts. What would happen if a legal elk found its way into the scope?
BANG!, that's what.
Like others here, I wouldn't buy a .257 Roberts if I was looking for my first elk rifle, but if that's what I have in my hands, I can make it work.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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I understand that it's not the BEST choice, I just want to know if you guys think it is a legitimate choice for someone to use on elk. Six of the last seven elk I've killed have been with a 243 and 100gr Partitions. 40 yds to almost 300yds. Braodside, heavily quartering away, quartering towards me. They all died within sight, some died on the spot. The 243 isn't a 400 yd elk killer, and I wouldn't try a Texas Heart Shot under any circumstances, otherwise, almost any modern bottleneck cartridge with a premium bullet will drop an elk quickly. Just shot them in the front half..... I did plug a Hereford with a 25 Souper once, it died right there--does that count?  Casey
Casey
Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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While Real-world experience beats Theoretical every time and you've had a lot of real world posts, if you look to the rule of thumb of 1500 ft pds of energy for elk, then with the heavier bullets the 25-06 can carry that energy out to around 350 yards, so I assume the Weatherby is a little farther and the Bob is a little shorter. I just bought a 25-06 in a Tikka t-3 lite to have a lighter carry gun than my 7mm Mag Sako 75 and part of my logic was knowing it could handle an elk to nearly 400 yards so my youngest son could use it starting next year.
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