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Well, I subscribe to the "bigger is better" school. I think a greater bullet diameter's frontal area supplies more killing power.
That's exactly why I am creating a new series of elk cartridges:
.311-30
.311 BR
.311 Remington
.311-300 Savage
.311-308 (and the .311 x 62 Nato)
.311-06
.311 Russian
The only problem is that the sectional density of a .308 180 grain is superior to the sectional density of a 180 grain .311 bullet. It's a trade off between frontal surface area and penetration.
I may even bump some of them up to .313, depending on the bullet manufacturing offerings, and my final bore diameter, but the sectional density would be even lower for the 180 grain offering.
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Was that a serious post? Not trying to degrade any effort, but I just can't tell.
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The 7.62X54R is already a .311. So no need for your ".311 Russian".
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No. Just having fun splitting hairs.
"Behavior accepted is behavior repeated."
"Strive to be underestimated."
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Best cartridge I've heard of recently is the 300-35 Whelen.
Take the venerable 35 whelen and neck it down to take the higher BC 308 cal bullets.
Should catch on.
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![[Linked Image]](http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp311/patrickgsinclair/scan0024-6.jpg) Wool is....old school. Old school works. Gotta love it..If you have a question, Pat has an app (pic) for that!
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Best cartridge I've heard of recently is the 300-35 Whelen.
Take the venerable 35 whelen and neck it down to take the higher BC 308 cal bullets.
Should catch on. I think its called a 280 
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Best elk bullets Anything here sound familiar 
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yep! one could condense all those words down to just 7. "get a 30-06 and some 180gr partitions" but what would folks argue/debate then? Some, like me, would argue that just becaus the 30-06 is popular does not make it the best or most desired. Same goes for the Partitions.
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Popular or not, the 06 has proven itself to beone of the best elk rounds that I have used..and Nosler partitions are the best bullets I have used. some like me will argue for the O6 and Noslers! Not saying the .338, 375 etc are not good elk rounds, I have shot elk with both, but you can't tell much difference in the kill over a 30-06 with 200 gr. Noslers. With all of them the elk takes a hit in the shoulder and goes maybe 50 yards and tips over, or may drop at the shot, you never know. All of these calibers will shoot lengthwise through a bull and usually stop on the off side skin, or maybe go on through, with proper bullets like a Nosler, or a monolithic.
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The 338 Win Mag stops the numbs Elk in their tracks with a 225 woodleigh. I rest my case.
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Stars and Stripes Ammo, .30-06 with a 250 gr JSP at 2310 fps
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I'm going on my first elk hunt this year. Can I kill an elk with a 30-06? 
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The only wool I like is between my wife's legs ;-) Now that's old fashioned! Not too many furry gals these days. The smooth look is in vogue...unfortunately.
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I figure if I ever get to go elk hunting I'll take my Sears Roebuck FN mauser 30-06 with 4x Weaver along
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