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A little late, but...the .8mm remington magnum, of course...grins...  B8
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Now do they still make factory ammo for that 8mm mag metric failure?
In all honesty you just can not beat the .338 Win mag nor the .300 Win mag using 200 grn bullets for an elk hunt in the Rocky Mountains period.
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Did I already say 338 win mag?? That's my vote. Although Tonk is absolutely correct, I've taken the 300 win mag out, loaded with the 200 gr. partitions at around 2900 fps and didn't feel undergunned at all
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If you need something more powerful than a good ole' 30-06 the below makes for a 'pretty good' Elk buster....  ![[Linked Image]](http://dogsdoom.com/PI/main-gun-2.jpg)
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If you need something more powerful than a good ole' 30-06 the below makes for a 'pretty good' Elk buster.... Yeah, I'm sure it would bust the hell out of an elk. The h&h is a classy round to say the least.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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If I were a young,aspiring elk hunter today, I would worry little about the cartridges and worry more about getting to go elk hunting.....  You mean the headstamp doesn't matter? grin Just because nobody else has, I'll vote for the 7mm WSM... Kimber Montana version!
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Hey, I'll second that Kimber Montana in 7WSM, I'm thinking real hard about putting one in the gun rack this summer.
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As I was puttin' the wood to a steel plate just over 600 yards away the other day with my .338, I was reminded again just how much I love the Mighty .338 Winchester Magnum. All hail! If you can shoot it, it's awfully hard to argue against it though some misguided ignorant inbred ingrates will try. For the recoil senthitive, I like Kimberman's suggestion and in fact am going over to the 7mm mag dark side soon enough. Damn you, Bob and Dober! I would and have hunted elk with 7mm-08 on up, but the Greatest Elk Cartridge in the World is the .338 Win Mag. So there.
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338 win mag and 210ttsx. Nuf said.
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As I was puttin' the wood to a steel plate just over 600 yards away the other day with my .338, I was reminded again just how much I love the Mighty .338 Winchester Magnum. All hail! If you can shoot it, it's awfully hard to argue against it though some misguided ignorant inbred ingrates will try. For the recoil senthitive, I like Kimberman's suggestion and in fact am going over to the 7mm mag dark side soon enough. Damn you, Bob and Dober! I would and have hunted elk with 7mm-08 on up, but the Greatest Elk Cartridge in the World is the .338 Win Mag. So there. I think the 7mm Remington and .338 Winchester are two of the finest cartridges as a pair, that could be owned. There is enough overlapp and the .338 is a caliber that is growing out of all proportion in terms of the bullets that are still being introduced with an example being the Barnes Long Range Series 265gn TSX's which would cover the heaviest game in the US under any circumstances and still shoot flat for elk hunting in the mountains. The .338 has really blossomed as a hunting cartridge and the 7mm Remington I believe, is being rediscoverd due to its shootability and adequate power for all but the largest bears. John
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John-any chance you've worked with the 265 TSX yet? I'd love to try some in my .340.
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I'd worry that a 265-TSX would just blow up on the hide, leave a shallow crater.  Dober we need to talk.
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As I was puttin' the wood to a steel plate just over 600 yards away the other day with my .338, I was reminded again just how much I love the Mighty .338 Winchester Magnum. All hail! If you can shoot it, it's awfully hard to argue against it though some misguided ignorant inbred ingrates will try. For the recoil senthitive, I like Kimberman's suggestion and in fact am going over to the 7mm mag dark side soon enough. Damn you, Bob and Dober! I would and have hunted elk with 7mm-08 on up, but the Greatest Elk Cartridge in the World is the .338 Win Mag. So there. I think the 7mm Remington and .338 Winchester are two of the finest cartridges as a pair, that could be owned. There is enough overlapp and the .338 is a caliber that is growing out of all proportion in terms of the bullets that are still being introduced with an example being the Barnes Long Range Series 265gn TSX's which would cover the heaviest game in the US under any circumstances and still shoot flat for elk hunting in the mountains. The .338 has really blossomed as a hunting cartridge and the 7mm Remington I believe, is being rediscoverd due to its shootability and adequate power for all but the largest bears. John Any info on the new LRX? Very interested in the 200 30 cal and 265 338..As to BC, bearing surface,length, Grooves?
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I'd worry that a 265-TSX would just blow up on the hide, leave a shallow crater. Dober we need to talk. Jeff, that's bs. You know it would "way overpenetrate" . Just sayin.....
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John-any chance you've worked with the 265 TSX yet? I'd love to try some in my .340.
Dober Mark, Not yet. Samples just arrived. There was also a 255gn TSX and a 285gn TTSX released last year and the new 265gn "Long Range" version is "Tipped", so I have a Typo with the original post as it should read TTSX. We are spoiled rotten as a generation as even we, never had it so good. John
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As I was puttin' the wood to a steel plate just over 600 yards away the other day with my .338, I was reminded again just how much I love the Mighty .338 Winchester Magnum. All hail! If you can shoot it, it's awfully hard to argue against it though some misguided ignorant inbred ingrates will try. For the recoil senthitive, I like Kimberman's suggestion and in fact am going over to the 7mm mag dark side soon enough. Damn you, Bob and Dober! I would and have hunted elk with 7mm-08 on up, but the Greatest Elk Cartridge in the World is the .338 Win Mag. So there. I think the 7mm Remington and .338 Winchester are two of the finest cartridges as a pair, that could be owned. There is enough overlapp and the .338 is a caliber that is growing out of all proportion in terms of the bullets that are still being introduced with an example being the Barnes Long Range Series 265gn TSX's which would cover the heaviest game in the US under any circumstances and still shoot flat for elk hunting in the mountains. The .338 has really blossomed as a hunting cartridge and the 7mm Remington I believe, is being rediscoverd due to its shootability and adequate power for all but the largest bears. John Any info on the new LRX? Very interested in the 200 30 cal and 265 338..As to BC, bearing surface,length, Grooves? Rosco, Still waiting for samples of the other Long Range versions. John
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I think the 7mm Remington and .338 Winchester are two of the finest cartridges as a pair, that could be owned.
The .338 has really blossomed as a hunting cartridge and the 7mm Remington I believe, is being rediscoverd due to its shootability and adequate power for all but the largest bears.
John True!
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