I still consider a 243 a "stunt" for elk for the most part. I would use one with the right bullet, and at reduced ranges, but it wouldn't be my first choice. And I am a big fan of the 243.
Pretty obvious from the video that a real hunter could have closed the gap...But what do I know? Last elk I killed was at 20yds.
Pretty obvious from the video that a real hunter could have closed the gap...But what do I know? Last elk I killed was at 20yds.
Did you miss this part?: "These elk have been hunted all fall and are pretty wary. This was the third time we setup on the herd and the first chance she had for a shot."
So... do you think I could poke a 200lb + buck in the chest with the 105vld at 500yds and not have a tracking nightmare on my hands? Anybody?
If you can make the shot you shouldn't have to track him right? Me personally, I wouldn't take the shot because I don't practice out to those type ranges, I would try to get closer. I would not want to have to track a wounded critter in that rain soaked jungle where you live.
The Dwarf from the North will (shortly) come forth. Trust me. pun intended
Pretty sure the dwarf got the axe......again!
One can only hope....
To all gunmaker critics- "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt
Any elk not in a hayfield is "weary." That is foreign to some people. That is what makes hunting them so hard.
I shot mine at 15 yards this year. I was standing on a trail in timber and it walked right by me. Last year's bull was at 30 yards, walked right in on him. Year before, 60 yards, walked right in on her.
I suppose that means I'm a much better hunter than John Burns. At least to some people.
I also suppose it gives me that "right" to scoff at others who don't get as close as I do, question whether they're really hunters and such. Because in my book, getting within 50-60 yards is a whole different ballgame than say, 250 yards. Getting within 250 is child's play. But you never hear people question a 250 yard shot, because most can pull it off.
I shot mine at 15 yards this year. I was standing on a trail in timber and it walked right by me. Last year's bull was at 30 yards, walked right in on him. Year before, 60 yards, walked right in on her.
Why didn't you just lob some lead at them from 700yds instead?
Burns knows his rifles and system inside and out. What he can do with a rifle at distance versus someone like myself is night and day.
The fact that he can coach someone into that shot and make it work is one heck of an accomplishment.
However, you take away John Burns giving you elevation and a wind call and see how most of us would do on that shot, regardless of caliber.
John's expertise allows him to take shots and use head stamps on game across state lines that many of us have no business attempting.
With the exception of Scenar, Dober and maybe a few others, JB is in a league of his own. One you don't play in unless you have years of that sort of shooting experience.
