Thread: .243 for Elk
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Old October 19, 2006, 09:31 PM   #25
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sealegs,

Excellent!

And that first line of "recommended cartridges" drives home what we say around here; most New England moose are killed by .308s, .30-06s and .270s. You DON'T need a cannon. Having tasted the results of a successful hunt (and seen it filling the bed of a pickup), I know that the '06 works!

FWIW, I've read that elk are more shock resistant than moose, however. Never met an elk hunter to verify that though.
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