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Mtngoat690 · February 1, 2014, 04:26 PM

No! I have limited experience on black bears, but have seen many elk shot with about every caliber/cartridge combo. that you could possible imagine from the .243 up to the 416. Thinking back I would say that I have seen more elk wounded with the various 300 magnums than any other cartridge. (this is do to shot placement not cartridge performance) I have seen very few premium 180gr 30 cal. slugs stay in an elk at the distances that you have mentioned from the 300 mags or the 3006. From my experience, when you step up to the 338 you will surely see a difference. Now I must say that I am not a big fan of the 338 mag simply because they are tough on the shoulder, but there is no denying that they work great on the elk if you can shoot them well. That's just my 2 cents I'm sure that there are others that will chime in and tell you that all you have to point a "magnum" in the general direction of an elk and they just fall right over. Some of them might even be from my hunting camp. Lol...

February 1, 2014, 04:26 PM	#16
Mtngoat690 Junior Member Join Date: November 8, 2013 Posts: 4	No! I have limited experience on black bears, but have seen many elk shot with about every caliber/cartridge combo. that you could possible imagine from the .243 up to the 416. Thinking back I would say that I have seen more elk wounded with the various 300 magnums than any other cartridge. (this is do to shot placement not cartridge performance) I have seen very few premium 180gr 30 cal. slugs stay in an elk at the distances that you have mentioned from the 300 mags or the 3006. From my experience, when you step up to the 338 you will surely see a difference. Now I must say that I am not a big fan of the 338 mag simply because they are tough on the shoulder, but there is no denying that they work great on the elk if you can shoot them well. That's just my 2 cents I'm sure that there are others that will chime in and tell you that all you have to point a "magnum" in the general direction of an elk and they just fall right over. Some of them might even be from my hunting camp. Lol...