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tahunua001 · October 28, 2011, 12:18 PM

for an up close put em outta their misery, a 9mm should work for an elk. I wouldn't want to risk it with a bull though, I wouldn't want to take the chance of hitting an antler by mistake. a 30-06 is just as effective but if you feel confident that you can hit a flailing cow head at 10 feet then good on you, better to end it's suffering than to attempt a second torso shot that could just wound it further and damage more meat

October 28, 2011, 12:18 PM	#20
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	for an up close put em outta their misery, a 9mm should work for an elk. I wouldn't want to risk it with a bull though, I wouldn't want to take the chance of hitting an antler by mistake. a 30-06 is just as effective but if you feel confident that you can hit a flailing cow head at 10 feet then good on you, better to end it's suffering than to attempt a second torso shot that could just wound it further and damage more meat __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin