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I have a little tack-driving .243 that I've used in an off-and-on manner for over thirty years. I've killed some 20 deer with it; almost all one-shot kills.
But I wouldn't call it an elk rifle, even knowing I could kill an elk with it.
I dunno. I'm just a pessimist about Mr. Murphy and his law. I guess if the .243 were my only choice, I'd go with a premium 100-grain bullet. I'd be real picky about "Zen certainty" for a neck or head shot, and probably not much beyond a hundred yards or so. I do know I'd go through a fair amount of practice before taking off to hunt. At least four or five boxes, from all sorts of field positions.
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