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As long as it is not a .270, read some where that the bullets just bounce off.
Keep a reasonable range and they should work just fine.
I have hunted elk in Oregon since 1968, almost exclusively in the Ochocos or the Maurys where shots are generally 150yds.+ and never used anything but a .270 with 150gr. bullets. Are the antlers hanging on my wall a mirage???
I was talking to a friend at work about picking up a mosin nagant for big game hunting and I was tolled that the only choice for elk was 30-06, and
the 7.62x54 was too small.
is this just some kind of snobbery or should this noob just listen and pass on any other ammo.
Posted by gearheart<<<As long as it is not a .270, read some where that the bullets just bounce off.
Keep a reasonable range and they should work just fine.
Now look what youve started! You just included the 7.62X54 into the knockdown dragout that was once the squared circle domain that belonged the .30-06 and the .270,,,this gould take generations to settle!
Having harvested elk with everything from the 250 grain .338 winchester magnum to the recurve bow I've had for 35 years,, its all about arrow and bullet placement, waiting for the correct shot and knowing what the weapon your useing is capable of are paramont. The 7.62x54R is a very powerful cartridge that when used with the right bullet is capable of taking any animal that walks on the face of the planet,, period.
UH aren't all the bullets mentioned above, 7.62x54R, 30.06, 7.62x39, 30 caliber bullets? Why wouldn"t any of them not kill an elk?
UH aren't all the bullets mentioned above, 7.62x54R, 30.06, 7.62x39, 30 caliber bullets? Why wouldn"t any of them not kill an elk?