Elk Caliber comparison

[Koda]

Vast majority of gun owners are not handloaders. Factory ammo holds zero just fine for big game...

 

[mjbskwim]

Vast majority of gun owners are not handloaders. Factory ammo holds zero just fine for big game...

Sure for the first 100 yards

 

[Koda]

Sure for the first 100 yards

2 and 300yds....

 

[pharmseller]

Vast majority of gun owners are not handloaders. Factory ammo holds zero just fine for big game...

Sure it holds zero...just not the same zero as the other brand.




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[eightyeight mag]

Or lot to lot for that matter

 

[mjbskwim]

2 and 300yds....

I've had too many variances with factory ammo,I wouldn't trust zero for nothing. And no,it isn't the cheapest stuff on the shelf

 

[bbbass]

would have to re-zero his rifle when he gets to camp, which dollars to donuts says he wouldn't even consider.

Maybe people lose their minds when they come to Eastern Oregon but it happens constantly here. I hate that. Why are people so unprepared that they go to the woods and then just before opening day they are shooting like crazy. Might as well give the animals notice. Different strokes I guess but it really pizzes me off. Even my elk camp buddies do this crap. They are from out of town. What, no ranges where they live????????

 

[mjbskwim]

My friend who lives over here and has hunted in Idaho for years does this. His m '94's lever could go sideways enough so it wouldn't hit the little safety button underneath. It was like that the year before.
Then this last season he brought his 8mm Mauser with a cheapo garage sale scope. Missed an elk. We went out to site it in and the scope's cross hair weren't moving correctly when adjusted.
So that gun was out of service.

 

[Koda]

All you gotta do is hit a paper plate at 300yds, 90% of all big game is taken under 100yds... Im not seeing the issue here with factory loads.

 

[bbbass]

My friend who lives over here and has hunted in Idaho for years does this. His m '94's lever could go sideways enough so it wouldn't hit the little safety button underneath. It was like that the year before.
Then this last season he brought his 8mm Mauser with a cheapo garage sale scope. Missed an elk. We went out to site it in and the scope's cross hair weren't moving correctly when adjusted.
So that gun was out of service.

Cheap scope, not sighting in before the season starts, loose mount screws, any other excuses. My buddies do it because they are supposedly too busy during the summer, yet have enough time to go motorcycle riding, drinking, watch sports, whatever.

I missed an elk because of loose screws. My bad.

 

[Joe13]

The "belongs in the kitchen" comments are pretty belittling and sexist...

You must feel safe from the females on the other end of them Internet and obviously a lousy cook




My point was that it was an added benifit to the cartridge - not the only thing good about it...


Go be perfect somewhere else...

**Not even sure why this got taken up as a topic of discussion - it was a passing observation I made while picking up a few gallons of water on my way out of town

 

[bbbass]

Er, what were we talking about?

 

[pharmseller]

The "belongs in the kitchen" comments are pretty belittling and sexist...

You must feel safe from the females on the other end of them Internet and obviously a lousy cook

My point was that it was an added benifit to the cartridge - not the only thing good about it...


Go be perfect somewhere else...

**Not even sure why this got taken up as a topic of discussion - it was a passing observation I made while picking up a few gallons of water on my way out of town

Not perfect by any means, I just don't forget ammo.




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[tac]

Apropos the numbers of moose taken in the USA by hunters shooting a .30-06, versus hunters in Scandinavia shooting, mostly, a 6.5x55SE.

Just in Norway : In 2009, there were a winter population of around 120,000 moose. In 2015 31,131 moose were shot. In 1999, a record number of 39,422 moose were shot.

Can the .30-06 Govt shooters beat those figures?

tac

 

[Certaindeaf]

Apropos the numbers of moose taken in the USA by hunters shooting a .30-06, versus hunters in Scandinavia shooting, mostly, a 6.5x55SE.

Just in Norway : In 2009, there were a winter population of around 120,000 moose. In 2015 31,131 moose were shot. In 1999, a record number of 39,422 moose were shot.

Can the .30-06 Govt shooters beat those figures?

tac

Doing a little math, to be equal and normalizing for area and elg population, there would be one billion elg in the US so yea, I think we could manage that. lol

 

[Koda]

I bet weve taken more elk with 30.06 Remington core-lok than all the moose taken in Norway....

 

[pharmseller]

Apropos the numbers of moose taken in the USA by hunters shooting a .30-06, versus hunters in Scandinavia shooting, mostly, a 6.5x55SE.

Just in Norway : In 2009, there were a winter population of around 120,000 moose. In 2015 31,131 moose were shot. In 1999, a record number of 39,422 moose were shot.

Can the .30-06 Govt shooters beat those figures?

tac

Kudos for using "apropos" properly.




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[Certaindeaf]

Hey everyone, don't know if I'll get in trouble but you know what they say.. I've got two (+) unopened "cases" of 165gr '06 Core-Loct that I'm still trying to sell.. price reduced to sell!
pm me if...

 

[Ura-Ki]

Hey everyone, don't know if I'll get in trouble but you know what they say.. I've got two (+) unopened "cases" of 165gr '06 Core-Loct that I'm still trying to sell.. price reduced to sell!
pm me if...

@SKrueger @Joe13 @etrain16 Might give a look!

 

[etrain16]

@SKrueger @Joe13 @etrain16 Might give a look!

Nice! But after I sold my Garand back to the original owner, I'm currently sans '06!