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30 years back now jluck
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Trust me when I say that I've been fortunate enough to have taken more Elk than I can remember. Most were shot with the 'lowly, antiquated, sub par 06 and none ever went over 20 yards that my feeble old mind can remember. I've taken them with everything from my 48 willy's to a .458 Win magnum. It's not the cartridge it's the rifleman my friend as you pointed out earlier,
"What makes my .300 win mag better than any other gun I own? Because I shoot it more than any other gun I own!"
And again I agree, "If that elk is found dead because you shot it and couldn't find it.... well lets just say wasting a game animal is worse crime than taking it out of season!"
But to call the 06 sub par,, them's damn near fight'n words
30 years back now jluck
Ever been there scrub buck? Its a huge wild place after you get out of Anchorage and Fairbanks. I never lived anywhere up there that you could actually drive to. Them idiots have lived there for a few thousand years and seem to be still doing just fine.
I'll second that,, welcome to the site.
No, never been there. I do have respect for a culture that makes it in those conditions, but no doubt they are lacking in some departments. As far as the welcoming... thank you, even though there was a bit of sarcasm mixed in there. I can't think of a situation where i would suggest a 30/30 as the best cartridge for the job,cept maybe if you wan't to kill one last deer with grampa's gun.
There are plenty of compact bolt guns out there to chose from if in tight quarters. The lil 7mm/08 has three times the effective range of a 30/30. Load it with some barnes 120 gr tsx's and you can shoot thru the shoulders of any member of the deer family. With almost identical recoil, the 7mm/08 will extend the op's effective range from 125 yds to 375 yds and beyond for thin skinned critters.