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the size of the rifle speaks how massive the elk was. winter coat added some but in general its a little bit more than a whitetail.

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yes indeed. they run much bigger than our WT's.

shot was taken standing offhand @ ~80m, too. pretty decent shooting. he has other modern rifles but has really taken a shine to the crude ancient ole mosin! it's kinda like the "muzzle loader of the bolt action world".