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Ripp
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What three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught me
      #283594 - 08/06/16 12:13 AM


http://www.gundigest.com/guns/three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught

Interesting article on this guys experience hunting elk with various calibers..

Ripp

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Re: What three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught me [Re: Ripp]
      #283700 - 10/06/16 12:30 PM

He has real experience hunting elk. Not just a gun writer that relies on an outfitter to hold his hand and show him an elk.

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Re: What three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught me [Re: cordite]
      #283718 - 11/06/16 12:07 AM

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He has real experience hunting elk. Not just a gun writer that relies on an outfitter to hold his hand and show him an elk.



HE has real experiences hunting many game---I know he doesnt appeal to everyone..but one can not deny his experiences and accomplishments.. I have read his work for over 25 years..really enjoy reading pretty much everything he does..

I first met Craig in 2004 at the DSC show..he used a print of one of my best friends DAN SMITH for this book on cape buffalo..I was helping Dan a bit at the show and we went over to visit with him..at that time I picked his brain on lion hunts..as the years past I would continue to visit with him and eventually went with his suggestion. Hunted lion with the late Ian Gibson in 2008 in Zimbabwe...had one of the most incredible hunts of my lifetime..

Craig, to my knowledge has been on over 100 African Safari's --other than a PH in Africa, not sure anyone is around with that kind of experience..One of my larger regrets of the past few years is I was invited on a hunt with him to Argentina..lot of things going on in my life at that time so couldn't do it..really wish I had done it...

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Re: What three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught me [Re: Ripp]
      #283724 - 11/06/16 12:37 AM

Good article!

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Re: What three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught me [Re: DarylS]
      #283731 - 11/06/16 05:53 AM

Love the points made in this article. I'm advising my friend on getting a rifle that will serve him both for Africa and for the Rocky mountains. He is leaning towards the 375 Ruger African, which with hand-loading will work for practically anything on the planet. I told him the most important thing is to get a dedicated hunting rifle and PRACTICE. Hunt, target shoot, fine-tune your reloading. The caliber can be fun to play with, but you can't substitute experience.

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Re: What three-dozen-elk-cartridges-taught me [Re: thetexasrifleman]
      #283954 - 15/06/16 11:28 PM

I have over 40 years of elk hunts under my belt. I have shot and/or seen elk shot with the following;

243, 25-06, 6.5 Swede, 257 Roberts, 257 Weatherby, 270 Winchester, 270 Short mag, 270 Weatherby, 7mm Mauser, 7-08 7MM Mag, 280, 308, 30-30, 30-40 Krag, 30-06, 300 H&H, 300 Winn, 300 Weatherby, 308 Norma, 338-06 338 Win, 35-Whelen, 9.3X62, 375 H&H, 416 Taylor, 416 Rigby, 45-70, 458 Win,

50 cal muzzleloader with balls, 54 cal muzzleloader with balls 58 cal muzzleloader with balls and bullets both, and 62 cal muzzleloader with balls.

Also both wood arrows and aluminum and carbon fiber arrows.

Plus 44 magnum handguns and 454 Casull handgun.

and I have probably missed a few on this list.



What have I learned?

Every one of these kill elk just fine if the person using them uses them correctly, and if the bullets don't come apart too fast and impede penetration.

Guns don't kill elk.
Cartridges don't kill elk.
Even bullets don't actually kill elk.

Wounds kill elk!


If the wound is in the right place and deep enough, and if the wound channel is at least 1" in diameter, it kills just fine.

How it got there is not important to the elk.

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