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<blockquote data-quote="LBnM" data-source="post: 3960086" data-attributes="member: 817"><p>I believe a lot has to do with the way you hunt. I lived in Colorado in the 70s and early 80s. During that period, one of the most popular cartridges OF THE LOCALS was the .308 with 165 or 180 grain bullets. I killed many Bull Elk with a 7x57, a .280 Rem, and my personal favorite, a .358 Win. I also killed one each with a .338 WM and a .375 H&H. My longest shot ever on Elk was 87 paces. Most locals hunted up close and personal. I loved getting into the "black timber" with them. I haven't hunted in several years so imagine it's different now. From what I hear everyone sits off and shoots at long distance now. Back then, we called that sniping not hunting. I owned lots of rifles over the years but the only magnums were those two mentioned above. BTW, my longest shot on a mule deer was 125 yds running with my .280 Rem. He slid on his chin about 10 yds. No Elk I shot went more than 4 or 5 steps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LBnM, post: 3960086, member: 817"] I believe a lot has to do with the way you hunt. I lived in Colorado in the 70s and early 80s. During that period, one of the most popular cartridges OF THE LOCALS was the .308 with 165 or 180 grain bullets. I killed many Bull Elk with a 7x57, a .280 Rem, and my personal favorite, a .358 Win. I also killed one each with a .338 WM and a .375 H&H. My longest shot ever on Elk was 87 paces. Most locals hunted up close and personal. I loved getting into the "black timber" with them. I haven't hunted in several years so imagine it's different now. From what I hear everyone sits off and shoots at long distance now. Back then, we called that sniping not hunting. I owned lots of rifles over the years but the only magnums were those two mentioned above. BTW, my longest shot on a mule deer was 125 yds running with my .280 Rem. He slid on his chin about 10 yds. No Elk I shot went more than 4 or 5 steps. [/QUOTE]
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