Wyodeerhunter
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Bambistew,
It wasn't the first elk i've killed with the 7 mag but it will probably be the last. There are countless variables that probably lead for the bull running off(up hill no less, farther to pack the damn basty out
). I was using Winchester fail safes and really liked the bullet every other time I used it. It just seemed like that every bullet zipped through the bull. My first two shots were right into the lungs. I usually try to break the shoulder on the first shot but I didn't want to waste any meat. I couldn't believe it when he started to run uphill. What finally stopped him was putting one into the spine. Elk are defiently tough critters. I would use my 7 mag on elk this fall if I had to, but i got a .300 weatherby as a gift in November so i'd be foolish not to use it on elk this fall hehehehe. Maybe i should just cut the BS and just get a 30-378. I heard that you can't kill an elk without at least a .300 these days.
It wasn't the first elk i've killed with the 7 mag but it will probably be the last. There are countless variables that probably lead for the bull running off(up hill no less, farther to pack the damn basty out
). I was using Winchester fail safes and really liked the bullet every other time I used it. It just seemed like that every bullet zipped through the bull. My first two shots were right into the lungs. I usually try to break the shoulder on the first shot but I didn't want to waste any meat. I couldn't believe it when he started to run uphill. What finally stopped him was putting one into the spine. Elk are defiently tough critters. I would use my 7 mag on elk this fall if I had to, but i got a .300 weatherby as a gift in November so i'd be foolish not to use it on elk this fall hehehehe. Maybe i should just cut the BS and just get a 30-378. I heard that you can't kill an elk without at least a .300 these days.
