Optics/Bullet for First Elk Tag

[mtmuley]

The -06 is well effective long past 1000 yards with the correct bullet.

Decent 200-225 grain bullet, I’d say it retains sufficient energy well past 1100 yards even.

Ok, elk is said to be 1500 lb-ft, white tail, 1000 lb-ft.

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Having said that…

Comparing a 7mm to 30.06 load, the 7mm 190 gr can stretch you to 900 yards and the .30 cal 200 gr to 700 yards and still have 1500 lb-Ft of energy.

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Yes, I have a stevens 200 LA in .30-06 and I’m building me a .280 Remington on a Big Horn Origin action.

I chose the .280 over the .30-06 for this reason.

My personal requirement is an 8” paper plate first round hit out to 700 yards. That’s a 1.14 MOA accuracy. Just over 1” MOA.

Either rifle will be more than capable of that performance. The .280 will just do it better.

His elk is dead. mtmuley

 

[Farmerj]

Doesn’t mean it’s not irrelevant for the next time someone finds a necrothread…

And I needed to get that magical 10 comments in to be able to start a post….

 

[mtmuley]

Doesn’t mean it’s not irrelevant for the next time someone finds a necrothread…

And I needed to get that magical 10 comments in to be able to start a post….

Whatever. mtmuley

 

[NDGuy]

His elk is dead. mtmuley

Yes. Yes he is...lol tastes great