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LONG RANGE CALIBERS FOR ELK ARE NOT MANDATORY
now obviously this is a bit tongue in cheek, because different areas may require different equipment, and if you watch most videos or out door shows, or read most hunting magazines, you might get the idea most elk and mule deer are usually shot at long distance in open grass lands. While this...
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I have to point out that almost anything a 45/70 in a RUGER/ marlin will do,
the 45/70 and 450 ruger and even the 458 win and 458 LOTT are not high velocity flat trajectory cartridges,
but they all can be exceptionally effective rifle cartridges if used by a hunter who understands their strengths and limitations,
where I hunted ELK in Colorado, everyone said I needed a 7mm or 300 mag for their flat trajectories, but the ELK tended to be found in well wooded canyons where shots over maybe 100 yards were rather rare, yeah I rarely had 400 yard shot opportunities, but in 45 plus years of hunting I bet those came up less than 5-6 times, while shots at walking elk in timber at 50-120 yards were seen at about every few days.
a 450 marlin in a browning BLR will do as well or even better
they both throw a 350-430 grain hard cast bullet,
that if properly designed provides a very dependable,
accurate and lethal projectile, when pushed to near its max safe velocity.
I've used a old marlin 45/70 with hard cast, gas check,
lead alloy 400 grain bullets to hunt ELK in the thick aspen for 5 decades,
its performed flawlessly, but I recently swapped to a 450 marlin BLR and have zero regrets.
hard cast gas check, alloy lead bullets may be old school, but they work flawlessly.
keep in mind the BLR is basically a front locking bolt action, magazine fed repeater ,with a lever actuating the bolt ,
for a marginally faster repeat shot than most people can duplicate with a bolt action,
and the box magazine that allows pointed projectile designs
most other lever actions are rated for significantly lower cartridge pressure levels.
you can do FAR worse than hunt with a BLR,
you could do far worse than a BLR in chambered in 325 mag as a near universal hunting carbine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_BLR
.22-250 Remington
.222 Remington
.223 Remington
.257 Roberts (Discontinued)
.25-06 Remington ( Limited Run of 150 for Kones Corner)
.243 Winchester
.270 Winchester
.270 Winchester Short Magnum
.284 Winchester (Discontinued)
.30-06 Springfield
.300 Winchester Magnum
.300 Winchester Short Magnum
.308 Winchester
.325 Winchester Short Magnum
.358 Winchester
.450 Marlin
6.5mm Creedmoor
7mm Remington Magnum
7mm Winchester Short Magnum
7mm-08 Remington
See also
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