Ok guys I need your real life experience. I am heading out for elk. If I pull the trigger it will only be on a mature bull. I really had not planned on using the 6.8 with 18" barrel for elk. Having seen it hit on a mule deer I am reconsidering shouldering it instead of my 3006. I won't take a shot past 300 yds. Right now I only have SSA 110 grain TSX Combats. Normally I aim for the heart, not head or neck shots. As hunters you know that a quick kill is all that is acceptable and you know few shots presented are like the pictures in magazines.
1) Does this load have enough to do the job under reasonable conditions?
2) If so what are the boundaries, such as range?
3) If animals are quarteing away will the bullet reach deep enough?
4) Will this load make it through leg bone or shoulder and deep into the heart-lung area?
5) If you have shot elk or caribou, would you use it the same way again?
Thanks, Greg/buellist
1) Does this load have enough to do the job under reasonable conditions?
2) If so what are the boundaries, such as range?
3) If animals are quarteing away will the bullet reach deep enough?
4) Will this load make it through leg bone or shoulder and deep into the heart-lung area?
5) If you have shot elk or caribou, would you use it the same way again?
Thanks, Greg/buellist