this vs thatI've seen some f'd up shooting thanks to misinformation. Elk shot multiple times just to run away and never be recovered. I've found those dead elk as well while hunting.
Sure using the 22lr is an exaggeration, but so is saying everyone on those forums are 100% honest when they say the the 223 or 6mm works 100% of the time.
Anything quartering towards you has some pretty serious bones between you and the vitals. My kid shot a deer in the forehead with a 103gr 6mmCM, impact velocity was around 2,700fps and it did not exit. That's a lot thinner bone. Sure deer was dead, but based on what I seen I don't think that would have reached the vitals on a quartering elk. That deer skull was what 6" or so front to back?
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Im a big proponent of creed... for target