Thread: Cow Elk 688 Yards With a .243

As the title suggests. Impressive?

Cool trail in that vid

sacked! nice shot

Nice shot and with a .243 they are useless arnt they?

I thought they were game just attempting it! I mean its only a rabbit calibre anyway isn't it?

Unreal.

Clearly the Elk just lay down out of pity for being within a square mile of a .243 user...

Originally Posted by Pointer

Clearly the Elk just lay down out of pity for being within a square mile of a .243 user...

And so it should prostrate itself in the presence of such a fine calibre!

Originally Posted by gadgetman

And so it should prostrate itself in the presence of such a fine calibre!

Amen to that brother

Yes a good shot.

Now I will put my grumpy old prick hat on
Typical Yanky high spine shot, a 223 in the same spot would have had the same result.
Nice how they pan away straight away, so you can't see the animal on the ground.
Very unlikely it was a clean kill as in the narration.

Rant over sorry....

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Yes a good shot.

Now I will put my grumpy old prick hat on
Typical Yanky high spine shot, a 223 in the same spot would have had the same result.
Nice how they pan away straight away, so you can't see the animal on the ground.
Very unlikely it was a clean kill as in the narration.

Rant over sorry....

I take your point Greg and agree but it could well have been a high lung shot(my preferred if neck not practical) as this will usually still shock the spine enough to drop it on the spot,and by the time they recover from this they have already bled out. Low= still in the lungs or heart. high= spine
Exception to this for me is if it will be prick to find if it travels or rolls any distance then I try to break both shoulders

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I take your point Greg and agree but it could well have been a high lung shot(my preferred if neck not practical) as this will usually still shock the spine enough to drop it on the spot,and by the time they recover from this they have already bled out. Low= still in the lungs or heart. high= spine
Exception to this for me is if it will be prick to find if it travels or rolls any distance then I try to break both shoulders

Yep I know what you are saying but that isn't that likely with a "little" slow calibre like the 243 & that shot looks very much to me to be a spine shot just on/behind the lungs/diaphram

Yea probably was, just saying is all.

Watch a few more of those videos, can't remember if it was Greybull or Best of the West, a fair few elk that get's it in the ass/ belly as well...

Yep seen a couple of them, thats why they zoom out straight away