Thread: 270 in a 20in barrel or 308 in 18in barrel

Originally Posted by Shearer

A big bull Elk is twice the animal a Red stag is, that's why Americans prefer 300 and 338 magnums to hunt them. Not 243s like Holden used.

correct,but its vitals are still bigger...and Holden ,being a culler was more likely to be shooting mostly hinds,so he was correct.....and somehow I dont think the man was a barrel stretcher as such.... one thing is for sure ,he could shoot.
there are 3-4 hunter/culler authors who used the .243 more of less exclusively and they were all fans off 100grn loads and shoulder shooting..... they killed far more animals than I will likely ever see,so I fail to see reason to doubt thier experience.