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.303 brit capable of elk?
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sc928porsche
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Absolutely
It will work fine, but I would use the 180gr for more penetration. One guy I hunted with growing up in Oregon took several elk with his 303, but all with heavier bullets. A lot of us deer and elk hunted with the 303 back then because you could find barrels full of them for $30 each in most sporting goods stores.
Kreyzhorse
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Yep. I'd use 180gr bullets and that should pretty much cover your needs.
Just a thought, here in the US, the '06 was are primary military round and has turned into a quite poplular sporting round.
Not so in Canada, their primary military round was the 303, and same as here, it has turned out to be quite a poplular sporting round.
I would venture to say the 303 had killed more Moose and Elk in Canada then all the other rounds put together.
I would say the 303 is quite capable or it would have been banned from big game hunting just as our .223 had been banned in most places.
Not so in Canada, their primary military round was the 303, and same as here, it has turned out to be quite a poplular sporting round.
I would venture to say the 303 had killed more Moose and Elk in Canada then all the other rounds put together.
I would say the 303 is quite capable or it would have been banned from big game hunting just as our .223 had been banned in most places.
aarondhgraham
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British .303 was a deer-slayer in my youth,,,
I might have been the only person in the state of Oklahoma,,,
To not have taken a deer with a British .303,,,
I used a 8mm German Mauser instead.
Seriously though, in the mid 1960's,,,
A kid could get a .303 for the grand total of $19.95,,,
Granted, that was a whole lot of lawn mowing but worth it.
Both of my brothers, my dad, my brother-in-law, and a slew of friends,,,
All took large deer with the 150 or 180 grain soft-nose round,,,
I would have no problem going after elk with 180.
Happy hunting
.
I might have been the only person in the state of Oklahoma,,,
To not have taken a deer with a British .303,,,
I used a 8mm German Mauser instead.
Seriously though, in the mid 1960's,,,
A kid could get a .303 for the grand total of $19.95,,,
Granted, that was a whole lot of lawn mowing but worth it.
Both of my brothers, my dad, my brother-in-law, and a slew of friends,,,
All took large deer with the 150 or 180 grain soft-nose round,,,
I would have no problem going after elk with 180.
Happy hunting
.
30-30remchester
New member
I have seen MANY elk taken so have some experence to rely on. I have never seen an elk taken with this particular caliber but has seen some taken with similar calibers. The one thing I would suggest is the use of a 180 grain bullet instead of the 150's. Most 150's are built to be very fragile and are designed for smaller game. As long as a the elk is within 250 yards and standing absolutely broadside and a lung shot is taken then a 150 can work. However after hunting the mountain camel aka the elk, for 45 years I seldom get such a shot. Most shots are taken at difficult angles at varing yardage. Any bullet you choose I hope you are sucsessful.