Hunting/Firearms

Matching the Gun to the Game

Matching the Gun to the Game - http://www.chuckhawks.com/gun_game.htm

I hope that the simple guidelines that follow are useful to hunters.

• Requirements for hunting CXP2 game: Minimum caliber, 6mm (.243"); HITS rating, 500-900
• Requirements for hunting CXP3 game: Minimum caliber, 6.5mm (.264"); HITS rating, 901-1500
• Requirements for hunting CXP4 game: Minimum caliber, 9.3mm (.366")*; HITS rating, over 1500

Hunting Bullet Guide, Part One: Caliber and Weight - http://www.chuckhawks.com/hunting_bullet_guide1.htm

Elk:

• .270 Win. (140-150 grain)
• 7mm-08 Rem (150-175 grain)
• .308 Win. (160-220 grain)
• .30-06 Spfd. (160-220 grain)
• .300 Mag (160-220 grain)

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The most popular calibers for Elk hunting are the .270, the 7mm mag , the .308, the .30-06, the .300 mag, and the .338 magnum with several others squeezed in between.

• The Big Game And Elk Hunting Rifle - http://elkhunter2.tripod.com/rifle.html