Elk Rifle

7x64mm Brenneke is a superb cartridge.....
Yes sir it is. I only say that because it’s state side twin is the 280 Rem. Never shot the 7x64, but pretty sure I’d not see a difference with my 280. I’ve shot the 280 a bunch, mostly on elk and some mule deer.
 
We hunt in foothills where the open areas offer shots from 300+ to whatever. Elk...we have hard time to get closer than 400+ in the open, crawling on our bellies. We are having hard time getting them in general unless we bump them in the bush or have them run by us while escaping other hunters. A guy I know uses .338 Edge, sets up high on a ridge and shoots them on the next ridge. The one taken last week was 1600m away. We were of course the next ridge over the other way so could just hear the shots and watch the rest of the heard disappear. Of course, some of them ran right toward another couple of hunters sitting in the valley in the truck. Shot on at 30 meters. I might pick up "road hunting" as a hobby if it goes on like this. :unsure:
1600m??? That’s a looooong poke. Almost a mile, or 1.6K. You sure? Last guy I hunted with using a 338 Edge, wounded and lost an elk at about 750m. Have not hunted with him since, nor will I ever hunt with that asshat again. YMMV.
 
1600m??? That’s a looooong poke. Almost a mile, or 1.6K. You sure? Last guy I hunted with using a 338 Edge, wounded and lost an elk at about 750m. Have not hunted with him since, nor will I ever hunt with that asshat again. YMMV.
Yes i believe him. He builds the stocks and rifles himself and teaches other guys long-range shooting.he shoots the animals high on the back to hit the spine. So even if he is off its ether complete miss or they go down to offer another shot. Ruins too much meat no mater the shot, IMHO, but hey he had a cow elk and we did not. I tend not to argue with hard results. He has been doing this for years. Practices on coyotes, musk rats and such.
 
Yes i believe him. He builds the stocks and rifles himself and teaches other guys long-range shooting.he shoots the animals high on the back to hit the spine. So even if he is off its ether complete miss or they go down to offer another shot. Ruins too much meat no mater the shot, IMHO, but hey he had a cow elk and we did not. I tend not to argue with hard results. He has been doing this for years. Practices on coyotes, musk rats and such.
OK, not trying to start an argument, but anyone that tries to “shoots the animals high on the back to hit the spine” at long range. 1600m by your word, is not someone I care to know or hunt with. I can and have executed a high shoulder shot many times, but never at the ridiculous range you said. I suggest this guy stick to coyotes, musk rats and such. That’s where he belongs, and seems you do too.
 
OK, not trying to start an argument, but anyone that tries to “shoots the animals high on the back to hit the spine” at long range. 1600m by your word, is not someone I care to know or hunt with. I can and have executed a high shoulder shot many times, but never at the ridiculous range you said. I suggest this guy stick to coyotes, musk rats and such. That’s where he belongs, and seems you do too.

OK, not trying to start an argument, but anyone that tries to “shoots the animals high on the back to hit the spine” at long range. 1600m by your word, is not someone I care to know or hunt with. I can and have executed a high shoulder shot many times, but never at the ridiculous range you said. I suggest this guy stick to coyotes, musk rats and such. That’s where he belongs, and seems you

OK, not trying to start an argument, but anyone that tries to “shoots the animals high on the back to hit the spine” at long range. 1600m by your word, is not someone I care to know or hunt with. I can and have executed a high shoulder shot many times, but never at the ridiculous range you said. I suggest this guy stick to coyotes, musk rats and such. That’s where he belongs, and seems you do too.
Thats a little harsh. I agree that is much to far that is shooting at animals, but knowing someone who does such inadvisable things is certainly no wrongdoing.
 
No worries. Im not arguing or proposing such activity. Simply stating observations. There are more people like this than we think. My hunting buddy knows him better and witnessed his shots. I do not hunt with him but he is an accomplished shooter and i did see where they were shooting from and to where and it was well over 1km. I actually thought closer to 2. He says they ranged the animals at 1600m. And they did have a dead elk.
They use calibers like .338 Edge (actually some wildcat improved verion) and .416 cheytec, etc.
 

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