[ghost stalker]

oh yeh!
first centerfire was a 338. had never used a centerfire nevermind a mag. read all the mag's and seen the video's. sat down at the bench, chamberd a round, firm yet gentle grip, squeezed the trigger, and now i have a lil crecent moon on the inside of my right eye. i new that the 280 now enough thing would come up so here it is. 280 not enough to take down an elk? what an idiot! right? well i've got a budd who's mom has killed a bunch of elk with a well placed 243. well with my hunting styles and the hands i seem to be dealt, time for a well placed shot are fewer than running shots. i've been lucky to find out that i am quite good at these shots on deer, but i had 2 opritunities at elk this year and they both ended up with me following a blood trail for half the night and the better part of the morning to no avail.both were solid shoulder shots. evidence of this was 3 clear hoof prints in the snow with one hoof dragging. yet not enough blood or hitting power to enter the chest cavity or bust the other shoulder.by the way both bulls were small rag horns not more than 4-500lbs. also had passed on a few long shots when i wasn't sure they'ed drop.
more is better as long as you can deal with the recoil. i believe i can so.