David E. Petzal answers your questions about guns, shooting, hunting, and life
Q: Is the .325 WSM an effective elk round up to 500 yards, assuming the shooter is practiced and capable?
—KARL W. BLANCHARD JR., JOPLIN, MO.
A: Do you mean will it kill an elk quickly at 500 yards? Of course. Would it be my first choice for a 500-yard elk rifle? Nope. I can’t think of any first-rate, aerodynamic 8mm bullets that are available for it, which is a major consideration at that kind of yardage. There are, on the other hand, lots of them in .338.
Q: Will the AR-15 one day be seen as a classic, like the Winchester Model 12 is today? What other modern guns will be tomorrow’s classics?
—BEN PORATH, OMAHA, NEB.…