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Great-Kazoo
10-01-2012, 16:08
BMW Attacking Elk.
At least a 5 series. The 3 series isn't big enough to be ethical.
sellersm
10-01-2012, 16:13
X5. Preferably the turbo diesel version! I miss my 3-series...
At least a 5 series. The 3 series isn't big enough to be ethical.
You got 4 wheels in the 3 series. That should be plenty to bring it down. It's all about wheel placement.
SideShow Bob
10-01-2012, 16:59
Alright Jim, asking this is as bad as asking about CCW wait times.
Use the search function in the right section. MODs please move this to the hunting discussion thread...............[ROFL1]
Teufelhund
10-01-2012, 17:07
It's really about handling more than cubic displacement. I hear guys talking about, "Oh you've gotta have a 7 series if you want to bring them down at long range." I think that's BS though; I've seen plenty of them taken with a 328i up to a 335xi. You don't need anything bigger than that in CO.
StagLefty
10-01-2012, 17:10
Overweight secretary laying down suppressive fire while waving and listening to her I-pod should protect the BMW from any elk damage. [ROFL1]
hghclsswhitetrsh
10-01-2012, 17:10
Gotta have at least 17" rims on that whip too.
vectorsc
10-01-2012, 17:20
It's all dependent on if you have the BMW night vision package and can tag them while they are standing in the line of fire asleep.
dwalker460
10-01-2012, 17:54
I think you could take one with a 1-series at close range, out a little further if its the twin turbo..
Great-Kazoo
10-01-2012, 19:16
Alright Jim, asking this is as bad as asking about CCW wait times.
Use the search function in the right section. MODs please move this to the hunting discussion thread...............[ROFL1]
Who cares. I am going to start post a under a new screen name.
ALL YOU F$%^&*ERS ARE MEAN AND BULLYING ME. [Help][Help][Help]
ESPECIALLY YOU gender confused baseball playing men and o women.
Bailey Guns
10-01-2012, 19:25
Aren't BMWs chick cars?
one of these http://www.alpineco.com/armored/BMW/7series.html
Mine is 600 HP, you decide if that is chick or not.
Bailey Guns
10-01-2012, 20:53
"Strong enough for a man...but made for a woman."
:)
SideShow Bob
10-01-2012, 21:09
"Strong enough for a man...but made for a woman."
:)
[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1] you have to be an "Old Fart" to remember that one.....
ouch, I remembered that one too...
hghclsswhitetrsh
10-01-2012, 21:12
Love this thread
buffalobo
10-01-2012, 21:16
Gotta go with Baily on this one. Bringing a Beemer to an Elk fight is like bringing 9mm to a gun fight. [Peep] [Luck]
Powerstroke, get it over quick.
Gotta go with Baily on this one. Bringing a Beemer to an Elk fight is like bringing 9mm to a gun fight. [Peep] [Luck]
Powerstroke, get it over quick.
Lol what are you smoking...that powerstroke will break down before the elk gets his rocks off on the sissy Bmws trunk!
Great-Kazoo
10-01-2012, 22:52
Mine is 600 HP, you decide if that is chick or not.
Maybe, however you're not RONIN(unlucky)13[ROFL3]
Great-Kazoo
10-01-2012, 22:54
Gotta go with Baily on this one. Bringing a Beemer to an Elk fight is like bringing 9mm to a gun fight. [Peep] [Luck]
Powerstroke, get it over quick.
I have no problem bringing my 9 to a gunfight. I also have no problem getting the hell out of a situation as fast as possible. Fly like a beagle......... till i pee.
TheBelly
10-01-2012, 23:12
Why is it always the expensive BMWs? A VW can do the job just as well!
GilpinGuy
10-02-2012, 00:12
Why is it always the expensive BMWs? A VW can do the job just as well!
Almost any 4-wheel vehicle can bring down an elk with sufficient speed.
However, to ensure survivability of the driver and passengers, ballistic glass needs to be employed. Otherwise, goring from antlers entering through the windshield is possible or the entire carcase can enter the cab at high speed thereby crushing the occupants. Obviously, this would foil any plot by the driver to dispatch the elk without casualties occurring to those within.
http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af308/juanez3248/schematic_ballistic_glass_clad_lami.gif
If ballistic glass is not attainable, an F150 or larger is recommended.
HoneyBadger
10-02-2012, 02:38
one of these http://www.alpineco.com/armored/BMW/7series.html
That is quite awesome...
Check out the far right side of the table: http://www.alpineco.com/our-vehicles/ I want one of those!
68Charger
10-02-2012, 06:56
Mine is 600 HP, you decide if that is chick or not.
Chicks love horses... [Coffee]
I'm with Ridge- plenty of Elk are killed with 4 wheels, don't need caliber.
tactical elk-killing driving school?
Taught at the same place as tactical stapler weapons class.
A K1200LT would certainly bring down an elk, but I don't want to be the hunter. Doing it with 2 wheels is more sporting...like archery season, but different.
A K1200LT would certainly bring down an elk, but I don't want to be the hunter. Doing it with 2 wheels is more sporting...like archery season, but different.
Not even archery like trying to make it tap out Mma style
Maybe, however you're not RONIN(unlucky)13[ROFL3]
Are you implying my car is a girl's car? You're probably right- chicks do love my beemer... and I have a 3-series, I think it would sustain quite a bit of damage, but the elk would surely be dead... I can't say what is optimal, but I would say don't try and use a Smart car... [Coffee]
Great-Kazoo
10-02-2012, 10:28
A K1200LT would certainly bring down an elk, but I don't want to be the hunter. Doing it with 2 wheels is more sporting...like archery season, but different.
I hit a deer doing 70 on my R1100rt. That was a bowel loosening experience.
JohnnyEgo
10-02-2012, 10:40
Guess I need a larger car to take elk.
I had a lot of success with deer in a 79 Datsun Sentra, but that was before I moved to Colorado.
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/sentra.jpg
Wouldn't want to be caught in elk mating season without enough car.
Are you implying my car is a girl's car? You're probably right- chicks do love my beemer... and I have a 3-series, I think it would sustain quite a bit of damage, but the elk would surely be dead... I can't say what is optimal, but I would say don't try and use a Smart car... [Coffee]
lol @ "chicks love my beemer"[ROFL1]
when was the last time you got laid...and don't lie because we know you would have posted about it[Weight]
SouthPaw
10-02-2012, 11:10
X5M or 1M. Just in case the elk can run really really fast. Love driving those M series :)
Any will work as long as it is outfitted appropriately with a 40% mark-up on accessories, a guide, and somebody to clean up the mess when it is done.
"Strong enough for a man...but made for a woman."
:)
[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1] you have to be an "Old Fart" to remember that one.....
Is it bad that I'm old enough to remember when they used to say 'Strong enough for a man but pH balanced for a woman' before they had to dumb it down for the American public? [ROFL1]
Great-Kazoo
10-03-2012, 20:52
Is it bad that I'm old enough to remember when they used to say 'Strong enough for a man but pH balanced for a woman' before they had to dumb it down for the American public? [ROFL1]
Another Breck girl fan here.
sellersm
10-03-2012, 21:18
Shhhhh, it's a "Secret"! Yeah, I'm old enough to remember...
And for the record, I would NOT want to take any 4-legged creature with a K1200LT!
ChadAmberg
10-04-2012, 10:31
If I'm driving on private property, do I still need a hunting license?
sellersm
10-04-2012, 10:40
Not if you beep at the gate first!
Get a BMW 2002 - or any of the models from back when they actually used some real metal in them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hatidua/1970-bmw-2002-pic-2519.jpg
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