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Best rifle for elk hunting
Posted on 11/27/20 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 11/27/20 at 4:56 pm
DIY elk hunt is on the bucket list. Would love to do archery but realistically will probably start with gun. Currently shoot a pump action Remington .30-06, but I’d rather not lug it around in the mountains and beat it up as it has sentimental value (hand me down).
FWIW, I lean towards a tikka 308, but this board usually offers sound advice. So, what say you, OB?
FWIW, I lean towards a tikka 308, but this board usually offers sound advice. So, what say you, OB?
Posted on 11/27/20 at 5:15 pm to rlanders23
Nothing wrong with the Tikka in .308. It will kill an elk fine.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:00 pm to rlanders23
If your not going with a magnum go with a 270 imo.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:03 pm to rlanders23
Here.....we.....go. Everyone on here will have a different opinion. I’d shoot 7 mag or 300 wsm. I just got back from Montana and was asking a local what he uses for elk. He said a 6.5 PRC is his choice.
This post was edited on 11/27/20 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:04 pm to rlanders23
6.5 Creedmoor if exit is paramount
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:08 pm to rlanders23
.308 is fine for ANY American game.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:29 pm to rlanders23
6.5 creedmoor. It can shoot bullet further than Uncle Rico can throw a football.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:31 pm to rlanders23
I’ve got a Kimber Hunter in .308 that’s very light and a great shooting gun. Paired it with a leupold vx3i. Great combo that ran me $1200ish. Not saying it’s any better or worse than the tikka, just another rifle to look into.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:34 pm to rlanders23
The 308 is ballisticly almost the same as the 30-06 and a 270 for that matter, you said you don’t want to tote your 06 around so the tikka in 308 would be very similar and would be fine for elk, and most other big game, with that being said, if I already had an 06 and was looking for a new gun I would get something balliatically diffrent, look into a 7mm mag, 300 win or 300 wsm, 338 win mag, or dozens of others
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:44 pm to rlanders23
Tikka in 300 Winchester magnum. You can shoot the heavy stuff on your elk hunt and 150s for deer when you get done with the elk trip.
The tikka is light enough that you won’t hate toting it all day.
The tikka is light enough that you won’t hate toting it all day.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 6:44 pm to rlanders23
For a dedicated elk rifle, winchester model 70 extreme weather in .338 win mag.
If money is not a factor, a NULA in .338 win mag
If money is not a factor, a NULA in .338 win mag
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:05 pm to rlanders23
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Currently shoot a pump action Remington .30-06, but I’d rather not lug it around in the mountains and beat it up as it has sentimental value (hand me down).
Guess I’ll go against the grain here, but I recommend you go with what you got, especially since it is a sentimental piece. I may be in the minority, but I think there is something extra special about taking a hand me down rifle on a great hunt, even if it puts another ding or two on it.
I’d be pretty disappointed if I found out my sons were not hunting the guns I plan on handing down due to fear of beating them up.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:06 pm to Tigerpaw123
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7mm mag
I dont like this one too much, unless shooting heavy barnes X or A frames or something
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:18 pm to rlanders23
My guide has killed damn near everyone of his elk with a .243ackley. He would shoot them out to 500 yards with it. He has now upgrading to a 6.5PRC for because he wanted to try a new cartridge for shits and giggles. I have hunted with him the last 3 years and have brought my .300WM. I’m tired of toting that thing around and will be using a 6.5PRC next trip.
Find a cartridge you shoot best. Know that rifle out to 400 yards and you’ll be fine.
Find a cartridge you shoot best. Know that rifle out to 400 yards and you’ll be fine.
This post was edited on 11/27/20 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:26 pm to wryder1
156gr berger out if a 6.5 prc would be a great deer cartridge.
My choice would be that or a 7mm mag or 7mm saum ( since I reload)
My choice would be that or a 7mm mag or 7mm saum ( since I reload)
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:28 pm to rlanders23
I saw a guy flip a 250# mule deer on its back at 350y last week using a 300wsm. An elk is much bigger but I’m sure it will die the same
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:28 pm to rlanders23
.50 BMG...leave no doubts.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:37 pm to rlanders23
I have had zero complaints with my winchester model 70 chambered in .270 with a Tasco 3-9X40 world class all circa 1990. Probably have not taken the scope caps off in 20 years and she stays on target year after year. 130 grain winchester silver tips are the round she loves, and the 130 grain power points are second. Has brought down dozens upon dozen whitetails over the years with very very few taking more than a couple steps with ranges out to 300 yards.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 7:47 pm to rlanders23
300 Win Mag.
Browning, Weatherby, Sako, Sauer, Bergara, Winchester 70.
Browning, Weatherby, Sako, Sauer, Bergara, Winchester 70.
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