Best overall rifle for guys over 70

[mt terry d]

I’m good out to 500+. This season my shot was 335. No suppressor or break

I’m 70
I’ve been pretty successful through the years but never so consistently deadly (and at much longer ranges) since I switched from 300WM & 7mmWbyMag to 223 & 77TMK
This year elk at 260,310 & 510
Mulie buck at 440
Old dogs actually can learn new tricks

 

[DLSJR]

Jeez, I must be missing the boat. I’m about to turn 67 and 3 of the 4 rifles I hunt with the most are a 338 Win Mag, 375 H&H and 416 Hoffman.

 

[mt terry d]

There's still time.

 

[30338]

I'd say practice more with the Creedmoor. This deer died in October this fall. Exit about 2" across with double lung shot. Instantly folded at 300 yards at the shot. One of many animals up to bull elk repeatedly killed nicely with 140 vld shot from 2600 to 2900 fps. I've never seen the 140 vld fail, extremely consistent with no tracking needed.

 

[Huntingfarandwide]

I wouldn't limit myself to one rifle or caliber. I'm 65 and have a 6.5 CM, 280 Rem, 308 and just got a 300WSM.

6.5 CM ground hogs, coyotes, and hopefully pronghorn in the future.
280 Rem whitetail and or mule deer.
308 dedicated whitetail
300 wsm elk

I figure you can't play golf with one club so........

 

[hunting1]

Switch to the Lapua 139gr Scenar in that 6.5 and watch stuff die. I run them in my .260 and 6.5 Manbun.

 

[Elkhntr08]

Be 65 this year and find myself grabbing the Kimber 84L more. Still love my 300 Weathermark and 257 AccuMark, but they keep getting heavier.
The 84L is a 30/06 and weighs 7# with a Leupold scope on it. I tend to believe that I care it more than I shoot it and the ‘06 will put down anything that I’m shooting at if I do my part.

 

[kcm2]

You really don't know what caused the problem unless you recover the animal. I shot an antelope a few years ago, broadside at 100 yards. She dropped to the ground, got up, ran around in circles and ran off. I couldn't find her. Blood coming a little over halfway up, in the middle of the lungs. An hour after giving up, I shot another one at 275 yards. She ran 100 yards and dropped. The bullet, a 103 gr Hornady ELD-X out of a 6mm Creedmoor, did not penetrate more than 3-4 inches. A lot of damage in 3-4 inches but that's not acceptable. So, now I use only Hornady copper bullets or Barnes TTSX in my rifles. Problem solved.

Addition: I've killed two antelope with a 22-250 using bullets that I would use for prairie dogs, Varmageddons. The bullets penetrated much better than the ELD-X on that antelope.