Elk caliber

[sndmn11]

If you are set up to swap barrels, I'll mail you a 16.5 inch 308 Tikka barrel for shipping cost, just mail it back when done.

Edit: never mind, I see you aren't.

Ha, I was going to offer a 30-06 barrel

 

[Pharmseller]

Definitely the lightest-recoiling legal option in a factory T3x. These will easily dispatch whatever they hit.

We kill elk with this combo. My handloads are very close to factory Hornady.

Plan on killing another bull with it this October.

 

[nm.otter]

Also, FWIW:
7mm-08 Remington has a case capacity to bore area ratio 9% lower than 6.5mm Creedmoor does -- more like that of .22 ARC. Translation: Barrels last incredibly long, and an excellent platform for shooting high pressure cases.
Pair it with a Tikka M+ magazine and you might have the new goldilocks 7mm setup.