Elk & Deer Rifle

[Dennis]

30-06 or 300 Win Mag are both a great choices, especially when shooting elk in the timber at closer range an odd angles or at longer ranges with the 300. Use either with proper bullet weights is always a good idea.

 

[LongWayAround]

6.5 creed all day.

It fits your request for deer/elk and NRL. Tons of factory ammo or just shoot Hornady. Cheaper practice ammo available.

 

[TradLife406]

6.5 PRC with a 156 Berger. Not much wouldn't shoot with it.


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[Five-Pointer]

Thanks for all the helpful insight, I’m going to take a look at 6.5 prc and other Similiar cartridges.

You’ll enjoy the 6.5 for sure! I bought one for my wife two years ago and she loves how it shoots. Uses it for deer hunting. Heck, I even used it once for deer, and I love it. She wants to go elk hunting with it now. It will be excellent for elk. I personally use the .308. It’s my favorite all around caliber. Hope you find your favorite!

 

[Tim14167]

7MM Rem Mag

 

[TaperPin]

Thanks for all the helpful insight, I’m going to take a look at 6.5 prc and other Similiar cartridges.

I’d be quite surprised if a 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC, 300 Win bounced off of anything, so you can’t go wrong. There’s something fun that can’t be described about a caliber you’ve always wanted. I’m biased to a 7mm as a do-it-all long distance rifle, but on paper the 300 wm should do everything better and I’ve gone through that phase and also have a 300 in the closet. The 6.5 PRC is as good as a 270 and to 500 yards has very similar ballistics, so there’s nothing wrong with it. You can’t go wrong with those choices as long as the recoil doesn’t bother you.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Absolutely agree, TaperPin. Recoil can be dealt with at the range with a shoulder pad, weighted sled etc. IMO and IME one shot in the field isn't going to throw somebody off, unless they haven't practiced with commonly available recoil reducing kit and don't look through the shot as the trigger is released. In hunting gear, if it's winter hunting, guys have a couple layers plus jacket between them and the stock. There's nothing to fear but fear itself and statistics are definitely valid. However experience is valid too.

 

[IDVortex]

I'll echo everyone else for the 6.5CM. It's the new magnum caliber.

 

[Hschweers]

6.5CM over PRC if strictly looking for function. PRC is cool and fast and new and shiny, but really doesn’t gain you anything practical. Just shorter barrel life, more expensive ammo, less factory offerings.

IMO the best jack of all trades, master of none is the ole .308 win

 

[35WhelenAI]

Nostalgia of a 270 Winchester with less than a handful of foot pounds more recoil, trumps a 6.5 cm. IMO. If three or four foot pounds of recoil makes or breaks a cartridge for one shot in the field on game... with, again ways to mitigate recoil at the bench so there is no handicap shooting a rifle at the range. Again, this discussion is good spirited banter.

 

[Eric92]

get something that will get people worked up, 300 savage, or 222 Remington, nobody will believe you can hit anything past 67 yards

 

[35WhelenAI]

get something that will get people worked up, 300 savage, or 222 Remington, nobody will believe you can hit anything past 67 yards

The ability to actually learn to work with recoil, is exasperatingly over exaggerated. It's not hard, but the internet will talk you out of it.

 

[35WhelenAI]

If you grew up 30 years ago shooting, you know what I'm talking about. If you didn't, the internet is the source.

 

[Phaseolus]

I've got Tikka T3's in Both .223 and 30.06. The triggers are set with the same pull weight and they sport the exact same scopes. I shoot the heck out of the 223 cheaply and use the .06 for hunting. It's great practice.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Practice with a lighter recoiling cartridges are a decent way to go. Back when that wasn't the method of shooting at the range or shooting game, recoil at the range using a shoulder pad or sled, knowing you had one shot to take in the field if you knew what you're doing when the adrenaline is high, it was a non-issue. Dead is dead, even if penetration from hard angles is an issue, good luck to everyone!

 

[mad_angler]

I'm partial to 30-06. It has a well earned reputation for being an all around cartridge. It has probably killed more game than the others combined.

But I also think that it doesn't really matter. .270, 30-06, .308, 7mm rem mag, 6.5 creed, 7mm prc, 300 win mag, etc will all kill anything you wanna kill. They'll all be just a dead with any reasonable cartridge.

 

[Hnthrdr]

T3x in 6.5 creed.

Easy button

 

[cam813]

Personally, I like my 280 Rem. It has proved itself very well in both Elk and Whitetail. Very versatile round that has handled up to 500yd kills.

 

[T-town]

I am also a 280 Rem guy. Deer and elk

 

[35WhelenAI]

No flies on the .280 Rem. Loading to equal safe pressures it's a more versatile round with bullet selection.