Elk Rifle Suggestions

[olee1420]

I’m gonna be going on my first Elk hunt in Colorado next year my current setup is an Sig Cross Sawtooth in 6.5 Creedmoor. Will this be sufficient for Elk or would you guys recommend getting another setup.


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[Choupique]

Will this be sufficient for Elk

Yes.

But if you like the buck and roar of a big kaboomer, ill be selling a .338 win mag and some ammo soon

 

[BigAl!]

If you shoot it well and can put the bullet where it needs to go, run it

 

[olee1420]

Yes.

But if you like the buck and roar of a big kaboomer, ill be selling a .338 win mag and some ammo soon

What load would you recommend


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[BowBaboon]

I've shot two elk with a 6.5 creedmoor. One cow with 143 eldx and a bull with a 140 eldm. Cow was 40 yards away and ran 80 yards before piling up under a tree. The bull was 200ish and didn't run; he stumbled about 10 feet and fell.

Both were shot in the squishy stuff, no bones hit. I'll continue to shoot the eldm until something shows me it doesn't work anymore.

 

[olee1420]

I've shot two elk with a 6.5 creedmoor. One cow with 143 eldx and a bull with a 140 eldm. Cow was 40 yards away and ran 80 yards before piling up under a tree. The bull was 200ish and didn't run; he stumbled about 10 feet and fell.

Both were shot in the squishy stuff, no bones hit. I'll continue to shoot the eldm until something shows me it doesn't work anymore.

I’m shooting the eldx rn and I have yet to shoot something and not kill it. Good to know elk won’t be an exception


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[Laramie]

I’m shooting the eldx rn and I have yet to shoot something and not kill it. Good to know elk won’t be an exception


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Stay within the limits of your shooting ability and the CM will work just fine for elk. Elk have a way of causing hunters to fall apart so the more range time you can get, from realistic shooting positions, the better.

 

[olee1420]

Stay within the limits of your shooting ability and the CM will work just fine for elk. Elk have a way of causing hunters to fall apart so the more range time you can get, from realistic shooting positions, the better.

Noted


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[ResearchinStuff]

Thread '6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....'

Dec 17, 2021

Seeing that the 223 thread is such a success, I thought maybe I would start one for the Creedmoor/260. Seems like people are asking a lot about using them and various bullets, especially for elk. I've used mine for the last few years almost exclusively. I have some pics of bullet damage, albeit not nearly as many as I should have, from a couple deer. I'll try to briefly describe the ones I don't have pics of.

If you have experiences, good or bad, post them up. Of course, pics are great, and add a lot of valuable information. Maybe it will take off, maybe it won't, but if it does it...

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[Choupique]

What load would you recommend

Google it and put rokslide on the end of your search. It's been discussed here enough to make your eyes bleed and there's some good suggestions with accompanying pictures of dead stuff. 6.5 cripplemore is one of the most discussed calibers around here, with a ridiculous amount of good options for big game animals.

OR you can buy my .338, load it up with 250gr bullets in front of 70 grains of 4350 and give it to the elk to shoot at you with. He'll probably miss and the recoil will kill him dead as a doornail!

 

[LongWayAround]

I think I'm at five elk with the 6.5CM. The 147 ELD-M makes them real dead. Ranges between 30-350yd, but I would be totally confident in the bullet much farther.

Your gun is fine. A reliable scope and shot placement are the important things to think about.

 

[mtnbound]

Google it and put rokslide on the end of your search. It's been discussed here enough to make your eyes bleed and there's some good suggestions with accompanying pictures of dead stuff. 6.5 cripplemore is one of the most discussed calibers around here, with a ridiculous amount of good options for big game animals.

OR you can buy my .338, load it up with 250gr bullets in front of 70 grains of 4350 and give it to the elk to shoot at you with. He'll probably miss and the recoil will kill him dead as a doornail!

No it’s not the recoil that kills it’s the walloping concussive shockwave that does the true killin.

 

[olee1420]

I think I'm at five elk with the 6.5CM. The 147 ELD-M makes them real dead. Ranges between 30-350yd, but I would be totally confident in the bullet much farther.

Your gun is fine. A reliable scope and shot placement are the important things to think about.

You’re the second person I’ve seen that uses the ELD-M over the ELD-X hunting. What is the difference between their performance that makes you chose one over the other?


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[JMundy84]

You’re the second person I’ve seen that uses the ELD-M over the ELD-X hunting. What is the difference between their performance that makes you chose one over the other?


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Because M stands for murder.....
Check this thread there should be all the info you could ever ask for in there
Thread 'Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting' https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/why-match-target-bullets-for-hunting.203770/

 

[BigNate]

The cartridge is fine. Your shot placement and bullet choice are far more important.
If you're using a eldm, it's not a stem to stern penetrator. So choosing your shot is a thing.
I've used as large as a. 338 WM with 250s, and as small as a 257 Roberts with 115gr ballistic tips and both worked without drama. One is more like a bulldozer, the other like a skid steer. Different but both capable in different ways. You have to understand how to use your tool.

 

[LongWayAround]

You’re the second person I’ve seen that uses the ELD-M over the ELD-X hunting. What is the difference between their performance that makes you chose one over the other?

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I didn't really arrive at them as one or the other. Just started shooting them and like the results. My opinion is the fairly soft bullet does well at Creedmoor speed.

They've all basically looked like this when I find them.

 

[olee1420]

I didn't really arrive at them as one or the other. Just started shooting them and like the results. My opinion is the fairly soft bullet does well at Creedmoor speed.

They've all basically looked like this when I find them.

I assume X is to the left and M is the right


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[BowBaboon]

Because M stands for murder.....
Check this thread there should be all the info you could ever ask for in there
Thread 'Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting' https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/why-match-target-bullets-for-hunting.203770/

I think the thing that convinced me on them was the ballistic gel and the papers/authors cited. Pretty interesting stuff.

I value not taking a shoulder shot because I hunt for the meat, so being concerned about busting through bone and all that aren’t at the top of my list. I want to shoot something and watch it fall. Match bullets have provided that so far.

 

[LongWayAround]

I assume X is to the left and M is the right


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Both M's came out of an elk around 300yd.