Favorite Elk, black bear, antelope, and mule deer cartridge.

[mgacf]

28N to 300RUM - Gives you a little more room for error. 270s etc. have killed tons of elk but shot placement and range become increasingly more important.

I have never shot something and then said, "I wish I had used a smaller round".

 

[nobody]

CCI Mini Mags out of a Ruger 10/22... KIDDING

 

[elkguide]

I have 15 different calibers in my safe but when it comes time to go hunting, I always seem to end up taking one of my .300 Win Mags.

 

[handwerk]

Of all my rifles I'd say my newly built M70 280AI would get picked.

 

[ZC906]

300 WSM with a 200 gr ELD-X

 

[Marmots]

150 gr ttsx oughta be pretty flat out of that 30-06

I have killed everything in the title with that exact load.

 

[Werty]

280 rem, 150/160 grain partition

 

[Marble]

7 Mag for me. But I wouldn’t mind a 280 AI in a lightweight rifle.

I got one of those ina Kimber Mountain rifle. Combo weighs around 6.5 pounds mountain ready.

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[oldskool67]

You already own it

 

[Snowcrest6]

.280 Rem

 

[DudeBro]

I'm in a similar boat. My current short list is 7 SAUM or 280 AI. I have a 6.5CM shooting 2900+, so 6.5PRC is not worth the effort/cost.

 

[longrangeduckhunter]

300win

 

[Brettski]

Look at tikka in 6.5 creed great do it all gun


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[DudeBro]

Look at tikka in 6.5 creed great do it all gun

At $749, the Tikka T3X is probably the best value you can get in a bolt gun. My superlite 6.5CM shoots ~.5 MOA w/ hand loads at 2905FPS 143 ELDX. I recently put it in an XLR chassis, but haven't shot it since. I will likely be changing the barrel soon to accommodate a suppressor.

Nonetheless, I'm looking for more energy for elk in case I make a marginal shot.

 

[Kimber7man]

Of all my rifles I'd say my newly built M70 280AI would get picked.
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Randy that is awesome, who did the work? Lee?

 

[Sled]

If you load your own I'd say 270wsm. If not, 270win. Cost is better and more available. Works fine for antelope to elk. Moose shouldn't be an issue either if they kill them with a 6.5 all day long across the pond.

 

[Huntindog45]

300 win mag. affordable. you can find ammo at every store in most western towns, flat shooting, great ballistics and just flat out continues to do the job.

 

[Rich M]

You aren't gonna gain too much over the 3006 out to say 500 yds with a 150 gr bullet.