Help me with an Elk Gun

[Seekbigger]

Just wanted to thank everyone for all the input and help on this topic! The decision was made, with the great price that Jake gave me from EuroOptic I made the purchase and went with the Tikka 300 win mag! May be overkill to some, but I won’t have to worry about him being under gunned, lol! God Bless to all!

 

[RevJim]

Congrats on picking a fine rifle in a "great" cartridge! I have shot more Big Game with the 300 Win Mag than any other round! ( and I've shot a ton of critters! ha) From Pronghorn to zebra! I shot four deer in Texas Hill Country with the 150gr Sierra Pro Hunter that acted like they were Partitions! I took an antelope doe and a nice MD buck with the older 180 Ballistic tip. They were too soft ( the new ones are toughened up) I then went to 180 Barnes XBT ( an older X bullet) they killed like crazy! No bad bloodshot meat either! They tell me the 180 Accubond works swell too. I'm just partial to Barnes. I took a cow elk back in '22 with the 175 LRX, pure poison. Shoot your rifle first, you may find it is very tolerable in recoil! I have a gimped up shoulder and even I can shoot a Bergara B14 and Mod 700 300WMs without a brake! I think you will be happy. Don't apologize to anyone about your 300! It is an awesome round!

 

[RevJim]

I would add that I bet your 308 in that light Savage is a pretty stout kicker! I had a Ruger 77 UL Lite in 308 that thought it was a 12ga Magnum! You may be just fine handling your 300. If you shoot alot of 12ga at birds, whatever, you can handle a 375 H&H just as easy! lol

 

[Seekbigger]

Next step will be figuring out what bullets to shoot!!!!! Don’t even know where to start lol! Whatever it is it will have to be whatever I can buy at the local shops because I don’t reload!

 

[RevJim]

Sight it in with good old Federal Blue Box 180! Save your brass for later on. Then clean barrel very well and try Barnes Vortex 180 TTSX or 175 LRX. Others will chime in with their favorites too, but these will work!

 

[RevJim]

Forgive my bias, I would be remiss if I did not add the Federal Premium line, the Federal Bonded tipped, capped mono or with the Nosler 180 Partition and Nosler factory loads with 180 Partitions. Now, wads of elk are killed out here with Winchester Power Points and Federal Fusions too. Being a Handloder, I like the Winchester brass or the Nosler. I was just suggesting a more cost friendly approach with "amost always accurate" prior post.

 

[solarshooter]

I made the purchase and went with the Tikka 300 win mag