Help with Rifle selection

[Q_Sertorius]

PS - welcome to RokSlide. If you have any other questions, ask away.

 

[chuckD]

Well I am one of the guys that actually bought a 6.8 western. It's an xbolt mountain pro. Couldn't be any happier with it. Shoots amazingly well, very very accurate. I've killed a bull and a pronghorn with it so far. Ive stocked up on the ammo it likes and also bought a set of dies for it. Im not concerned about it going anywhere. The gun is a lot of fun to shoot. It does have the recoil hawg brake on it which lessened the recoil below my 25-06 i use to shoot. One day ill throw a suppressor on it.

Same, I adore the 6.8, so does everyone that shoots it!

 

[Tobe_B]

Looking for help on selecting a rifle and caliber for elk, it would also be my primary gun for whitetail right now. I would like to make sure it has plenty of juice to take an elk up to 400 yards. I also don’t plan to reload, also won’t shoot for fun besides a few rounds before the season every year to get dialed in.
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Can you measure or quantify how much “juice” a rifle needs to take elk? Honestly your .300WM would be just fine for deer with a lighter bullet of a different construction. Not sure you’re really gaining anything getting a lighter caliber if you aren’t going to commit to regular practice with it.


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