Show me your elk rifle and weight?

[ChrisAU]

280AI w/Mark 5 HD in Hawkins rings. 8 lbs on the dot with full mag. Here she is about 1/2 a pound lighter (SWFA 3-9 in Talley LW's) on my last elk hunt.

Cooper 92

 

[Thomasj1107]

9 lbs 12 ozs. I know everyone loves super light weight but I went with something that absorbs some recoil. Optics weigh a ton but man, hard to beat the quality.
28 Nosler Custom
Nightforce NXS 5-25x56
.25 moa
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What stock is this?

 

[nobody]

My budget rig:

Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmoor
Leupold VX3i 4.5-14x40 CDS
Burris Z-Rings

Just shy of 8 lbs with a sling and full magazine.

 

[ChasenH1-8s]

What stock is this?

AG Composite- Alpine Hunter

 

[Zvestal]

Seekins Havak Element 6.5 PRC, Harris bipod, Hill People Gear stock cuff, Red Hill Tactical dope card. And I must be clear about this: I am NOT an expert. I'm a newbie and I'm honestly sort of a poser. I have a perfectly good $900 Tikka T3x Superlight but this rifle thing got under my skin. I have never shot an elk, although I've had many high-potential encounters in the 4 outings I've done. And I've had a crap ton of fun. And a cool rifle will improve my chances, right?

 

[Oregonmuley]

Well, I guess this will be this years elk rifle 7MM-08

 

[BJP]

Mcwhorter 7stw mcmillan gamewarden edge fill, brux 26in #5 spiral fluted with nightforce 5.5x22 nxs 9.3lbs

 

[Dhbwa]

That weight is with or without scope?

without scope

 

[BJP]

Mine is with scope.700 action lightened by kempfeld and heavily fluted barrel, the perfect weight to me for a long range rifle.

 

[coiloil37]

My dedicated elk rifle is a 338 win mag kimber Montana in a Pendleton composite stock at 6lbs 15 Oz scoped.

It’s got the barrel trimmed to 23”, a 2.5-8x36 leupold in Talley rings and a titanium bolt knob.

 

[hunting1]

My dedicated elk rifle is a 338 win mag kimber Montana in a Pendleton composite stock at 6lbs 15 Oz scoped.

It’s got the barrel trimmed to 23”, a 2.5-8x36 leupold in Talley rings and a titanium bolt knob.

That is sexy! Something magical about 338 and a 210 Nosler Partition!

 

[coiloil37]

That is sexy! Something magical about 338 and a 210 Nosler Partition!

I usually shoot a 225 ttsx at 2900. This is three rounds off a bipod at 100 yards.

They flatten everything I hit with them.

 

[Str8shooter]

300 win, Howa 1500 in an oryx chassis, 6-24x50 Razor AMG, sitting at 10.5lbs (helps with the buck fever twitch). Shooting 150 gr TTSX at 3260fps.

 

[Sgtusmc14]

River Bend Gun Co
6.5 CM 23” Bartlein, Manners EH3, vx5 3-15x44

 

[handwerk]

Thanks for the fun post(s), mine are both customized pre 64 M70's
a 300 H&H/ Echols legend:


And a freshly built 280 AI/ MCM compact edge:


Both wear Swaro Z3 scopes and weigh just shy of 8lbs. as shown.

 

[Teaman1]

Browning mountain ti.
325 wsm 2.5-8x36 Vx3i
Bell and Carlson stock with cerakoted barrel.
6.85 pounds as is

 

[Mark at EXO]

Tikka with a Proof pre-fit in a Mesa Precision stock with a Thunderbeast Ultra 7 can and a Zeiss V4 on top. Right about 9.25lbs ready to hunt.

 

[DMurphy]

I am planning my first rifle elk hunt. I have not hunted out west before. Is there a tripod that works both for binos and rifle? Am I overlooking something obvious? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[brsnow]

Fieldcraft.270

 

[eightyeight mag]

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