"The Best Killer Elk Rifles from a Guide's Perspective"

[Leverwalker]

That 338wm 250gr partition is the exact combo that was used by the guys who taugh me how to hunt elk on the thick WA coast, where your classic broadside isn’t always possible and you may have to take a hard quartering shot through a vine maple patch, because that’s all you’re gonna get. These guys killed piles of Roosevelt bulls and swear by the 338wm as elk hammer for the timber. They never lost a bull. We all shoot 300rum’s now, hunting bigger country.

I have the 45-70 for timber, but planned to use the .338 WM 250 gr Barnes or Interlock 250 SP-RP's out to 270 or so (not comfortable with hunting longer shots). My 225 Interlock SP-RP is dialed in well, though, so also considering that. Thoughts?

 

[Dark timber]

I have the 45-70 for timber, but planned to use the .338 WM 250 gr Barnes or Interlock 250 SP-RP's out to 270 or so (not comfortable with hunting longer shots). My 225 Interlock SP-RP is dialed in well, though, so also considering that. Thoughts?

The 338 will be plenty sufficient well past 300.