The general purpose rifle

[Speaks]

Ehh. Generally speaking when out and about my Tikka 223. Specifically hunting my 6 creed.

I shot too much to keep the 6 creed as my only rifle. And while ive shot deer fine with the 223 I prefer the 6 creed for that.

 

[Ajsomp]

I'm sorry but IMHO 22-250 is just silly for Elk.

Obviously you’re new here

 

[Side drifter]

Obviously you’re new here

Yep, did I break a rule?

 

[eric1115]

I'm sorry but IMHO 22-250 is just silly for Elk.

Lots of folks here have used heavy for caliber .22 cal bullets like the 77TMK for elk, moose, etc. there's a several hundred page thread with lots and lots of photos and accounts of this working really well.

Do you have experience with this? Most folks telling the people who have done it successfully that it won't work haven't ever tried it. Maybe you are in the tiny cohort of people who have tried it and had poor outcome as a result of bullet selection?

 

[Side drifter]

Lots of folks here have used heavy for caliber .22 cal bullets like the 77TMK for elk, moose, etc. there's a several hundred page thread with lots and lots of photos and accounts of this working really well.

Do you have experience with this? Most folks telling the people who have done it successfully that it won't work haven't ever tried it. Maybe you are in the tiny cohort of people who have tried it and had poor outcome as a result of bullet selection?

I didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings. I just my opinion but there must be a reason that all but about four states require .24 caliber and up. And if your honest with yourself just how many failed attempts are ya gonna see posted? It's just MHO nothing more.

 

[Thegman]

I didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings.

Don't flatter yourself, you didn't.

I just my opinion but there must be a reason that all but about four states require .24 caliber and up. And if your honest with yourself just how many failed attempts are ya gonna see posted?

How many from any cartridge do you expect then? Are 300WM shooters just more honest than 223 shooters?

It's just MHO nothing more.

YHO doesn't match actual results, nothing more.

 

[BasicUtahrd95]

there must be a reason that all but about four states require .24 caliber and up.

This isn't correct. Roughly half of all states that have huntable populations of elk allow allow .223 for those hunts. In fact, of the top ten states with the highest elk populations 6 of them (Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and with the right speed + weight combo Nevada ) allow .223 for elk.

 

[sharps54]

Hard to beat a 16" AR in 5.56 or 6mm ARC. That said I have been thinking about putting together a GP rifle in 6mm ARC with the Howa mini action. (I can't hunt deer with .22 in my state)

 

[Side drifter]

This isn't correct. Roughly half of all states that have huntable populations of elk allow allow .223 for those hunts. In fact, of the top ten states with the highest elk populations 6 of them (Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and with the right speed + weight combo Nevada ) allow .223 for elk.

It seems like we are saying the same thing but I apologize for misspeaking let me correct myself.
Roughly half of all states that have huntable populations of elk do not allow .22cal for those hunts. In fact, of the top ten states with the highest elk populations 4 of them do not allow .22cal for elk.
I'm new here and in the future I'll be careful about sharing my opinion.

 

[BasicUtahrd95]

It seems like we are saying the same thing but I apologize for misspeaking let me correct myself.
Roughly half of all states that have huntable populations of elk do not allow .22cal for those hunts. In fact, of the top ten states with the highest elk populations 4 of them do not allow .22cal for elk.
I'm new here and in the future I'll be careful about sharing my opinion.

No need to apologize. Please continue to share, just expect those with different experiences to chime in as well. Informed pushback helps all of us learn. Your experience is valuable. If you have had negative experiences with .22 caliber bullets on elk please share. I personally haven't tried it, but I am open to the idea after seeing the vast amount of large animals killed with .22 cals every year. Keep an open mind and ask questions. There's a lot of great info and well meaning people on here.