Your Elk Hunting Rifle

[notamos]

Always take a Tikka T3 Stainless in .300WM w/ 180gr Accubonds. Simple, accurate, deadly.

 

[Firehawk]

Kimber Montana 8400 in 325WSM. Shooting 200 grain Nosler Accubonds loaded atop a load of RamShot Big Game Powder. Been great elk medicine.

 

[BrBa]

Tikka 6.5x55.

 

[cmc934]

I take either a Browning Abolt 30.06 or Tikka 30.06. They each shoot 180 Accubonds well. I have seen and killed more elk with the wood and blue Browning over the stainless Tikka.


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[Jdub]

Got an old Smith & Wesson 1500 (Howa) 30-06. That said, I usually run the Mathews V3 in the elk woods!

 

[ewade07]

Killed alot of deer and elk with a Ruger American .270, 130 gr Hornady SST. Retired that one for a Tikka Superlite .270, 130 gr BLDX copper bullets.

 

[11boo]

Not much better in the timber. 2x fixed on top.
405 gr SP handloads at 1450 fps.

 

[Leverwalker]

Not much better in the timber. 2x fixed on top.
405 gr SP handloads at 1450 fps.
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Mine's a 2.5 x 20mm FXII. If I have to scope the lever (I do, anymore), I appreciate the really low profile for bush.

 

[Sadler]

This year it was a 16” stainless tikka 223 in a manners EH-1 with an NX8 4-32 in UM rings with a TBAC ultra 9. Next year it’ll be converted to a 223AI and put in the Rokstock.

 

[TAGPUNCHER]

My elk rifle is a Browning A-Bolt .338 Win Mag with a 3-10 Swarovski. I’ve killed quite a few elk with it and love that gun, but I’ve killed more elk with my Ruger M77 stainless in .30-06 with a Leupold VX2 3-9x40. Prior to that I shot a Remington 700 BDL in 7mm REM Mag.

If I ever get another elk rifle it will be a .300 PRC. Either Browning X-Bolt Speed or Christianson Arms. I certainly don’t need it, but want it lol.

My wife has killed her share of elk with her Howa 1500 in 7mm-08. Wicked little round!

What bullet are you using in the -08? My Granddaughter shoots one for whitetail. Been shooting hornady 120gr SST. THANKS

 

[sodaksooner]

Have never hunted elk with a rifle but shot my 1st deer with one in probably 15 years in Sept. Purchased with the intent of eventually using to hunt elk as well at some point.

Seekins PH2, 300wm

 

[mtwarden]

Kimber Hunter (modified) with a 2-7X Leupold ; .308 w/ 165 Accubonds - under 6 lbs loaded

 

[Grant76]

Bow or 6.5 CM Fieldcraft or .308 T3. Would love to try the .223 if it was legal here.

Wonder why its illegal, serious question...

 

[Peakbagger46]

I’m not a good elk hunter and take public land mule deer with MUCH more success. That being said, this Sako A7 30-06 pushing 180g Accubond handloads at 2,875fps is my choice for everything from antelope on up.

This cow (behind the shoulder placement) dropped so fast I couldn’t see what happened coming down from recoil.

 

[Djacker]

What twist did you go with?

I have an 8 twist

 

[puckhead]

7mm mag. 160gr copper monos

 

[FuddRucker]

Great thread. In the market for a western hunting rifle. It'll be my first upgrade from a .270 used for whitetail hunting. Thinking I'll end up with 7mm rem mag over the .300 win mag, but all these responses are making that decision a bit more difficult!

 

[Rogue Bay]

What bullet are you using in the -08? My Granddaughter shoots one for whitetail. Been shooting hornady 120gr SST. THANKS

She shoots Federal Premium 140 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. I’ve been impressed with them.

 

[Scotto]

280 Ackley

 

[rodney482]

Hells canyon xbolt in a mcmillan stock, timney trigger. Leupold vx5

28 nosler