Your Elk Hunting Rifle

[ewade07]

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!

your .270 should work just fine for elk. my brothers and i have killed dozens throughout the years with a .270

 

[el_jefe_pescado]

My backup is a Browning X-Bolt Long Range in 30-06, 24" barrel, a combination I don't believe they sell anymore (I got mine in 2016). This thing is long as heck and I also have a muzzle brake on it for another inch. It's also super heavy, forget about shooting it off-hand. But I wanted a go-to that I could own forever, shoot anything, and still find ammo for, and 30-06 was an obvious choice for an heirloom-category rifle.

I have a X-Bolt HC Speed in 30-06 for the same reason you state. Mine is boringly accurate and will last forever. 180gr TSX kills 'em plenty dead.

 

[Geewhiz]

your .270 should work just fine for elk. my brothers and i have killed dozens throughout the years with a .270

Same and I know lots of guys that hunt elk with a 270.

 

[FuddRucker]

your .270 should work just fine for elk. my brothers and i have killed dozens throughout the years with a .270

This is good to know too! It's probably better to hunt with what I have so I can invest in other things that will get me out in the field to see if I can even find any elk first, ha!

 

[Westernduck]

I still use my trusty 30-06 I bought when I turned 18. I’ve been thinking a lot about building a 7mm prc lately though…

 

[mahonsr]

This is good to know too! It's probably better to hunt with what I have so I can invest in other things that will get me out in the field to see if I can even find any elk first, ha!

That is a very wise idea. And after your first hunt you’ll have a lot better idea of what those things might be

 

[Usi05]

Kimber hunter .308. I do think I’ll end up selling it for
a 300WSM though


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[Wyo_hntr]

Tikka t3x, 6creed proof research all steel barrel, stockys vg carbon stock.

 

[svivian]

I expected alot more photos....

 

[Usi05]

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[PredatorSlayer]

Ridgeline FFT in 280 AI.

 

[yak]

I shoot a Browning X-Bolt Mountain Pro Tungsten in 6.8 Western.

 

[Obsessed1]

16.5" marlin 45-70. ghost ring sights 405gr hard casts @1660fps. Have used this to kill over 60% of my elk. 20" custom mauser in .308, 25" custom mauser in 300wm, and a phenomenally accurate Midland based on a 1903 action in 30-06 are my other elk killers. Wife and kids use a couple o 243s and a mod 7 in 7-08 to kill just about everything elk included. I dont have to travel more than .5 miles to kill elk every year though so my choises might vary from you guys who drive across country for a week hunt.

 

[muskysaloon]

H-S Precision Pro Hunter 7mm STW with a Schmidt & Bender 3x-12x42

 

[JEck]

Weatherby Vanguard with Bell and Carlson stock, fluted barrel and muzzle break. Chambered in 300 wby mag

 

[Mosby]

Remington 700 adl action, a Hart barell, McMillan stock, Leupold scope chambered in a 300 WM.

Put together by RW Hart in PA 35 years ago.

 

[theoutdoorsman]

9.3x62 Sako 75, cut to 21” with 1-6 power accupoint. Gives comfort in bear country (did let loose on a charging black bear this year).
Just built a tikka 7prc for open country moose/elk, but I haven’t dialed it in yet.

 

[Dbaer282]

Browning 300 Win Mag… flat shooter and does the job on elk and almost anything else you use it on

 

[Minute_of_Antelope]

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

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My PH2 in 300 WM has been amazing

 

[Luked]

Winchester Model 70 in 300 WSM shooting 180gr Federal , Leupold VX6 3x18x50 fire dot reticle