Your Elk Hunting Rifle

[AirborneA$$hole]

Favorite is my bow. But, if I hunt with a rifle, it’s my Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle. .308. Handloads with 168 grain Barnes TTSX. Quick detachable rings for the scope. Love that gun.

That's a sweet set up

 

[JK47]

That's a sweet set up

Thanks. It’s very effective in thicker timber and brush. Using the long eye relief scope(or peep), I keep both eyes open, so it’s easier to get on target. Light and small so it’s easier to carry in the thick stuff.

It’s not a long range shooter for me. My comfortable distance with this rifle is only 300 yards or so. Any past that I pick up the 28 Nosler or 300RUM.

All I did was set my length of pull and work up a very accurate load. It certainly ain’t a fancy gun…..Not like some of the guns posted….there are some nice setups out there!

But I look at my firearms like tools. They each have a purpose. This one and my Marlin 30-30 are my brush busters.

 

[AirborneA$$hole]

Proof Research MTR in 7 PRC, 24" barrel shooting 155 grain Hammer Hunters at 3,140 fps. Right now it has a Vortex Strike Eagle 3-18x44 on it, which actually hasn't been half bad, but I plan on getting a Nightforce NX8 2.5-20 eventually. So far I haven't drawn an elk tag, but when I do this is my go to.
The only other thing I would change is having a 20 or 22" barrel so I could shoot suppressed and shave a couple of inches off, but I'm still waiting on my suppressor so that's not a huge deal for right now .

 

[AirborneA$$hole]

Thanks. It’s very effective in thicker timber and brush. Using the long eye relief scope(or peep), I keep both eyes open, so it’s easier to get on target. Light and small so it’s easier to carry in the thick stuff.

It’s not a long range shooter for me. My comfortable distance with this rifle is only 300 yards or so. Any past that I pick up the 28 Nosler or 300RUM.

All I did was set my length of pull and work up a very accurate load. It certainly ain’t a fancy gun…..Not like some of the guns posted….there are some nice setups out there!

But I look at my firearms like tools. They each have a purpose. This one and my Marlin 30-30 are my brush busters.

Nice. I agree, I look at firearms like tools. And I love the 30-30 , that was my first deer rifle. Killed many whitetail with that gun. Great short range brush gun.

 

[JK47]

Nice. I agree, I look at firearms like tools. And I love the 30-30 , that was my first deer rifle. Killed many whitetail with that gun. Great short range brush gun.

Without a doubt, it’s a hammer.

When shooting deer with it at 100 yards or so, I could always hear the audible THUMP of the bullet making contact….and usually they drop in their tracks.

 

[RevJim]

Wby Mark V ULtraLwt 338/06 Ackley Improved, Hammer 175 Leupold 2.5x8
Backup Kimber 8400 Classic 300 WSN Hammer 154 HHT Sightron Big Sky 3 x12

Well, gave the 300 WSM to my SIL, bought another Wby 338/06 barrel to ream out to the 338 RPM. After being set back for the Ackley ream, it didn't leave enough shank to set back more. I will shoot either the 175 HH or the factory 185 TTSX, whichever shoots the best. Got my Kimber 84L Classic .270 back from the SIL ( I'm just using it to make some memories with it. ) It really likes the 110 TTSX, anything 130, and shoots very well with 150gr anything. When I first got this rifle, I had it sent to "300 Below" for cryo treatment/ It certainly kept this skinny barrel from walking rounds when hot! Love it!

 

[nicsegebrecht]

My elk hunting rifle is a custom 300 Remington Ultra Mag with a 26" carbon wrapped MullerWorks barrel, throwing 225 grain Hornady bullets at 3,075 fps with 1/4 MOA accuracy, topped with a Nightforce NX8 riflescope.

 

[JK47]

My elk hunting rifle is a custom 300 Remington Ultra Mag with a 26" carbon wrapped MullerWorks barrel, throwing 225 grain Hornady bullets at 3,075 fps with 1/4 MOA accuracy, topped with a Nightforce NX8 riflescope.

Wow! That’s impressive velocity for such a chunk of metal!!! What kind of barrel life are you getting?

My 300RUM is only at 3,001 average with a 200 grain Accubond over a charge of Retumbo. SD of 7 fps. No slouch, but your load sounds like a sledge hammer.

 

[Chris A]

.300 win mag 180gr Barnes. one shot kills on elk, bear and deer.

 

[nicsegebrecht]

Wow! That’s impressive velocity for such a chunk of metal!!! What kind of barrel life are you getting?

My 300RUM is only at 3,001 average with a 200 grain Accubond over a charge of Retumbo. SD of 7 fps. No slouch, but your load sounds like a sledge hammer.

I've got around 600 rounds down the pipe and she is doing just fine so far. I am using Retumbo as well, with SD in the single digits. My load does not have signs of pressure, but my SD & ES both got worse as I bumped the charge up so I stayed right where I'm currently at. My first load was using 210 grain Berger's and I was pushing them at 3,100 fps. They got impossible to find anywhere so I switched to the Hornady 225 and have had great results on game and on the range.

 

[JK47]

I've got around 600 rounds down the pipe and she is doing just fine so far. I am using Retumbo as well, with SD in the single digits. My load does not have signs of pressure, but my SD & ES both got worse as I bumped the charge up so I stayed right where I'm currently at. My first load was using 210 grain Berger's and I was pushing them at 3,100 fps. They got impossible to find anywhere so I switched to the Hornady 225 and have had great results on game and on the range.

Nice.

Same here. As I pushed it a little faster accuracy and velocity fell off. So I stayed with that and fiddled with OAL. I like it, the gun likes it, not sure if an animal will like it. Haven’t tried it out as I don’t do many rifle hunts that require the MAG.