Your Elk Hunting Rifle

[35WhelenAI]

280 AI and 35 Whelen AI thrive and survive for the simple reason factory loads/SAAMI PSI specs are lower than typical for a modern standard action cartridge. All the better to unleash very capable rounds.

 

[roosiebull]

I have never elk hunted with a rifle, but my wife and lots of friends do. My wife uses a 6.5 creed, it’s a savage UL in an xlr with a swfa 3-9. Wish it was a tikka but it hasn’t given us any trouble yet, and it does shoot very well

The other elk gun is a 20ga slug gun with Hornady sst slugs

My daughter will be hunting her own tags next year, and I will be getting her a 6arc put together between now and then (tikka in rokstok)

I too wish 223 was legal for elk here, because that would be the easy button and it would be totally fine for the ranges that will be shot

 

[CrescentB]

Elk hunt only in WY with a 6.8 Western (Proof barrel, Apollo action, McMillan Hunter 2, Sig Tango DMR optic, Diligent defense Enticer TI, Berger EOLs.