Your Elk Hunting Rifle

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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.
 
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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

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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.
 

Accubond

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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.

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.

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.
Been using a Ruger MK II 300wsm for along time, but wanting to build something off a Tikka action with proof barrel this winter.
 
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FWIW, the M77 has a MKII version, just a way of saying the same thing, IMO. Unless I am reading your comment incorrectly.

M77 tang safety, M77 MKII has an M70 style 3 position wing safety.
 

Savage99

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Tikka lite in .308 Win, 165gr AB, 6x SS, Mathew’s Fab riser. One gun guy.


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Accubond

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FWIW, the M77 has a MKII version, just a way of saying the same thing, IMO. Unless I am reading your comment incorrectly.

M77 tang safety, M77 MKII has an M70 style 3 position wing safety.
It has the 3 position safety, now I need to
Pull it out of the safe. Been using a Hoyt more in the last 10 years.
 

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