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<blockquote data-quote="lucky guy" data-source="post: 456450" data-attributes="member: 17281"><p>People over think this one. Launch a 140 - 180 gr tsx, partition or bonded bullet at least 2900 - 3000 fps+ in the 6.5/270/7mm/30 cal. rifle of your choice and you're good to go. They're all flat enough to hold on out to 300 and have a foot or less of drop out to 400 yds and that's getting out there. </p><p></p><p>If you want to take shots at 500 yds or longer then case capacity and bullet size matter more, but very few people should take those really long shots. The writers selling magazines and internet hunters talk about that big bull 500 yds across the canyon running up the hill and it dropped it in its tracks with that 250 gr. ultramag. Forget that if you're just starting to hunt elk. If somebody likes a big bullet in a big capacity cartridge then by all means go for it. Just saying you don't need it to hunt elk. I've killed 3 elk in 5 years, two with a 308, one with a 270. All of them drt. Elk are magical creatures in some ways, but they're only flesh and bone. </p><p></p><p>You didn't mention a scope but I think that there's a tendency to buy too much magnification too. A high quality 3x9 or 2.5x10 is all you need. </p><p></p><p>Here's a few ideas - a 280 AI, the good ol' 06, or the 338-06 if you like the idea of a bigger bullet. Hard to beat any of those for an elk rifle with moderate recoil. If the tsx's shoot well in your rifle that would be a good pick for a bullet, as good as you can get for penetration and weight retention.</p><p></p><p>Let us know what you decide and good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lucky guy, post: 456450, member: 17281"] People over think this one. Launch a 140 - 180 gr tsx, partition or bonded bullet at least 2900 - 3000 fps+ in the 6.5/270/7mm/30 cal. rifle of your choice and you're good to go. They're all flat enough to hold on out to 300 and have a foot or less of drop out to 400 yds and that's getting out there. If you want to take shots at 500 yds or longer then case capacity and bullet size matter more, but very few people should take those really long shots. The writers selling magazines and internet hunters talk about that big bull 500 yds across the canyon running up the hill and it dropped it in its tracks with that 250 gr. ultramag. Forget that if you're just starting to hunt elk. If somebody likes a big bullet in a big capacity cartridge then by all means go for it. Just saying you don't need it to hunt elk. I've killed 3 elk in 5 years, two with a 308, one with a 270. All of them drt. Elk are magical creatures in some ways, but they're only flesh and bone. You didn't mention a scope but I think that there's a tendency to buy too much magnification too. A high quality 3x9 or 2.5x10 is all you need. Here's a few ideas - a 280 AI, the good ol' 06, or the 338-06 if you like the idea of a bigger bullet. Hard to beat any of those for an elk rifle with moderate recoil. If the tsx's shoot well in your rifle that would be a good pick for a bullet, as good as you can get for penetration and weight retention. Let us know what you decide and good luck! [/QUOTE]
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