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<blockquote data-quote="Matt Bastian" data-source="post: 1599708" data-attributes="member: 109527"><p>The question was...."1st elk hunt need rifle advice?"...</p><p></p><p>#1, think caliber.</p><p>#2, think 'your' skill at distance, ethical skill at distance to hit a dinner plate wore out and breathing hard.</p><p>#3, think scabbard if horse hunting and will the Hubble telescope fit inside it.</p><p>#4, enjoy that you will be experiencing an incredible hunt.</p><p>#5, think a **** good pair of boots.</p><p></p><p>I personally watched 2 elk running dead 30 to 50 yards from a kill shot with a .300 win mag from 180 grain bullets. I saw another go 100 yards from a '30-06 with 180 grain bullet. I watched my cow tumble from a .338 Win mag with a 200 grain bullet. Personally, I chose the .338 Win as that is my one caliber choice for elk, bear, and moose. All three animals are very large, strong, can take a licking and keep on ticking, often found in areas with high cross winds, and long distances. </p><p></p><p>The .338 Win. is available in all mom and pop ammo shops anywhere out west, anywhere. Why? Because just like the .300 Win., it's the cat's *** when the shooting gets tough and the tough are getting shot. The .338 caliber, whichever the flavor, bucks heavy wind like none other. </p><p></p><p>1st elk hunt gun? Something in .338, braked, fixed power optic (so every shot everything is the same) AND a range finder. Sight in far zero 300 yards and tape your dope chart to your stock. Then practice shooting off hand and have fun doing it.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget the boots, btw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt Bastian, post: 1599708, member: 109527"] The question was....”1st elk hunt need rifle advice?”... #1, think caliber. #2, think ‘your’ skill at distance, ethical skill at distance to hit a dinner plate wore out and breathing hard. #3, think scabbard if horse hunting and will the Hubble telescope fit inside it. #4, enjoy that you will be experiencing an incredible hunt. #5, think a **** good pair of boots. I personally watched 2 elk running dead 30 to 50 yards from a kill shot with a .300 win mag from 180 grain bullets. I saw another go 100 yards from a ‘30-06 with 180 grain bullet. I watched my cow tumble from a .338 Win mag with a 200 grain bullet. Personally, I chose the .338 Win as that is my one caliber choice for elk, bear, and moose. All three animals are very large, strong, can take a licking and keep on ticking, often found in areas with high cross winds, and long distances. The .338 Win. is available in all mom and pop ammo shops anywhere out west, anywhere. Why? Because just like the .300 Win., it’s the cat’s *** when the shooting gets tough and the tough are getting shot. The .338 caliber, whichever the flavor, bucks heavy wind like none other. 1st elk hunt gun? Something in .338, braked, fixed power optic (so every shot everything is the same) AND a range finder. Sight in far zero 300 yards and tape your dope chart to your stock. Then practice shooting off hand and have fun doing it. Don’t forget the boots, btw. [/QUOTE]
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