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<blockquote data-quote="dfrahm" data-source="post: 1804029" data-attributes="member: 55117"><p>I live and hunt in Wyoming, and 'mountain' can range from visibility for miles above 8,000 feet to 10 feet if you are in deep timber. Will you be self- or guided? Bottom line - if you are going from sea level it will be hard to train for hiking up our hills carrying 30 pounds...you just cannot replicate the altitude. That said, when I was younger I carried a factory Remington 721 in .270. I then went to Remington 'mountain rifle', still in .270 because it was lighter. Then I discovered 6.5 Creedmoor and killed deer, antelope and an elk with it so far. BUT it is HEAVY loaded with optics etc.</p><p>My personal recommendation is based on about 25 elk killed with the .270 out to 315 yards (that is a long shot for me on elk - I try to get closer - closest was 15 yards after they stood back up from being BLOWN OVER OFF THEIR FEET by the wind. I know, nobody will believe that but my buddy and I who were laying there, and about 5 guys who couldn't see us but saw the elk from about half a mile away). And I have never shot anything other than 130 grain Winchester factory ammo. I've reloaded for this rifle and tried 8 bullets and 8 powders at all kinds of loads, and settled on Nosler Partitions and Accubonds.</p><p>THAT said, a good friend and his brothers hunt hard (they are still young) and shoot the 6.5 PRC with Hornady ELD-M 147 grain bullets. Yes, you read that correctly - ELD-M. They all killed elk at over 700 yards last season.</p><p>People tend to think elk are elephants and need an 'elephant gun' and bullets of huge weights and magnum rifles. Don't get me wrong - I've seen what an elk can do if not shot properly and that means from a good rest at a good distance. You have to hit them right. And this is key - if you hit one and it goes down, do not celebrate or look away - reload and get back on that animal right away. Be ready to shoot again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfrahm, post: 1804029, member: 55117"] I live and hunt in Wyoming, and 'mountain' can range from visibility for miles above 8,000 feet to 10 feet if you are in deep timber. Will you be self- or guided? Bottom line - if you are going from sea level it will be hard to train for hiking up our hills carrying 30 pounds...you just cannot replicate the altitude. That said, when I was younger I carried a factory Remington 721 in .270. I then went to Remington 'mountain rifle', still in .270 because it was lighter. Then I discovered 6.5 Creedmoor and killed deer, antelope and an elk with it so far. BUT it is HEAVY loaded with optics etc. My personal recommendation is based on about 25 elk killed with the .270 out to 315 yards (that is a long shot for me on elk - I try to get closer - closest was 15 yards after they stood back up from being BLOWN OVER OFF THEIR FEET by the wind. I know, nobody will believe that but my buddy and I who were laying there, and about 5 guys who couldn't see us but saw the elk from about half a mile away). And I have never shot anything other than 130 grain Winchester factory ammo. I've reloaded for this rifle and tried 8 bullets and 8 powders at all kinds of loads, and settled on Nosler Partitions and Accubonds. THAT said, a good friend and his brothers hunt hard (they are still young) and shoot the 6.5 PRC with Hornady ELD-M 147 grain bullets. Yes, you read that correctly - ELD-M. They all killed elk at over 700 yards last season. People tend to think elk are elephants and need an 'elephant gun' and bullets of huge weights and magnum rifles. Don't get me wrong - I've seen what an elk can do if not shot properly and that means from a good rest at a good distance. You have to hit them right. And this is key - if you hit one and it goes down, do not celebrate or look away - reload and get back on that animal right away. Be ready to shoot again. [/QUOTE]
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