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best long range elk gun
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<blockquote data-quote="Slick8" data-source="post: 1853436" data-attributes="member: 52585"><p>The best is very subjective. I know many will and have said anything from a 243 to 65 creed to a 50 bmg.</p><p></p><p>I killed my first cow elk last year and am going on my first guided bull hunt this year. I built a big 30 as it will work for anything from deer to moose.</p><p></p><p>I say start a 7rm or short mag and go up from there depending on your tolerance of recoil. I personally feel for most of us an elk hunt even a DIY is too much of an investment in time and money to take chances on a rifle that requires a perfect shot opportunity for success.</p><p></p><p>Heres my custom APR built 30 nosler on a defiance tenacity.</p><p></p><p>I'm stacking 230s into .4-.5s and 300 yards at 2900 fps. At elk altitude thats good for over 1k which is farther than I can shoot. Going to the 600 yard range as soon as I can get a little time.</p><p></p><p>I'm planning a short lightweight rig later this year based on the defiance anti with the same stock and will be running a 20 inch proof in a 300 or 338 short mag variant.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]181518[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slick8, post: 1853436, member: 52585"] The best is very subjective. I know many will and have said anything from a 243 to 65 creed to a 50 bmg. I killed my first cow elk last year and am going on my first guided bull hunt this year. I built a big 30 as it will work for anything from deer to moose. I say start a 7rm or short mag and go up from there depending on your tolerance of recoil. I personally feel for most of us an elk hunt even a DIY is too much of an investment in time and money to take chances on a rifle that requires a perfect shot opportunity for success. Heres my custom APR built 30 nosler on a defiance tenacity. I'm stacking 230s into .4-.5s and 300 yards at 2900 fps. At elk altitude thats good for over 1k which is farther than I can shoot. Going to the 600 yard range as soon as I can get a little time. I'm planning a short lightweight rig later this year based on the defiance anti with the same stock and will be running a 20 inch proof in a 300 or 338 short mag variant. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20200314-102841_Photos.jpg"]181518[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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