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<blockquote data-quote="Buano" data-source="post: 957630" data-attributes="member: 21641"><p>You've had lots of advice, and I agree with most of it.</p><p></p><p>As you have a smaller caliber rifle already I would look to a larger .30 or a .338 as a dedicated elk rifle.</p><p></p><p>I love the Weatherby Mark-V rifles, not just for looks or wow factor but because the stock design makes shooting a magnum rifle well quite easy. My nickel plated .300 Weatherby Mark-V has <strong>much</strong> less felt recoil than my Browning A-Bolt in 7MM Rem or my Rem XCR .270 WSM. In fact I would say the felt recoil is about half as great with the Mark-V.</p><p></p><p>I believe the best elk load ever developed is the .340 Weatherby mag. This is also about as much rifle as people can shoot without a muzzle brake. Hunting with a muzzle brake means hunting with ear protection — unless you want to be deaf in a few years.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I recommend you look for a used Weatherby Mark-V. I bought a nickel plated Mark-V in .300 Weatherby in perfect condition for $800. I bought a Weatherby Accumark in .338-.378 with a Kahles scope, as-new condition, for $1,500. I may be picking up a nickel plated .340 for less than I paid for the .300. These guns will hold their values, are meant to hunt HARD, and are often in great condition because owners care for them. They are available used because they are purely BIG game rifles and once someone stops hunting big game they often go on the market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buano, post: 957630, member: 21641"] You've had lots of advice, and I agree with most of it. As you have a smaller caliber rifle already I would look to a larger .30 or a .338 as a dedicated elk rifle. I love the Weatherby Mark-V rifles, not just for looks or wow factor but because the stock design makes shooting a magnum rifle well quite easy. My nickel plated .300 Weatherby Mark-V has [B]much[/B] less felt recoil than my Browning A-Bolt in 7MM Rem or my Rem XCR .270 WSM. In fact I would say the felt recoil is about half as great with the Mark-V. I believe the best elk load ever developed is the .340 Weatherby mag. This is also about as much rifle as people can shoot without a muzzle brake. Hunting with a muzzle brake means hunting with ear protection — unless you want to be deaf in a few years. Yes, I recommend you look for a used Weatherby Mark-V. I bought a nickel plated Mark-V in .300 Weatherby in perfect condition for $800. I bought a Weatherby Accumark in .338-.378 with a Kahles scope, as-new condition, for $1,500. I may be picking up a nickel plated .340 for less than I paid for the .300. These guns will hold their values, are meant to hunt HARD, and are often in great condition because owners care for them. They are available used because they are purely BIG game rifles and once someone stops hunting big game they often go on the market. [/QUOTE]
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