Favorite elk rifle

[Deputy Sheriff]

Finally chronoed my 300 WSM/168 TTSX and the 300WM/175 LRX loads. 3167fps/168 TTSX and 3081/175 LRX. I'm jazzed! They repeated their accuracy too, which is even better!

Congrats on your success , what powder were you using in your wsm?

 

[RevJim]

R17. another Canuck on the Board turned me on to his load (64gr) and how it worked for him ( from cold to over 80 deg) It is the berries! I am using 73gr/R23 in the WM. Both are lit by a Fed 215 M. I also crimp everything with a LEE FCD.

 

[Deputy Sheriff]

Thanks for your help,I am trying 67 grs of RL 19 with a 178 gr eldx. But want some accurate loads in a Barnes bullet also.

 

[Farmerbrown32]

Dt srs A2 proof 338 lapua 26" 1-9.4"twist. Running the 285eldm at 2900 fps. Wearing a nx8 2.5-20 now. Hammered a bull at 500. Was dead before he hit the snow.

 

[Farmerbrown32]

Pretty sure this would fit the bill real well also. Nver killed anything with it besides a few pdogs so far though. It could be someone elses new favorite elk rifle also!!

 

[LBEdgin]

Winchester model 70, tim. Tigger, H & S stock 7mm mag. With Zeiss 3.5x10 Victory glass. 160gr Federal Prem.

 

[jasonco]

Winchester model 70, tim. Tigger, H & S stock 7mm mag. With Zeiss 3.5x10 Victory glass. 160gr Federal Prem.

Classic rifle & cartridge.

 

[clemens]

Remington 700 Milspec, 300WM.
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Very nice indeed

 

[shirasbc]

I have shot 9 bull elk with a 6.5x284 with a 120 grain TTX bullet. The gun is a Montana rifle company. I used to use a 340 wby mag. I bought the 6.5 for my kids because it had little recoil - took it to Saskatchewan deer hunting and fell in love with the 6.5 caliber. My friends have questioned using such a light caliber and bullet but every one of my elk did not go more the 10 yards (longest kill was 360 yards). I have found that I am a much better shooter with a lighter recoil gun and can place a bullet much more confidently in the kill zone. The Barnes bullets do a tremendous job. I just upgraded to a 6.5 SAUM - by GA Precision - right-handed action with a left-handed thumbhole by Oregunsmithing

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

My favorite elk rifle is any 7, 30, or 33 cal magnum. Killed elk out to 1K with all of them. Dead is dead...With that said, my current and favorite is my 7-300 win mag using 162g AMAXs or 180g ELDMs. I always shot the 7mms a little better than the 30 and 33 cal mags.

 

[Laguna Freak]

Haven't hunted elk yet but with 1 kid in north central WY and the other moving to central UT soon, I'm hoping some bull is in my near future.

I'm thinking this 19 year old, pristine, pillared and glass bedded 300 WSM Model 70 Featherweight shooting 180 Scirocco II will do the trick quick and clean.

 

[dogz]

That'll do you just fine.........yeepers how long of a LOP do you use?

 

[Laguna Freak]

That'll do you just fine.........yeepers how long of a LOP do you use?

14-1/8"

 

[Laguna Freak]

I just found the rifle a few months ago in a San Antonio gun shop. It had 13" LOP and looks as though it may have had a box of ammo down the tube. I guess it might have been a custom shop order or someone had a Smith shorten it and do the bedding. At any rate it was a deal I couldnt pass. Plus I really like the Mesquite heart butt spacer I made for it.