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First elk hunt. Leaning toward Tikka
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<blockquote data-quote="imyourhuckleberry" data-source="post: 1929448" data-attributes="member: 18206"><p>I've hunted successfully with a 30-06 elk for years . My go to bullet has been a 165 PSP Remington Core-lokt bullet in 30-06 for more than 50 years. I've been shooting a Tikka T3 lite for over a decade now and before that was a Savage 110. In my experience you don't need a .300 magnum unless you plan to shoot very very very far, whereas with the 30-06 you can shoot very very far and get the job done. I personally would recommend 165 to 168 grainer as it has a lot of power down range. A Remington 165 grain accutip bullet is still traveling a little over 1700 fps and delivering over 1000 pounds of energy at 600 yards. For me personally at my age now, I don't want to have to walk that far to retrieve and elk and than lug all the meat back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imyourhuckleberry, post: 1929448, member: 18206"] I've hunted successfully with a 30-06 elk for years . My go to bullet has been a 165 PSP Remington Core-lokt bullet in 30-06 for more than 50 years. I've been shooting a Tikka T3 lite for over a decade now and before that was a Savage 110. In my experience you don't need a .300 magnum unless you plan to shoot very very very far, whereas with the 30-06 you can shoot very very far and get the job done. I personally would recommend 165 to 168 grainer as it has a lot of power down range. A Remington 165 grain accutip bullet is still traveling a little over 1700 fps and delivering over 1000 pounds of energy at 600 yards. For me personally at my age now, I don't want to have to walk that far to retrieve and elk and than lug all the meat back. [/QUOTE]
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