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Help me build/buy the IDEAL lightweight Elk Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="dougduey" data-source="post: 1409064" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>My dedicated elk rifle is a 300 WSM (I also own a 7 STW, 6.5-284 Norma & 338 Lapua but elk hunt with the WSM). It's a Sako 75 Hunter but I had McMillan build me a nice fiberglass stock with machined in pillars in their Sako 75 Hunter edition. I had a Muscle Brake instlled by Jim See when he was still doing this some years ago (you can buy one at the LRH Store on this site). It has a Swarovski Z5 5-25x BT scope with Near Mfg mounts and base. Fully loaded with scope/rings & base, bipod, sling and magazine full of ammo is 8.5 lbs. It's a joy to carry up and down mountains all day and it has plenty of firepower to kill elk at long ranges. Every elk I've shot has been 100-400 yards and it was either bang flop or bang and flop within 10-15 yards. Not saying you need to purchase a Sako, but look at the 300 WSM caliber as a very good choice in a elk/mountain rifle. I did a lot of research prior to purchasing this caliber. I either shoot a 180 gr Accubond at 3025 fps or a 200 gr ELDX at 2952 fps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougduey, post: 1409064, member: 33159"] My dedicated elk rifle is a 300 WSM (I also own a 7 STW, 6.5-284 Norma & 338 Lapua but elk hunt with the WSM). It's a Sako 75 Hunter but I had McMillan build me a nice fiberglass stock with machined in pillars in their Sako 75 Hunter edition. I had a Muscle Brake instlled by Jim See when he was still doing this some years ago (you can buy one at the LRH Store on this site). It has a Swarovski Z5 5-25x BT scope with Near Mfg mounts and base. Fully loaded with scope/rings & base, bipod, sling and magazine full of ammo is 8.5 lbs. It's a joy to carry up and down mountains all day and it has plenty of firepower to kill elk at long ranges. Every elk I've shot has been 100-400 yards and it was either bang flop or bang and flop within 10-15 yards. Not saying you need to purchase a Sako, but look at the 300 WSM caliber as a very good choice in a elk/mountain rifle. I did a lot of research prior to purchasing this caliber. I either shoot a 180 gr Accubond at 3025 fps or a 200 gr ELDX at 2952 fps. [/QUOTE]
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