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<blockquote data-quote="dougduey" data-source="post: 1332536" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>I honestly think you're set with calibers for what you want to do with them. The 26 Nosler is a laser with a 6.5mm bullet and you can kill deer all day with it, as well as elk (although shot placement will be more important). My dedicated elk rifle is a 300 WSM. It's light for humping up and down mountains while chasing elk all day. I had to put a break on it to make the recoil more manageable since it kicked the crap out of me and wasn't fun to practice with. Now, in the multiple elk camps that I've been in, the majority of the calibers were 7 Rem mag, 300 Win mag, 300 WSM and 30-06. The outfitters I've been around seem to really prefer the 300 RUM. I have a 7 STW which is basically the ballistic twin of the 28 Nosler. I love that rifle and wouldn't hesitate to elk hunt with it, my issue is it's just under 11 lbs while my 300 WSM is 8.5 lbs. It's easy to do the math on carrying those rifles all day. Not sure if this helped, but do what will make you happy and what will fit the niche you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougduey, post: 1332536, member: 33159"] I honestly think you're set with calibers for what you want to do with them. The 26 Nosler is a laser with a 6.5mm bullet and you can kill deer all day with it, as well as elk (although shot placement will be more important). My dedicated elk rifle is a 300 WSM. It's light for humping up and down mountains while chasing elk all day. I had to put a break on it to make the recoil more manageable since it kicked the crap out of me and wasn't fun to practice with. Now, in the multiple elk camps that I've been in, the majority of the calibers were 7 Rem mag, 300 Win mag, 300 WSM and 30-06. The outfitters I've been around seem to really prefer the 300 RUM. I have a 7 STW which is basically the ballistic twin of the 28 Nosler. I love that rifle and wouldn't hesitate to elk hunt with it, my issue is it's just under 11 lbs while my 300 WSM is 8.5 lbs. It's easy to do the math on carrying those rifles all day. Not sure if this helped, but do what will make you happy and what will fit the niche you want. [/QUOTE]
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