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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="AlphaDogs" data-source="post: 1904417" data-attributes="member: 114216"><p>Well before everyone tries to sell you a magnum loud n boomer let me say you are all set. Your 270 or 308 will kill any Elk that walks with proper ammo.</p><p></p><p>To prepare for an Elk hunt out West you need to join RMEF and decide where you wish to hunt. Then , if the state has them, you need to start buying preference points to increase your draw chances. Next is a lot of research and recomendations to find a good outfitter who can put you on Elk. Then get in shape. Think about upgrading your scope and binocs if need be. DO NOT buy some huge variable, elk are big. Then ammo, any premium ammo 165-180 gr in your 308 will work. Folks I know have had excellent results with the Barnes 168 TTSX ammo in the 308. Finally lots of real world practice shooting from improvised field positions at unknown ranges. If I were going to buy a 308 rig to hunt Elk it would be a Kimber with a 2.5-8 Leupold or a 2.5-10 Nightforce. "Elk fear the hunter who spends most of his money on ammo rather than a new gun."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlphaDogs, post: 1904417, member: 114216"] Well before everyone tries to sell you a magnum loud n boomer let me say you are all set. Your 270 or 308 will kill any Elk that walks with proper ammo. To prepare for an Elk hunt out West you need to join RMEF and decide where you wish to hunt. Then , if the state has them, you need to start buying preference points to increase your draw chances. Next is a lot of research and recomendations to find a good outfitter who can put you on Elk. Then get in shape. Think about upgrading your scope and binocs if need be. DO NOT buy some huge variable, elk are big. Then ammo, any premium ammo 165-180 gr in your 308 will work. Folks I know have had excellent results with the Barnes 168 TTSX ammo in the 308. Finally lots of real world practice shooting from improvised field positions at unknown ranges. If I were going to buy a 308 rig to hunt Elk it would be a Kimber with a 2.5-8 Leupold or a 2.5-10 Nightforce. "Elk fear the hunter who spends most of his money on ammo rather than a new gun." [/QUOTE]
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