Was at the range yesterday with Daughter #1, who will be going on her first elk hunt, and settled on rifles and loads.

Daughter #1 will be using a .308 Win with a 130g TTSX starting out at 3010fps.

I had planned to use my .280 Rem with a 140g TTSX but after taking an antelope at 373 yards with it last week, that rifle will now be my backup, with a 2901fps 140g AccuBond load.

Primary rifle will be a stainless/boat paddle Ruger MKII .30-06 with a 150g AccuBond at 2991fps.

Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!

No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.

A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.