I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk
Welcome aboard. Excellent rifle and load choice. Don't let some of these dipchits talk you into believing the .243 or 308 is the best, most UBER elk cartridge ever..... Those guys are on dope and don't know the first thing about hunting elk..
Too funny. Most of mine have fallen to a .30-06. A couple to a 264 Win Mag. They can take a while figuring out they are dead after the shot.
The most important thing to have in your pack for elk is a Sherpa to pack it out. I've never put one down and then said, "It looked bigger in my scope." It's usually, "Oh crap, I'm getting too old to be cutting these things up and carrying them out." But I can't stop going out there.
