I have several elk hunting rigs including 300 Win Mag, 358 Win, 9.3x62 and recently acquired a 7mm-08. My two current favorites are:

Browning X-Bolt 300 Win Mag w/ Nikon 3-9x40 BDC using 180 grain NP PP
Ruger M77 358 Win w/2-7x33 Leuplold VX2 using 225 NP Sptizers

I do like the power and accuracy of the CZ 9.3 but it is a bit heavy for mountain hunting though still very useable (I'm an older hunter and weight counts). This year (my 5th elk hunt) I may try the Tikka T3 7mm-08. It has a Redfield 3-9x42 scope and I'm narrowing down the hand load. It will likely be either a 150 grain NP Spitzer or 145 grain Speer Grand Slam. I have yet to take an elk so hopefully this year will be different as we are trying for a 1st rifle season hunt in CO instead of our normal 2nd season hunts.

Last edited by Biggs300; 02/21/15.

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