I have a chance to go elk hunting? Is 308 Winc big enough for elk.
Bill
In a word, "Yes".
Although I've always used bigger (7mm RM, .30-06, .300WM, .45-70), in 31 years I've never "needed" anything bigger. My longest shot was this year, 399 yards, and I'm quite sure a .308 would have done just fine.
The trick is placement. With good placement almost anything will work.
David
My oldest daughter will be going on her first elk hunt this year. She is a fairly petite woman but she likes my Ruger Scout in .308W. Since she is a lefty and now a full-time CO resident again, I suggested it was time for her to get her own rifle. On my recommendation she is now the proud owner of a wood/blue Ruger Hawkeye .308W that she will use for both WY antelope and CO elk this fall.
By the time those hunts come around I expect to have a new son-in-law, too. As a wedding gift he will get a .30-06 rifle, same as I gave my first son-in-law on his wedding day..
Last edited by Coyote_Hunter; 05/11/15.
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.
