for my first elk hunt. I borrowed my Dad's 30-06. It was a sporterized 1909 argentine mauser with a late 70s weaver 4-12 scope. I didn't kill an elk on that hunt. By the next year, I had my own rifle: post 64 Win 70 7mm Rem Mag topped with a 2.5- 8 vari-X III. Hunted exactly 25 minutes on opening morning and killed the smallest yearling in the herd. I think I took a little over 100# of meat and bone to the processor. Still some of the best elk I ever ate!
