Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting What rifle did you set foot with on your rookie elk hunt?

Used a 10lb hawken 58 caliber muzzle loader in 86 or 87. Learned that you don't need a 10 lb rifle in the mountains. Almost froze to death since I move to Colorado from phoenix. No elk. Traded for a tang ruger in 30-06. Killed a lot of deer and elk with it.