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6.5mm, Barnes 127LRX at about 3,400 feet per second.
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation."
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Been debating what to take for elk hunting.. Time will be short will have roughly two weeks to get things together. So won't have to much time to do load development. So might end up taking my 325wsm. But might take the 338 wsm if I can get to my reloading supplies in storage have the data so no real testing needed.. But did pick up a 7 mag but that will require some tinkering for a load though.. Or use the 06 I bought off bsa use his load data just have to decide 180gr partition or 165gr partition  or drag the 7 wsm out that shoots 162 hornady pretty damn good or the 270 wsm that shoots 140gr accubonds pretty good too. Just take them all. Geesh!! Sound like an old woman trying to decide which lipstick to use.... I'll be using this ol girl: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/IMG_0146_zpscefbbc95.jpg) 338 win mag...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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CLR/NULA 280 Ackley and 168 ABLR..
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Looks like I'll be using my 280 for my first elk (cow, Wyo). Ruger 77 All Weather (boat paddle) with a Leupold 3.5x10. Have some 160gr CT Fail Safes that I've been saving for years now. Or maybe the Barnes 145gr LRX will get the nod. Should know this weekend.
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The Kaiser- "If it ain't broke, I can fix that!"
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A 140-gr TTSX in the .284 and if the .300, it'll be a 180-gr Nos Accibond.
In the first case, the 140 is over 52.5 grains of R17 for 3050 fps and in the second the 180 Accubond is over 92 grains of IMR 7828 SC for 3130 fps. The 284 carries 1500 ft-lbs to 400 yds, the 300 to, well, way out there. Ballistic bailing wire--you can get tied up in it. The .284 lightweight is at 6.5 lbs with Z3 3.5-10 on board. The same scope is aboard the 300 for right at 8.5 lbs. Two pounds doesn't sound significant to the ears, but after a day in the mountains for a Medicared flat lander, the brain sends a memo to all parts concerned. And I'm in pretty good shape. I'll probably take both.
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Probably going to use my stainless model 70 30-06 in the winlite stock I just picked up here - 180 partitions. Other one that's ready to rock is the tikka t3 in 6.5x55.
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Still trying to decide. Just won't be right without " ol' Meat I the Pot" , my 9.3 x 62. But I'm thinking of changing my luck and toting my old Model 54 Winchester, 30Govt 1906. Or one of my 1895 winchesters. I'll decide by the end of the week 'cause I wanna go shoot some more.
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Remington 700 KS in 300 Wby. 180 gr. Barnes TTx.
Bob
Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Doesn't matter as long as your shoes match...
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right."
Henry Ford
If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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Taking my 6.5 06 in a 15" Encore with 140 nosler partitions. Its been great on deer and antelope with the 125 partitions but I have always used the 140's in 6.5 caliber for elk. I have a cow tag for an area close to town but the season is only 10 days long.
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This 264 win mag is all i need. ![[Linked Image]](http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad180/Codave101/DSCN1166_zps6ada5cb8.jpg)
If you are not America first you are america last. Be loud and proud America first.
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Colorado first rifle. Be a 280AI shooting 168 Bergers.
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I have it narrowed down to one of six choices. Will have to whittle that down a bit between now and then. 
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Probably my second most elk killing rifle ever, the Sako deluxe 300 WBY mag. I have put the first most killing elk rifle aside to give the WBY a chance, "Old Meat In The Pot" the killingest elk cartridge ever...30-06... ![[Linked Image]](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Elk/Elk2009BobsPlace2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Elk/meatinthepot.jpg)
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Black powder- Knight KRB 50 cal
First season- Remington 700 338-06
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Been debating what to take for elk hunting.. Time will be short will have roughly two weeks to get things together. So won't have to much time to do load development. So might end up taking my 325wsm. But might take the 338 wsm if I can get to my reloading supplies in storage have the data so no real testing needed.. But did pick up a 7 mag but that will require some tinkering for a load though.. Or use the 06 I bought off bsa use his load data just have to decide 180gr partition or 165gr partition or drag the 7 wsm out that shoots 162 hornady pretty damn good or the 270 wsm that shoots 140gr accubonds pretty good too. Just take them all. Geesh!! Sound like an old woman trying to decide which lipstick to use.... I'll be using this ol girl: 338 win mag... Says the guy who changed up rifles last year when it started snowing.. Like a women when it starts raining and wearing the wrong shoes...
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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This 264 win mag is all i need. That is one nice rifle that's for sure..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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50 bmg, just wait till they line up and get 2-3 with one shot, like you do with hogs. 
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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Model 70 pre 64 in 338 and my original 1886 in 40-82WCF. Plan on carrying the 1886 for the first few days of my Nov cow hunt.
There's 2 dates they carve on your tombstone.
Everyone knows what they mean.
What's more important is time that is known
as the little dash inbetween.
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The wife and I will be using the same tried,trusted,and proven rifles we've used since then early '90's! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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