Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Just for grins - pick the ideal rifle for this situation

Have several notches on elk at that distance and farther. All with my old .300. WM with a 26" Number 5 barrel and 165 grain bullets.. Seldom shoot that far these days as elk meat is enjoyable but not a necessary thing to my well being!!

With the guns, knowledge and experience I have now, I'd pass on that shot.

I've made that shot several times and a bit farther- but no 380 class bull in the crosshairs. Couple cows, couple spikes due to tags drawn.
Each time it has been my Winchester Classic Stainless 338WM, 225 Nosler Partitions or Hornady SP Interlocks. Work as advertised and deliver the goods at extended ranges. Think I'll keep using it as long as I can....

Bob

I'd be leaning 30-40 Krag with a Kelbly action, ER Shaw barrel, Hogue stock and a Nightforce 2.5-10 SHV.

338-378 Weatherby Mag. I don't own one and don't need one. I hunted with a couple of guys in S. Dakota a few years ago that took a white tale and a mule deer both well beyond 400 yards. Even at that distance they were overkill and a lot of meat was ruined. I'm sure the 338-378 would work fine on elk at 500+ yards but, I still don't want one.

Have a rifle in the safe for just that situation, Rifles Inc. Strata in 300 Wby.

I would borrow a friend of mine's 338 lapua. The one we were banging a 36x36 plate at a mile with a few weekends ago.

Should be a chip shot for that rifle!

That'll work.

I've managed to do ok with my old Rem 700 300WM. It shoots Hornady 180gr Superformance like a dream.

.338 WM or the like, and stalk closer regardless of the caliber.