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The kimber 84m montana's run $1029 at Gander

Up to this year my all around rifle was a Browning A-Bolt 7mm WSM with a Leupold VX-II 3-9x50 shooting 160 grain Winchester Accubonds. Now this will be for deer sized game and smaller only.



My new Elk sized and larger game rifle is a Browning X-Bolt 325 WSM with a Leupold VX-III 3.5-10x50 shooting 200 grain Winchester Accubonds.

TIKKA T3 Hunter 6.5x55 Swede Norma 140gr. Nosler Partition

Someone had to show a .270WSM for fairness sake
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Winchester Model 70 SS - cerakoted, blueprinted action, bansner stock (forest green w/black webbing), 3-10X swarovski, 140 grain tsx bullet.

Last year was my Tikka T3 LS 270WSM with a Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40 BC reticle scope shooting 140gr Accubond reloads. I'm really impressed with the performance of the 270WSM with the 140gr AB's.


And yes it was cold in mid December 2008....-33 degrees Celcius.

Prior years was my Sako m75ss 300WM with 180gr Accubonds reloads. Use to shoot factory WS Partiton Golds and then Accubondsprior to reloads in 2005. Factory barrel fluted, barrel polished with flutes teflon coated I bought new in 1997-98 and had the fluting done too.




I guess it will have to wait till this hunting season for a big bull, I really wanted to use my Sako m75 Greywolf 338-06AI I had built with new PacNor #5 barrel fluted and powdercoated by my gunsmith on my cow elk in 2008 but the reloads were not done yet. Plan on 225gr Accubonds or 225gr TTSX's. Has a Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40 scope.



Sweet pics/rifles everyone.

I don't have a good pic of my rifle, but it's a Rem 700 CDL 35 Whelen. Only modification is a trigger job. It wears a Leupy VXIII 1.75-6x36.

Waders, the 35 Whelen and Elk just seem to go together!

This one's got a few notches on it's stock.. I actually retired it this year, all except the action. New and improved version will be ready in a few months. This is a 300 RUM Remington AWR.

Nice bull!


What's the replacement scope?
McEdge stock?

Same scope but sending in this week for an elevation turret.
McMagnum sporter, 2 colors, OD green and tan.
27.5" lilja #5 with flutes
shilen trigger, and some other parts to lighten/improve elsewhere, shroud, bottom metal, tally LW mounts, etc.

Will weigh 3/4 lb more than that AWR

Overkill, I know, but I'll like it.

Right on.

You're not messing around with the barrel!

Geez guys you gotta resize some of your pictures..........

Hello,

One of the pictures I have with a Red Deer (almost an Elk...) in the fall in Western Argentine Patagonia. And with my favorite Big Deer Rifle, a .375 H&H Winchester 70 Pre-54 (1954) . Then with a Schmidt & Bender 1 1/4 - 4 X . Now it wears a Zeiss Victory 1,5-6x.

PH

My favorite Elk rifle is a Sako 75 SS in 338 Winchester, I have a 3x to 9x Ziess on it. Been shooting this one since I bought it in 1997. Collected a lot of Moose in Alaska with it and a few Elk along the way. My other favorite is a Blaser R-93 in 7mm Remington Mag. Had it three seasons, and two elk and a bunch of white tails.

No, not "guys"... Mighty Peace is the culprit

Definitely obnoxiously large...

Remington 700 Alaskan Ti, .280 Rem., 150g TSX @ 2900fps, Leupold VX-III 3.5x10x40

I like hunting Elk with this in my hands.
338-06 7#-10 oz. # 3 Shilen cut at 23"

My favorite Elk rifle was also my first centerfire rifle. It started as a Herter's U-9 barreled action in .30-06 and a Herter's semi-finished stock. It was also the first stock that I fitted, finished and checkered. I took 7 or 8 elk with it before I had it re-chambered to .30 Gibbs. As a .30 Gibbs, I shot another 21 elk, 2 shiras moose, a mountain goat, an Alaskan caribou, and a fair size pile of mule deer and pronghorn antelope. That was my favorite rifle for about 30 years.

A couple of years ago, I had some problems fire-forming cases for the Gibbs, so I built myself a new elk rifle. It's a Weatherby Vanguard in .300 Wby that I stocked on a AA Fancy Claro walnut semi-finshed stock from Richards Microfit. I just finished checkering it this winter. It's pillar and glass bedded with a free floated barrel, KDF muzzle brake, mercury recoil reducer in the stock, Limbsaver pad, polished trigger, and a Leupold 4-12x scope. It shoots 3/4" groups with 180 gr Barnes TSX's at 3160 fps. This is my new favorite elk rifle.

Sorry guys, I forgot a couple pics were large. Next Time

Here is the Bull i shot this last Sept 2008. I did not have a photo of him with the rifle so included the rifle in a photo with my Kudu Bull. It is a Kimber Montana in .300WSM with a Nightforce scope. I shoot hand loaded 180 grain TSX bullets. This is one deadly rig. [img][IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n141/wjbarks/IMG_2741.jpg[/img][/img]
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