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For elk, used the .270 Winchester a couple decades and then switched over to the .375 H&H during the past few years.
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Our camp had a 35 whelen,7mm mag, 300winmag and a 270. Backup was 264wm.
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30-06
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Montana last couple of years-
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Colorado and Wyoming
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My nephew hunted Montana last fall with 2 others -
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1-30-06- I bought this for my nephews' to use. If they drop, bump, bury in the snow, etc. I won't cringe!
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elkivory,
We only had two (2) hunters at our camp,my wife and I. She hunts with .338 Win. Mag. with 225 grn. Barnes, And I use .375 AI with 270 grn. Barnes. She took a pretty nice 6x6 Bull and a small Black Bear, And I got a pretty good 6x6 as well.
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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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.300WM (1903-A3 custom w/ Weaver K4, son-in-law, a gift from his granddad) .30-06 (Ruger MKII w/ Burris FF-II/Ballistic Plex 4.5-14x, mine, on right)) .338WM (Ruger MKII smi-custom w/ Burris FF-II/Ballistic Plex 3-9x, mine, on left) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_13481.JPG) Here's another pic of the .338... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_13595.JPG) Here's a pic of my son-in-law's .300WM, from last year: ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_11533.JPG)
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No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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To date :
36 different chamberings (called all muzzle loaders as one) in 145 different guns..
Top three chamberings :
30-06 ..16%
7mmrem...13%
300win..10%
If you want to lump things together, say all 30 caliber magnums, all 7mm mags vs. 30-06..then it goes just the opposite....
#1-30 caliber mag
#2-7mm mag
#3 30-06
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Another observation is diameters..61% use .30 caliber or larger
I'm not drawing any conclusions since you can talley things up in a variety of different ways and make a case for what ever your particular bias might be
Last edited by elkivory; 01/27/12.
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You limited your question to Wyoming and Colorado hunters..How do they compare to Montana and Idaho hunters?
Do you really think Colorado and Wyoming hunters hunt more than Montana or Idaho hunters?
Seems your question limited experiences to two states.
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brain fart on my part..
was selfishly thinking of my neck of the woods when i posted and didnt put as much thought in it as i could have...just for fun logcutter, why dont you throw up a similar thread and see if things change much in those northern areas...obviously the montana and idaho guys can chime in here ,but a new thread might be more likely to grab their attention !
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I hunt near elkivory, Units 23/24 in Colorado, same terrain, aspen, patches of dark timber, canyons.
2- 45-70
1- 300 wsm (me)
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1 375 H&H (he uses it for sentimental sake only)
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