Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Talking fall elk, what rifle, caliber, scope and load will you use??

I love my 550 American, but one of these days I'm going to install a win model 70 3 position style safety on it..

I traded the American a few years ago, then found the FS earlier this year. It's lighter than the American and has the hog back type butt. Shooting from the bench is kicking my ass. Right now the 2 7mms are in the lead.

I know I need to get off the bench, but I'm trying to get the load dialed in. It is not fun. I think my recoil tolerance has diminished as I reach my mid 40's. I may list it later this week!

After reviewing my ammo inventory and the limited time i'll have to reload before elk season, it is looking more and more like the .338WM on the left. Lots of 225g Hornady SSTs for practice and 225g Nosler AccuBonds for the real work.




Worked on the trigger on both the .338 (left) and .30-06 (right) to reduce pull weight and creep. All three now excellent.

Awesome CH!! Those ruger triggers can be nicely tuned. I always have 100 rounds loaded up for my 338 win mag: It's always ready to go elk hunting. Good luck with your hunting this year...

I have a few rifles sighted-in now and may use any of them. Will either be hunting spikes or brow-tined bullets, depending on which side of the valley I hunt. Which rifle will depend on my mood and the terrain:

NULA .257 Weatherby, 120 Nosler Partitions @3300
Sauer 16x16/6.5x57R drilling, 120 Sierra ProHunters @2700
Serengeti 7x57, 156 Norma Oryx @2700
Weatherby ULW 7mm Wby. Magnum, 160 Partition @3200
Ruger No. 3 .30-40 Krag, 180 Interlocks @2450
Merkel single-shot .308 Win., 150 AccuBonds @2850
Husqvarna SR Mauser .30-06, 180 Partitions @2750
Pre-'64 Win. M70 .300 H&H, 180 Ballistic Tips @3000
Heym .300 Win. Magnum, 165 Interlocks @3150
CZ 550 9.3x62, 250 TSX @2650

Weathery 5 ultralight 300 roy running a 165tsx @3325

Very nice!