No elk, but lots of moose. When we came to Alaska in 1965 my Dad brought his pre-64 Mod. 70 in .264 Winchester. It had a 26" barrel and a steel butt plate and a Bausch & Lomb Balvar 2-8 scope and the adjustments were in the mounts.
He also brought several pounds of surplus H4831, a bunch of Winchester brass and CCI 250 magnum primers. He load measured with one of those little yellow plastic Lee cups and he had been using that system for a long time to load his own ammo. The only bullet he used in Alaska was the older style 140 grain Nosler Partition. His longest moose shot was around 500 yards and many moose were slain with one shot from that fine old rifle. It was usually a lung shot and a dead moose shortly thereafter.
I have heard elk are harder to kill then moose, ya got me. If they were hit in the same place I have a hard time picturing them being tougher. But, moose can be bigger and if that Partition hits an elk in the right place he is dead.
Last edited by 1Akshooter; 05/04/18.
