Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ?

I too choose my rifle based on where I will be hunting. My all-around (and main) elk rifle is a Remington 700 in .338 Magnum. It will hit hard at close range and reach out as far as I care to shoot.

When hunting mixed timber where shots tend to be close, but CAN stretch out to 300 yards or so....it's a Savage 99 in .358 Win.

For hunting the dark timber where I "know" shots will be close and fast....a Marlin 1895 in .45-70 gets the nod.