You have won a lottery draw for a rut elk hunt on one of the big southwestern reservations. All expenses paid.
Shots can be inside 50yds to as far as the eye can see and the bulls are 350++ but as always the big boys (380+) are scarce and wary.
What rifle/cartridge/bullet would you choose???
What shots would you be willing to take with your cartridge of choice regarding range and angle??
The point is instead of worrying about adequate let�s talk about what is the absolute best elk cartridge in the world??
if I won a hunt like that Id take the rifle IM most familiar and confident with, my custom bedded weatherby fibermark synthetic rifle in caliber 340 wby with its harris 27" bi-pod and 3.5-10x50mm leopold scope loaded with 250 grain hornadys over a stiff load of H4831 and a 215 fed primer, bushnell range finder and Steiner 10x50 binoculars.... no reason to change what been well proven to work, and Id get in as close as I could before firing, even though I know I can hit out at 500 yards ID prefer getting into much shorter ranges
