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Excellent thread, I'll be taking my Savage Model 10 with ER Shaw 338 Fed barrel, luepold vari-x 2 3-9x40 and shooting 200 grain Federal Trophy Bonded Tipped loads.
Backup rig, Savage 110, in 30-06, with Minox za3 3-9x40, shooting 165 TBT.
And if desperate for reach, Ruger No 1 in 7mmSTW, with MINOX za5 3-15x40, shooting 160 Accubonds.
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Ruger No 1 22-250 Winchester 45 gr jhp....
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1968 Sako L61R, 338 Win Mag. Bofors steel barrel that shoots North Forks into 0.40" groups at 100. She wears a Schmidt & Bender scope and rests in a McMillian stock. Love this ol pussycat. ![[Linked Image]](https://s26.postimg.org/80p2i2ptl/VPR_15_bull_4.jpg) That's awesome man. I love me a good shooting 338WM. I keep one in the stable for just such an occasion. You'll have to give your 270fwt a go this year too though... The 270 will be with me in he deer stand a bunch this fall!
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Beretzs, great looking rifles there, love that pre 64 M70/Echols combo, you even have the right pad on!
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Hard to say, but likely two of those below: ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Boat-paddle_Rugers.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Ruger_Hawkeye_280_Remington.jpg) On top are, from L to R, .338WM, .300WM, 30-06, all Ruger MKII rifles. The bottom is a .280 Rem., Ruger Hawkeye. Scopes are Burris Fullfield II with Ballistic Plex reticles, 3-9x except for the .30-06 which is 4.5-14xAO. All except the .30-06 have been to the range multiple times in the last couple months and are shooting great out to the 600 yard limit of my local range. Probably driving by Whittington Center later today on my way to Los Alamos Nation Laboratory for work. Would like to take a few shots at the silhouette range there but won't have time and will be driving back after dark Friday night. Next range trip will be next Saturday with some of those going antelope hunting with me. Need to decide if the .280, .257 Roberts or .243 will make the antelope hunt. If the .280 goes for antelope it will probably not go for elk.
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Primary: Kimber 84L 270Win re-barreled w/1:8 Lilja. 150LRAB/R-26 @~3050FPS.
Backup: Win 70 Classic SS 300Win/200TSX @2950fps in a super grade pattern McMillan.
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Blueranger: My "back-up" Elk Rifle (Tikka in 338 Federal) shot the first factory loads (Federal 185 gr. Barnes Triple Shocks) so well accuracy wise that I have not tried anything else in them - I originally bought the Federal factory loads to break-in the Rifle and to get some brass for my handloads.
Realizing now that I am not going to be shooting that Tikka 338 Federal a lot how have the Federal 200 grain Trophy Bonded bullets performed for you?
Accuracy wise and for lethality on game?
TIA
Good luck this fall.
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VarmintGuy,
Thanks for starting this interesting thread. I have no idea what rifle(s) I'm gonna use this fall. Guess I'll find out when it happens....
Good hunting,
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I am kinda like bsa1917, I tend to use several rifle over the course of the season. This year I have scouted a mature 6x6 that tends to hang out on a large open grassy mountain, so I anticipate a fairly long shot.
So I will be using a custom Mauser VZ24 with a Douglas barrel in 270Win. with a 6x Leupold CDS turret , shooting Nosler 140gr accubonds at 2950fps.
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Beretzs, great looking rifles there, love that pre 64 M70/Echols combo, you even have the right pad on! 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Primary will be my Sako 75 SS 300 Win Mag in Mcm Edge with NXS 2.5-10x42. Loaded with 200gr Partition.
Back up will likely be Model 70 Classic 338 Win Mag Supergrade with Older Vari-X III 3.5-10. Loaded with 210gr TTSX.
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I could take any of these for elk.. A .270, a .300 WM , or the .340 Wea.. Most likely the .300 will go if I hunt for a big bull.. All have killed elk, but the .300 has taken the most probably about 40.. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/Ipac4IX.jpg)
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1) 1965 Rem700 Lilja barrel, Leupold VX6-HD 3x18x44,7mmRemMag, 140 gr Nos Accubond
2) 1965 Rem700 Benchmark barrel, Leupold VX6-HD 2x12x42, 6.5-06 A-square, 129 gr Nos Accubond
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Registered here quite a while ago but haven't really posted so this seemed a good place to start  Savage 110 in 30-06 4x16x44 Vortex Viper 180gr Federal Vital Shok TBT Hopefully it gets a little work this year!
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700 LSS with #3 Gaillard barrel chambered in .270 Weatherby. 130 Grain Swift Sciroccos at 3500 fps. 4.5-14 x 56 VX3L. The scope was never really planned for that rifle, but the gun was there and the scope was there so............................................anyway, it made a fist sized hole on both sides of the elk.
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I'll be caring my Rem 700 SA in 358 win for elk this year!
I might be the only one out there with a 358 lol
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