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for me two. first with 45 colt -cow
the bull with my 375h&h
the colt was with 300 gr. lead at 980fps
the 375 was a hornady 300 gr. factory. drt with both
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ok, since I started this I'll give an update. Besides, sitting home with a nasty cold & was told I should do something because I'm acting like a crabby old bastard...… Very un-scientifically added up the responses, not numbers of elk nor numbers of rifles, just the cartridges. Also, each respondent only gets counted for one even if they have shot elk with several different rifles in the same caliber. i.e., I have killed elk with three different .270 Win rifles, but only count one .270 response. Also, not throwing in the onesie-twosie stuff, lots & lots of that. That said, here are the most popular so far.
1. .270 Winchester
2. .30-06
3. .300 Win mag
4. (tie) .338 Win mag
4. 7 mm Rem mag
6. .300 Weatherby
7. (tie) .45-70
7. .35 Whelen
7. .308 Winchester
7. .243 Winchester
11. (tie) .338-06
11. .375 H&H
13. (tie) 7X57
13. .340 Weatherby
15. (tie) .300 H&H
15. .300 WSM
17. (tie) 7mm STW
17. .280 Remington
17. 7 mm Weatherby
17. 7mm-08
The top spot goes to the .270 Winchester? How can that be? I see many threads on these hunting forums where the "experts" posting there say that you need more that a .270 to kill elk.
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At one time, I was one of those guys that tried hard to hunt elk in multiple States every season. Elk hunting was my passion, and I did managed to hunt them in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Colorado. Now, it something I still do, but just in the pure “easy -going” enjoyment mode. In any event, here is my list of cartridges that I have used to kill elk over the years:
.308
.30-06
.300 Win mag
.338 Win mag
.35 Whelen
.358 Norma mag.
Before I knew better, I killed elk with Power Points and Core-Lokts, but I was enlighten by some forgotten expert in the early 80s and switched to Partitions. I did try a Barnes bullet once and it worked, but I went right back to Partitions after this one excursion. However, about five years ago, I switched my elk hunting bullets over to AccuBonds, and I believe they work as well as Partitions and fly a little better out of my rifles. CP.
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Pretty interesting list so far, makes me feel like switching it up a bit next year. 7rm 300wm
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All archery kills for me, nothing to contribute but enjoyed reading the list.
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I have come full circle in my thinking. For the past 6 or 7 years, I generally grab one of my 30-06s, using a 180 gr. premium bullet with a plain vanilla loading, and go elk hunting. Looking in the rear view mirror, I would have been just as well off staying with a 308 or a 30-06 over all the years of pursuing these big brown critters-neither one of those cartridges have ever failed me. CP.
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300 Win.
338 Win
300 WSM
30-06
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Model 700 ADL 270 WCF, several pre-64 Model 70 3006's, pre-64 Model 70 300 H&H, Model 700 338 Win mag, Model 700 280 Remington.
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It's no mistake that your smallest bull was killed with a .270....  -Jake No way! Just caught this... Bashing .270's??? Somehow that just seems un-American...… Do you kick puppies and speak ill of Ronald Reagan as well?
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I guess I am really the odd man out here.
I bought a 7mm RM and have hunted for 25 or 30 years with it.
Took 17 elk with that rifle. One year I took an elk with a custom 264 Win Mag just because I had the chance to and I thought it was a cool rifle.
The past 10 years of so I've bought some other more costly elk rifles thinking that accuracy or comfort level of one of them would surpass the old workhorse - none of them did.
Next year, if I am able to hunt at all, I must go to a lighter rifle. I've noticed that .308s and .270s can save 1/2 to 3/4 lb over the larger calibers in the same model rifle, but I also need to go to a very lightweight model of some sort.
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45 acp 1911 (I know you said rifles)
22 hornet
30-30
243
25-06
280AI
7mm rem
308
30-06
300 wby
Probably missing one or two but 300 wby was the biggest
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well this was fun to read. I've only gotten 2 elk over the past 20+ years, we in AZ don't get drawn every year and I don't put in every year, but when I do, I almost always have friends and relatives on the same hunt. So thinking over the years hunting with my brother, son, nephews and hunting partners, we've only gotten cow elk. Every one of these, except one, I helped gut & load into my truck, so its fairly firsthand experience.
.270Win - M70 push feed - 150gr Kodiak handload
.300 Win Mag -M70 CRF - 180 gr Fed factory
.30-06 - Butcherized 1903 - 180 gr Fed factory
.300 Rem Ultra Mag - M700 - don't remember the load my friend used, probably factory.
.300 Rem SAUM - M700 - 180 gr Hornady BTSP handloads
.257 Roberts - M700 - 115 gr partition handload
.270Win - M70 CRF - 150 partition handload
.270Win - No1A - 150 partition handload
so I guess around my campfire the .270 Win wins the popularity contest, unless we count.30 cal of all chamberings.
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I have shot:
4-with a bow
1-with a 6mm Remington
11-with a 30/06
18-with a 338 Winchester magnum
1-with a 300 Winchester magnum
22-with a 7mm Remington Magnum
14-with a 7mm-08
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Winchester Mod 70 7mag...Several.
Winchester Model 70 crf chambered in 300 Wby...A lot.
Sako AV with a Lilja fluted barrel in 300 Wby...More than a lot.
Weatherby FiberMark stainless 30-378...Way more than a lot.
Remington 700 300 Ultramag...The most.
Accurate Arms 7mm/08...One.
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I have shot:
4-with a bow
1-with a 6mm Remington
11-with a 30/06
18-with a 338 Winchester magnum
1-with a 300 Winchester magnum
22-with a 7mm Remington Magnum
14-with a 7mm-08 71 Elk, that is a lot of Elk.
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I have shot:
4-with a bow
1-with a 6mm Remington
11-with a 30/06
18-with a 338 Winchester magnum
1-with a 300 Winchester magnum
22-with a 7mm Remington Magnum
14-with a 7mm-08 71 Elk, that is a lot of Elk. Sure is! Notice any difference in how well the different cartridges worked?
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I have shot:
4-with a bow
1-with a 6mm Remington
11-with a 30/06
18-with a 338 Winchester magnum
1-with a 300 Winchester magnum
22-with a 7mm Remington Magnum
14-with a 7mm-08 71 Elk, that is a lot of Elk. Sure is! Notice any difference in how well the different cartridges worked? One thing I noticed is if you hit them right the first time, there really isn't a nickels worth of difference between what cartridge/rifle I've shot them with. Make a crap shot, again no matter what cartridge, its going to be a chit show. Depending on the country a person hunts, there can be advantages/disadvantages to some. I think bullets make the biggest difference with elk, they do have pretty heavy bones.
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2- 280 ack 150 corelokt
7- 8mm rem mag 220 hornandy
3- 376 steyr 270 hornady
5- 7mm stw 168 berger
2- 7mm-300 mag 180 berger
6- 7mm rem mag 175 berger
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I've lost count... But, I'll make as good of a guess as I can.
9 Ruger M77R .30-06 Ut & Nv
2 .50 cal Muzzle loader AZ
4 .54 cal Muzzle loader AZ
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300 Win mag, 165 Speer Grand Slam
300 Ultra mag, 180 Scirocco...485 yards
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