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I admittedly spend much more time on this forum reading others posts than I do offering any input. That being said, I've noticed that one of the most repeated themes is what rifle/caliber/load do you use or is best for elk? That in turn got me thinking about my own experience & was struck by how eclectic it is. So, here goes what I can remember. Largest bull was killed with a 7X57 shooting 175 grain Hornadys. Smallest bull was shot with a .270 using 150 grain Sierras. Longest shot was with a .338 WM using 250 gr Sierras. Closest shot was with a .416 wildcat based on a blown out .325 WSM shooting 400 gr Hornadys (really glad nothing was behind that one....) Most elk overall with the same rifle is a 7X64 Brenneke shooting 154 Hornadys, only because it has been my trusted go to for the last 20 years or so if I'm not trying something different. So here is a list of rifles I have killed elk with, some of them just one while some of them multiples. Pre 64 Winchester .270 standard grade, pre 64 super grade .270 Winchester, commercial Mauser 7X64 Brenneke, custom commercial Mauser.338 Win Mag, Custom Mauser .270 Win.,Ruger 77 7X57, previously mentioned .416 on Montana Rifle action, 1895 Winchester .30-40 Krag, original Newton Arms .256 Newton, 1886 Winchester (reproduction) extra light .45-70, and last but not least, a 2nd year production 1894 Winchester .30-30 takedown rifle. That is it as I recall. Hunting partner has taken more elk than I ever will & every one of them was with the same pre 64 standard grade 30-06 using nothing but 165 grain Speer flat bases. Please tell what you have used, I'm really interested to hear what others have used over time.
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For what little it's worth......Have only killed one elk and that with a 7 mag shooting 140 gr, partitions at 40 yards.
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.30-40 Krag
.30-06
.30 Gibbs
.257 Ackley
7 mm RM
.300 Wby
and a sharp stick
SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF
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It is worth a lot! I find the subject interesting no matter the numbers. The 7mm Rem Mag is an interesting animal in this area, seems to be a lot of used rifles in that caliber on the market, especially since the .300 wsm hit the streets. I have nothing for or against it myself, just an observation.
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2 elk, one rifle: Tanger M77; 7Mag; 160gr Grand Slams.
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Off the top of my head:
Bow and arrow
6mm Rem
.25-06 Rem
6.5X284 NORMA
.270 Win
.300 Win
.300 H&H
.340 WBY
.375 H&H
That's 8 different rifles and 2 different bows.
I killed a red deer hind in New Zealand with a suppressed .22 LR. Does that count?
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.243 Win
.308 Win.
30/06.
7 MM Rem Mag.
.300 Win Mag.
.50 cal muzzle loader.
Forgot .270 Win.
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30--06.....(2)
300 H&H...,.(2)
35 Whelen.....(1)
280 Remington...(1)
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300 Jarrett
300 RUM
338 Win mag
270
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.243 Win
257 Roberts
256 Newton
7x57
280 Rem
7x61 S&H
30 Newton
358 Win
35 Whelen
375 H&H
More with the Whelen than the others combined......
I like the Whelen for elk!!
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,270 win.
7mm RM
7mmWea. Mag.
.300 WM
.300 Wea Mag,
.338 WM
,340 Wea Mag
.375 H & H
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.308 Win
.35 Whelen
7mm Weatherby
.300 Weatherby
Whelen for the win!
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.270 Wby
7mm Dakota
.300 Win Mag
.340 Wby (2)
.338 RUM
.35 Whelen
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Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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22 hornet
243
243A.I.
270
30-30
32 spl.
300 savage
30-06
44-40
45-70
450 Howell
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Calibers::
270 Win
270 WSM
280 Rem
308 Win
30-06
338/06
338 WM
Rifles: 14
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Point is proven, can kill an elk with nearly anything but for many of us choosing the rifle is half the fun.
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I've been elk huntimg 10 times, 3 times I carried a 30/06, once a 7mm/08while the rest of the times I carried a 300 Win mag. I've taken 6 elk, a small sample.
I had 180 gr bullets of one type or the other in the 30 calibers and 145 gr Speer Grand Slams in the 7mm. By some strange quirk, I took all my elk with the 300 mag. It worked fine but I could have used about anything and had a decent result at the ranges I shot.
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More .35 Whelen shooters than I expected so far. Old school for sure. Happy Trails
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Killed elk with -
30.06 (3) - 1970 something remington model 700.
300 H&H Mag (1) - pre 64 model 70 winchester.
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Only other guns I own are a couple of shotguns, a 222 remington, a 22 L.R., and a 7mm08 that was recently bought for my teenage son.
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Killed way more with the .30-06 than anything else--a pre-64 Model 70 Fwt. bought new in 1961. Here is the complete list:
.270
.280
7mm Rem Mag
.30-06
.300 WSM
.300 Win Mag
.338-06
.338 Win Mag
9.3x62
9.3x74R
.375 H&H
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