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I would take my .338 SS Classic M70 in a McMillan stock with a 2.5-8x36 Leupy and iron sights. Cut to 23" it is a bit over 8#.

It is well below MOA with 5 loads that I have for it.

Load would be the old 225 TBBC HE load. I have lots.

Sort of a mid range setup but that is my choice.

I am sighted in 3.0 in high at 100 yards at the moment. I have shot it a lot out to 300. We have a 1000 yard range but I have only shot it out to 600. For the described range I might go up to 3.5 in at 100 yards and verify the new zero and drops to 600.

I prefer getting closer to shooting further for the heck of it.

A monster bull would be a thrill but only if I got to hunt for it.

Did you say blisters??


Luckily this pic wasn't taken after a hunt, but I did nearly repeat the condition about 2 weeks later trying to help a buddy on a hunt. I will say this, these blisters lamed me up enough that it wouldn't have mattered what rifle I was carrying as I wasn't going too far too fast for awhile...

With all due respect Mr. Burns, picking the wrong pair of boots on an elk hunt can do more than "give you a couple of blisters".

For MOST people, the hardest part of an elk hunt is simply finding the little devils. They can be sucessfully taken with a variety of calibers as all the comments from members of the campfire will testify.

Of the 15-20 bulls I've killed, I know that every single one of them could have been taken with an '06 and 180 grain partitions...though in fact none of them were.

The boots I wore for 10-14 hours a day ascending and descending 2k-4k feet a day were FAR more important to me.

I think hunting style has a lot to do with where a hunter places value. I suspect that MOST expereienced elk hunters will tell you that the implement of death matters far less being able to find the critters...which is where good boots, packs, etc. come into play.

If forced to pick the "Best Elk Cartridge in the World??" i would have to agree and go with the MIGHTY B-29

Any other simply pales in comparison IMHO&E

378 WBY and 260gr Partitions.

Wayne

No way as good as the B-29

No such critter exists. My favorite elke cartridge that I have is my .375 H&H loaded with the Sierra 250 gr BTSP over a healthy dose of RL-15. With this load I would go out to about 400 yards.

I named my .375 "El Troubador". When it sings the critters don't like it.

Awwww! Dang it all to heck.

Big Stick doesn't hesitate to come at people hard; from the cheap seats it just seemed like you called his bluff.

On the other hand, being a peace-love-and-understanding kind of guy, I'm all for BS moderating his behavior just a "bit", which would then mean there's no reason to be callin' bluffs and having pizzin' matches and whatnot.

But in the end I do think it'd be way cool if the two of you would have a shoot-out. Err, I mean a shoot-off. I'd expect both of you to do pretty well at practical riflery. It'd be great fun.

I thought we all agreed about that particular picture being officially banned from the campfire...(grin)

The B-29 albeit a Wildcat

30-06! It was good 104 years ago and it is even better today with premium bullets.

Anything that's not a 7mag,lol .308 cal on up..

Obviously this thread wasn't intended as a discussion on hunting trophy elk on southwestern reservations during the rut and what cartridges may be best in that context. Any info I'm willing to share on animals, conditions, guidelines, regulations and how it may relate to cartridge choice seems not to be relevant I suppose.

If threads on the fire are going to be info commercials, same as hunting shows on TV really are just commercials with no real substance. Please put an advisory at the beginning so most of us won't waste our time replying to the topic.

Kent

A blister can turn normal 10 mile days into 2 miles.
A pack needs to fit and WORK to get in and out comfortably.

Like the wise men have said.. Killing an Elk is the easy part. I just need to find them, I'll kill them with a rock if I that's all I have.

Very illustrative. Thank you....

I've never had a blister on my feet.

Office feet must be alot softer, that or you'd need to find some really poor fitting boots?

Office feet!!!!!

Flat lander's talking smack!!!

New guys at work used to complain about hand blisters. Takes a week or to toughen up the old palms. Hammers and shovels will get you!