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Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? #5676843 10/03/11
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OP ts300wsm Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 551 PA	Mine is a Remington model 700 XCR II in 300 RUM with Leupold VX-3 4.5-14x40mm Last edited by ts300wsm; 10/03/11.

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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? ts300wsm #5676862 10/03/11
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bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,073 Likes: 5 Battle Born	Easy: Ruger m77 MKII 338 win mag.... Bushnell elite 4200 2.5-10x40 with firefly reticle. ______________________________________________________ Yep, freezer gettin full Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? bsa1917hunter #5677114 10/03/11
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Biggs300 Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,082	Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in a 300 Win Mag topped with a Nikon Team Primos 3-9 X 40. It's going to CO on an elk hunting with me later this month. I'm using 180 gr. Nosler Partitions. Start young, hunt hard, and enjoy God's bounty.

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? Biggs300 #5677119 10/03/11
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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? sgt217 #5677122 10/03/11
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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? sgt217 #5677129 10/03/11
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Oakster Campfire Tracker O Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,113 Wyoming	Right now, mine would be a custom rifle built on a Savage action. It is light, short and quick. Caliber is a Lazzeroni 7.82 Patriot. It is scoped with Nikon Monarch 3-9x40 with BDC. I believe the stock to be a Bell & Carlson. The barrel is fluted, the rifle lightened and the trigger done. The work looks like a garage project but it shoots well!

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? Oakster #5677212 10/03/11
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Troutfinder New Member T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 8	Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker .280 Ackley Improved topped with a Nikon Monarch 4-14X50. Got the job done on Saturday October 1, 21 minutes into the season. First elk I have killed in a long time, I was very excited, still am to be honest.

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? Troutfinder #5677251 10/03/11
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6mm Campfire Member 6 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 174 Montana	Ruger #1B 30-06, 165 gr. Accubond or Partition, 6x42mm Leupold! David

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? Troutfinder #5677256 10/03/11
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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? 6mm #5677262 10/03/11
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CUTNHARE Campfire Member C Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 465	winchester model 70 classic stainless .338 , VX-3 4.5x14x40mm

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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? CUTNHARE #5677337 10/03/11
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T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,229 Likes: 5	I would have to say my Sav 99 in 300 Sav w/ 4X M8. It hasen't killed an elk for a couple years though as I have mainly bowhunted elk lately.

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? CUTNHARE #5677346 10/03/11
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buffybr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,800 SW Montana	I don't really need to shoot an elk this year as I haven't finished eating last year's bull, but if I do, it will be with my custom .300 Weatherby Vanguard shooting a 168 gr TSX... unless it's raining, in which case I'll use my Remington 700 in 7 mm Rem mag shooting a 160 gr Accubond. SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF NRA Endowment Life Member

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? buffybr #5677396 10/03/11
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leemar28 Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 759 Mt,Va	Mines a Ruger MKII Stainless, 300 win mag, Swarovski 3x9, MPI stock. Hang on tight !

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? buffybr #5677419 10/03/11
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K_Salonek Campfire Regular Joined: May 2009 Posts: 915 Base of the Rockies, Colorado	Old Savage 111E safe-queen I traded a horseshoeing and a mule trim for. 7mm Rem, loaded slightly above book, just shy of excessive pressures and still driving tacks with 139g SSTs or 140 NBTs. With a Ziess Z-600 3X9-40 ,screwed down with a Game Reaper one piece mount. Clinging to my God, and my guns!

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? K_Salonek #5677589 10/03/11
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firstcoueswas80 Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,814 Arizona	I havent hunted elk since 2004, but my little brother will be waiting to drop the hammer on a cow. Season starts this friday and he will have my 257 wby with 100 TTSX ready to roll.

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? firstcoueswas80 #5677606 10/03/11
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colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,678	Same rifle I've been using since 79----Remington 700 LH 30/06 topped with a Redfield 4x. Going 1st rifle in Colorado. I'll be using 180 grain Hornady interlock handloads.

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? colorado bob #5677680 10/03/11
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lochsa Campfire Regular L Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 933 Idaho	this season, I'm using my M70 300 WSM with 3-9 vxll Leupold and 168 TTSX's

Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? ts300wsm #5677734 10/03/11
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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? wrench_man #5677741 10/03/11
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Re: Whats your go to elk rifle and caliber ? elkchsr #5677755 10/03/11
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greentimber Campfire Regular G Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,259 TN	Rem 700 SS 300wsm in EDGE McM. 168 TTSX @ 3100 zeroed at 140y matches the RapidZ 600 perfectly (+/- 2") at 9x. RLTW

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