Whats your elk rifle

[In God We Trust]

BB, I love the scope. I found it on Midway. I was also debating between the Vortex PST FFP and the Weaver. I read reviews on the internet for 2 months before finally deciding on the Weaver. Both are great scopes and the Vortex warranty is the best but I liked that the Weaver turrets lock. I don't have to worry about accidentally moving them while hunting. I just kept looking between swfa, Brownell's, and Midway until they had one available. Let me know if you go with the Vortex and how you like it.

 

[Zim]

Remington model 700 .300 win mag or something. I use it like once every 5 years since 95% of my hunting in archery. Made a really big hole in anything it hit.

 

[EdD270]

I shoot a plain-Jane Remington 700 in .270 Win., I loaded 150 gr. Barnes bullets when we lived in Colorado due to longer ranges sometimes encountered there. Here in Arizona where the brush is heavier and ranges are generally shorter I load 130 gr. Barnes TSX or TTSX. Got a Leupold scope on it. Never had a problem, nor a long tracking job.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

338 Ultra mag is what I will use now. I did use 7mm wsm. I always take both just in case

 

[ThreeTikkas]

A tuned up Remington SPS 300 Ultra Mag stoked with 180gr Partitions ove 89gr of RL22 and Fed primers. 1/2 MOA and plenty of smack. I must admit I just picked up a Tikka T3 in 338 Winny that is in contention for "Go to" elk rifle. ABout 3 lbs lighter! At my age that is starting to count.

 

[sjsmallfield]

Browning A-Bolt 30-06 with 180gr Accubonds

 

[schoff]

Remington 700 SPS SS .300 Win Mag 180 Hornady Interlock SP Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40

 

[Jeremy]

I have a custom built 7 mag. Sake action, McMillen Stock, Kreiger Barrel w/ Zeiss glass. I am using 180 grain Berger VLD's w/ H1000 powder. It's a hammer.

 

[bullelk]

I hunt with a Browning A-Bolt in .300 WinMag, 3-9 Leupold, shooting 180 grain Nosler Partition handloads. I won the rifle for $1.00 in a raffle about 10 years ago, and it has accounted for elk, moose, antelope, whitetail deer and mulies since then. Good investment!

 

[joemf1985]

Winchester M70 in 300 RUM, 168 Grain Bergers propelled by IMR 4831
Backup is Ruger M77 270 Winchester, shooting Nosler Accubonds

 

[COElkFreak]

I too would like to have a good archery tag in my pocket as to a rifle tag, but my favorite would have to be my Ruger MK77 in .338 WM pushiong a 225 grain Accubond.

 

[MakinTracks]

Remington 700 in .300 WSM. 168 TTSX. Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14X50. Rapid Z-800

 

[bern0134]

I just recently made the switch to archery equipment to hunt elk but prior to that I used my dad's 257 WBY which shoots 115 g TSX factory loads. I had to use that instead because my 270 win was getting worked on. The 257 helped me kill both my biggest muley and biggest bull. I also just started reloading so I'm hoping to come up with some good load recipes for all our rifles. I also got a 300 RUM recently that I would like to customize. The 300 will probably be used mainly for long range paper and steel target shooting.

 

[tensleep]

Mine started as a 270 in a plastic stock. Now is a 280 AI. Win model 70 classic stainless action. Hart #3 barrel 25" long. McMillan stock.
Shoots 140 NAB at 2950 FPS about 2" at 300 off bench. 3" off sticks. Trying to work up an elk load with 160 NAB that shoots as well.

This gun has only shot deer sot technically it ain't an elk rifle....yet

 

[8750]

I grew up shooting a 30-06 model 70 pre 64. I didnt want to beat that classic up anymore, so I got a model 70 7mm WSM. I took 4 elk with it and was not happy with the performance. So I sold it and got a Remington 700 in .300 Win Mag. Ive taken a few elk with this one, and I am absolutely hooked. I love that gun. It isnt top of the line, but I broke the barrell in properly and it is tack driver now. The downrange performance is awesome.

 

[kcaves]

used to use a ruger mk2 in 25-06, but now I use a remington model 700 in 300 wsm with a knoxx stock and a leupold mark 4 scope pushing a 165 grain hornady sst at right around 3000 fps. dumped my bull at 450 yards this year

 

[xtreme]

My original was a Rem 700 7mm, now that gun is for bear using RWS 177 gr. Replacement elk gun is Browning A-bolt with brake and BOSS using Berger 168 gr. with Leupold VX-7L 4.5 x 18 x 56. This is also my long range combo, ie, deer in Ne.

 

[griz]

Love bow as well but when hunting thicker cover use a 45-70! When hunting more open country i use my 300 win mag

 

[anglinarcher]

This year I will tote along grandpa's gun - remington 700 in 300 win mag. I put a 3x9 burris on it a few years ago. She spits out 180gr coreloks as good as I can shoot. For a backup a BLR in 270 also wearing a 3x9 burris shooting 130 barnes. Both spend too much time in the safe but I actually have a rifle tag for both deer and elk this year.

 

[UT MuleyHunter]

Soon I will be getting a Ruger M77 in 280 ackley with a Nikon ProStaff BDC reticle scope.