Elk Caliber and Bullet Choice - 2024

[Irrelevant]

.270 117 hammers

 

[Doublecluck]

nah! 17/50 a lil light for me. Prolly use this for an elk or 10 this year. 195’s.

 

[Sask hunter]

Same as every fall ruger 77 in 338 win mag pushing 225 Barnes ttsx

 

[MTLabrador]

Ruger 77 in .338 win mag with 225 Accubonds. Might also use the Sako .300 win mag with 180 Accubonds.

 

[ImBillT]

168 VLD in a 280AI is the plan.

190 VLD in a 30-06AI is the backup plan.

 

[corndog1]

A 1994 Remington 700 bdl 7mm mag

 

[Pagosa]

I’m going to use a Remington 700 .270 with 130 grain Speer Grand Slams. If those handloads don’t work out I will use core-loks.

 

[mtmuley]

It all depends on if the tag gods smile on me. Plus there’s lots of tools in the toolbox.

Likely:

DaySix 300 spline with DaySix 125 grain broadheads.

.30-06 with 137 gr Hammers

6.5 PRC with 139 gr Scenar

.300 PRC with 199 gr Hammers

Dark horse:

.300 RUM with 220 gr ELDx

.223 wit 77 gr TGK.

Hammer Bullets Ballistic Gel Test

rumble.com

Feed the RUM 199 Hammers. mtmuley

 

[noharleyyet]

Same as every fall ruger 77 in 338 win mag pushing 225 Barnes ttsx

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Story time;
A fellow I knew in Amarillo sold me a raffle ticket for a .338 Win Mag Ruger No. 1. As an aside I said, "if you win it I want to buy it from you for X-amount." He replied, "it's a deal.

He won it and reneged. Can't say I blame him...

 

[BackofBeyond]

You have to single feed the 220s?

Nope. Dr. @p_ham did some work…

 

[Dougfirtree]

Looks like I'll be using my imagination this year. Elk plans are falling through.

 

[BackofBeyond]

Hammer Bullets Ballistic Gel Test

rumble.com

Feed the RUM 199 Hammers. mtmuley

After the rebarrel to a 8” twist it’ll get throated special to the 203 HHT, until then I need to stick to bullets the 10” twist will stabalize.

 

[mtmuley]

After the rebarrel to a 8” twist it’ll get throated special to the 203 HHT, until then I need to stick to bullets the 10” twist will stabalize.

3460 is amazing. mtmuley

 

[Hem]

Might try either a .270 or .308.
Don't know if either are any good.

 

[noharleyyet]

3460 is amazing. mtmuley

...and rude.

 

[mtmuley]

...and rude.

And fun. mtmuley

 

[mtmuley]

...and rude.

Steve used to have a .338 Lapua IMP that shot 200 grain Accubonds at astonishing velocities. This was way before Hammers started. mtmuley

 

[BackofBeyond]

3460 is amazing. mtmuley

Was that with R26?

 

[blueridge]

It all depends on if the tag gods smile on me. Plus there’s lots of tools in the toolbox.

Likely:

DaySix 300 spline with DaySix 125 grain broadheads.

.30-06 with 137 gr Hammers

6.5 PRC with 139 gr Scenar

.300 PRC with 199 gr Hammers

Dark horse:

.300 RUM with 220 gr ELDx

.223 wit 77 gr TGK.

Too many guns, not enough tags. The story of my life (our lives).

 

[KingOfTagSoup]

If I draw a tag, .30-06 pushing 165 gr Barnes TTSX. If not, I'm gonna just stick with my other favorite load, Buffalo Trace