Elk Caliber and Bullet Choice - 2024

[7mm08mo]

I’ll use a victory 300 with 125 montecs or a 300 rum with 182 gr HHT

 

[jbseamus83]

For my son: 7mm-08 with 140 gr Gamekings
For me: 7mm mag most likely with 140 gr Gamekings, but may pick up some 140 gr ttsx to give a shot on.

 

[Quinn]

7mm REM MAG, 140 gr accubonds

 

[406Andrew]

Glad you brought this up... I didn't want to be the one to ask, is 6.5cm enough .

I shot my elk this year with a .243, and it didn't make it 40 yards. Hornady eld-x hunter 90gr bullet. All about shot placement.

 

[ismith]

Ok, it’s looking like either a 120 gr partition out of a 257 Weatherby or a 300 gr partition out of a 375 H&H.

 

[dpettina]

For me it will be hand loaded 160 grain Accubonds out of my model 70 7mm Mag

 

[manitou1]

280ai #1: Nosler 168 gr LRAB 2945 fps.

280ai #2: Berger 168 gr VLD, 2950 fps.

 

[Moosecreek]

I picked up some Speer 172 grain Impact bullets over the winter to try in my Tikka 30-06. Looks like they have good short and long range performance. Can’t wait to get it out and see what they do with some IMR 4350.

 

[Islander]

I'd use my 6.5 Fieldcraft with ELD-X.

 

[Cap'n Will]

Made the decision to have my 338/06 AI reamed out to the Weatherby 338 RPM with a 4D Weatherby Freebore Reamer. I just wasn't satisfied with my overall results with either the A-Square std or the Ackley (much as I love them!) More power! and I still have my sweet handling little rifle. Oh yeah!

RevJim,
Just curious if you have extra loading tools for the 338/06 AI? I am in the market for some reloading dies.

 

[RevJim]

I'm sorry Uncle Cap, I sold the dies. I do have some new, 1x fireformed 30-06 cases (formed into 338/06, just have to shoot them!), some in new Whelan cases and a wad of new Hornady 35 Whelan brass if interested. I have Lapua and Winchester brass in the '06. I actually just necked down the Whelan brass the few times I shot it as an Ackley. May I also suggest you have your rifle throated long, or like the Weatherby freebore? They will hum if they have a running start!

 

[AntelopeWalker406]

I am currently working up a load for my .300 Win Mag with 175 grain LRX with H4831sc behind it for my Weatherby. I'm also trying to get 168 grain ABLRs to work in my wife's Tikka in .308 Win with Varget. The ABLRs are proving to be a royal pain.

 

[Sheltowee]

I am currently working up a load for my .300 Win Mag with 175 grain LRX with H4831sc behind it for my Weatherby. I'm also trying to get 168 grain ABLRs to work in my wife's Tikka in .308 Win with Varget. The ABLRs are proving to be a royal pain.

If a bullet doesn’t shoot with 44 grains of Varget underneath it in a .308, it isn’t the right bullet.

 

[AntelopeWalker406]

If a bullet doesn’t shoot with 44 grains of Varget underneath it in a .308, it isn’t the right bullet.

And that is why I am no longer going to mess around with the ABLRs. They did not do well, and it is not worth my sanity.

 

[CPAjeff]

Same old boring Tikka 6.5 PRC and 156 grain Bergers.

 

[44hunter45]

140 Gameking

7mm or 6.5mm? My sons and I have killed multiple elk with this bullet in a 264Win Mag.

 

[44hunter45]

Classic European moose cartridge vs one that screams American excess

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It's no secret I'm dreaming for @p_ham to resurrect my 7mm M70 into a 358 Norma Mag. I've ordered 196gr HHT, 215gr HHT, 255gr HHT, 275gr HH.
It's looking like the 275 takes up too much powder capacity. But even at 2700 it produces 4200 ft/lb energy in QL modeling.

Swedish excess.

Got the moose tag, but any 6 point bull elk will get the Hammer. By-catch.

 

[DFS]

7mm or 6.5mm? My sons and I have killed multiple elk with this bullet in a 264Win Mag.

6.5

 

[Alpine01]

Working up a load for a 308 with 165-gr trophy bonded tips. Have taken several elk/deer with this bullet but all were factory TBT loads. First time with my own recipe.

 

[Pagosa]

Picked up two boxes of these, anyone had any experience using them on Elk? I don't have enough time to complete reloading the speer gland slams this summer.