Rifle Elk Caliber and Bullet Choice for 2023

[JLS]

with an unspun 'primitive' turret...

 

[djacker]

7 SAUM 180 berger hybrid. WY and MT

 

[AckleyHunter]

280 Ackley 160 accubonds. Though I may play around with some hammers this year. Bridger Wilderness WY

 

[Mtrose]

270 Weatherby, 130 gr Barnes ttsx.

 

[BackofBeyond]

If the elk are on a particular ridge @rtraverdavis knows about, I might go minimalist and take my 6.5 CM slinging 123 grain Absolute Hammers.

That’s exactly what I’ll be using this year on my muley hunt.

 

[MTLabrador]

Probably my .308 with 168 Sierra TGK this year. Maybe my .270 with 140 Accubonds if I’m feeling nostalgic.

 

[millerkiller77]

That’s exactly what I’ll be using this year on my muley hunt.

How are you liking those on paper past 300 yards?

 

[Gr8bawana]

Hmmm...I do have a NV bull tag for this year.
I'll use the same 7mm Mag I've been shooting for the past 40+ years. Ammo? I'll probably use the tried and true 175 grain Core-Lokt ammo but I also have 4 boxes of 140 grain Nosler Accubond ammo. I know it works on deer but is it enough for a bull? This will most likely be the last bull I shoot.
Back-up rifle will be a .270 with 150 grain Nosler partitions.

 

[rtraverdavis]

How are you liking those on paper past 300 yards?

They were easy to get to shoot. The load I landed on is coming out of the barrel at 3050 fps.

100 yards:


475 yards:


Hammers are pretty easy to work up loads for, IME. If things go wrong, it’s almost always me that’s the problem.

 

[mtmuley]

Hope this one shoots. mtmuley

 

[crock239]

.270 with 140gr Accubonds. No elk this year, but AK caribou.

 

[noharleyyet]

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Hope this one shoots. mtmuley

Diamond tip? ; )

 

[oldillini]

Was thinking about taking my 1980's M70 Winchester 30-06, but went to the range this morning for some "practice". A few shots through my Tikka 7 Rem Mag reminded me why it will be in the truck this fall. The Tikka loves 160 gr Federal with Nosler Partitions or TSX.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

I know, I know, I know, another elk rifle piece. I wanted to log the first choice(and only choice) of the rifle caliber and bullet choice you plan to use on this year's rifle elk hunt. A limit of 400 yards is set. And what state will you be hunting in? So here I go:

35 Whelen using a hand loaded 225 gr Nosler AB, Hunting Colorado's 1st Rifle Season

Home state MB, Savage 110 270 Win, Sierra Gamechanger 140. What gun do you have in 35 Whelen?

 

[Adamhuntingstuff]

Montana Mule Deer: Christensen Carbon Classic 300 WinMag, Hornady ELD-X 220 gr
Indiana Deer: Weatherby 308, Nosler Accubond 180 gr

 

[BackofBeyond]

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Hope this one shoots. mtmuley

Is that something in the neighborhood of a 190 gr? Will a 1:10 twist stabilize? Asking for a friend.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

Four pages of thread and where’s that guy? No specific person, but that guy who always shows up on threads like this with “243, 30-30… been dropping elk for me since 1978.”

 

[Doublecluck]

Probably I’m gonna shoot another bull with a 7 rm and a 168 vld, it will die, statistically where it stands. If I’m feeling frisky I might bring out the prc and 156’s again. Who knows might even get a wild hair and send one of those solids everyone is talking about out of my 30-06 at something.

 

[F250]

Pretty basic : .300 Win Mag with 180 gr. Winchester Power Points.

 

[Conrad8899]

Tikka 300 wm with Berger 185 juggernauts wife will be shooting her Tikka 6.5 creedmmor with 130 TMK again this season....