What's your elk rifle and cartridge?

[grandejuan]

Custom Weatherby Mark V, 340 Weatherby Mag, 250 gr Nosler Partitions, 3050 fps. Two bulls DRT. Same with a BC Moose and two bears (black). GJ

 

[rtraverdavis]

Care to share what your load is? I am having a hard time getting 160 Accubonds to shoot well out of my Savage.

I’d be lying if I claimed anything more than dumb luck in finding that load, but I’m happy to share with you. I’ll PM you later when I get a chance to look at my load book.

 

[oleefish2]

Forgot one a cow elk, bull moose, deer, and antelope with a 358 win out of a Mag Research loan eagle single shot hand gun. no longer have it.

 

[elkhnter]

Just picked up an A-bolt in 7 mag. Looks like I may be one of the idiots behind the 7mm magic magnum.

 

[mtmuley]

7mm magic magnum. Good one. mtmuley

 

[danr55]

'98 Mauser VZ24 in 8X62 Durham Magnum. Sorry, no photos..

 

[beagle001]

Tikka T3 laminated 30-06 with a Vortex Diamondback HP 4-16x42
Probably can’t call it my elk rifle, yet, as I haven’t hunted them to this point, but it hammers deer. Maybe this year.
It likes Federal Trophy Bonded in 165gr, but I’m thinking of trying out some non-lead options this year.

 

[el unit]

Smith Corona 03-A3 30.06 topped with a Bushnell and fed Core-Lokt 165's- favorite of my .30 caliber rifles.

 

[Mountainguide]

257 Weatherby with 110 grain accubonds. Pretty wicked

 

[huntin' lunatic]

Winchester .308., Nikon Prostaff 5. 165 gr Accubond

 

[Beanland_fan]

Last year’s rifle was a Jon Beanland built 7mm08:



This year I’m using the GAP Extreme Hunter 6.5 SAUM:

 

[jlmatthew]

Up to last season a Weatherby Mark V 30/06 with a Lilja 1/11 with 180 gr Accubonds

This year its a Nosler M48 in 30/06 with 180 gr Accubonds

 

[noharleyyet]

Last year’s rifle was a Jon Beanland built 7mm08:



This year I’m using the GAP Extreme Hunter 6.5 SAUM:

Red pachmayr grind to fit?

 

[Walkathon]

I've only shot cow elk, but I've used a Savage111 in 7mm Rem mag with 140 gr partitions on one, and a Rem700 .30-06 with 165 gr Accubonds on one. The Savage has a Nikon scope and the Rem 700 has a Leupold Rifleman, I think.

 

[NVDesertHunter]

Using a Kimber Hunter 280 Ackley Improved with a Vortex Viper 4-16x44...shooting handloaded 145 Barnes LRX.

Took a bull elk, whitetail, a CA boar and AZ javelina this year..shots ranged from 300,40, 320 and 4 yards respectively.

 

[Beanland_fan]

Red pachmayr grind to fit?

Yep!

 

[Scarey]

I have not taken an elk yet but I have 2 rifles that would work, I have 2 Ruger M77 MKII's one in a 7mm08 and the other in a .280 Rem both shooting 150gr pills. I would not hesitate to use either

 

[magnum44270]

300 RUM 200g Aframe
270 130 nosler partition
6.5x55 142 ABLR

 

[Tinner2216]

300 RUM with laminated stock, It has to have handloaded 180 grain accubonds. Topped with a VX 2, 3-9x40. Plenty of power but also a very heavy gun.

 

[VOLhunter]

Tikka T3x Lite 7mm Rem Mag shooting 175gr Partitions. Topped with a VX5 3-15 impact reticle