What's your preferred caliber?

[Jimbow65]

Prefer the hoyt and carbon express, or a 30-06 with a 165 STBT

 

[Niemo.Mt]

Mathews MR7 flinging a 435 grn Axis ST with a Slick Trick!  I haven't had the privilege of harvesting an elk with a rifle but when I do chase them with one, it is either a 7MM STW or 7MM WSM!!

 

[The_Sol]

338-378 Wby for Bear, 250 Gr Partitions
300 Wby for Elk, 200 Gr Partitions
270 Wby for Muleys, 150 Gr Partitions
240 Wby for Whitetails and Pronghorns, 100 Gr Partitions

 

[Western Skies]

When not shooting a carbon matrix,  you will find me with my Weatherby 30-378, Nosler 180 grain Accubond, Leupold mark 4.

 

[Alder]

I enjoy my 30-06 the most. My son likes the 270 better, although it's heavy and he will get frustrated with it during shooting practice. I got best of both worlds - my son prefers to hunt with rifle and I prefer bow - so I am out all bow season, then get to go out again for rifle season.

 

[Mountain Bowhunter]

So nobody has ever used a .308 on an elk?

 

[egramza]

In 2011 I used my 7mm for elk.  Didn't have luck in getting a bull.  This year I am going with a .300WSM with 180gr Trophy Bonded Tip

 

[patch1010]

400 grains of Gold tip and Shuttle T delivered silently at 300FPS. ;D

 

[Stealth1id]

Muzzy + Gold Tip + 69 lbs = 313 fps

 

[planebow]

So nobody has ever used a .308 on an elk?

My dad killed many elk with a 308

 

[wapiti_will]

300 WSM for me now!  Have  used 30-06 and 308 for many years with great success as well.


They all fill the freezer, but the Slick Trick equipped 500 gr Gold Tips are for filling the wall  ;D

 

[ghost]

300 Weatherby was what I used. Haven't shot anything with it since 1996. It's all been bow hunting since.

 

[bob.newland.31]

300 Win Mag for Elk. 270 for deer and pronghorn

 

[kikinhorse]

300 ultra Mag. for elk and 30/06 for deer

 

[WardDawg7]

50 cal for "Dirka's" or AKA Muslims

 

[Wapiti1]

.280 Rem

I just picked up a model 700 in 280, How do you like the gun and cal

 

[dplumlee12]

I have both a 7mm and a .300 RUM...  I prefer the rum for elk and the 7 for deer.  But since I caught the archery fever doubt I pull either out for awhile.

 

[Snowcrest 6]

.280 Rem

I just picked up a model 700 in 280, How do you like the gun and cal

Love the gun, hate the gel pad....sticks to my soft-side gun case like bubble gum.  other than that, mine's a tack driver.  i can get sub-moa groups at 300 yds on a good day.  plus, since it's a .280, you can load it for everything from coyotes to elk.  gotta love versatility!  i used to use a 7x57 almost exclusively, same bullet, just a bigger case on the .280.

 

[tjseven8]

I love my 30-378, shoots soo flat and hits very hard. 

 

[turbo1967]

almost any will work I now use 300 win mag,but inthe past have killed elk with 30-06,300 savage,308.30-30.cedar arrow with glue on broad head.100 grain fixed and 125 grain expandables.They all work great.