outdooraz Report post Posted August 20, 2010 Thompson Pro Hunter II, 300 win mag with a Kodiak Precision muzzle brake. It has a Nikon Monarch 5.5X16.5X44 zeroed on it. It shoots beautiful groups with Hornady Heavy Magnum 180 grain rounds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ichiban43 Report post Posted October 29, 2010 308 Norma Mag built on an '03 Springfield. Custom Fajen Varmiter stock with a 3 x 9 Weaver Widefield. 79 1/2 gr H 4831 pushing a 165 gr Nosler Partition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slopoke36 Report post Posted October 29, 2010 .270 win 150gr NP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rclouse79 Report post Posted October 29, 2010 *Tikka .270 win *Zeiss Conquest with rapid z 600 recticle and sun shade *Harris 9-13 in bipod with pod lock *Karsten adjustable cheek peice * 130 grain barnes ttsx with 54.5 gr of h4350 * 0.6 inch group at 100 yds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogeti Report post Posted October 30, 2010 Ruger 25-06 + 120 gr bullet =Lots of dead elk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desertyankee Report post Posted November 3, 2010 Depends on the range to the elk-- I got my poking stick, good inside three feet; my Winchester Model 37 in 20 gauge, which has 4 Maine bucks over 200# to its credit; my dad's (and his dad's, and his dad's, and. . .) old Winchester in .38-55, which was mfd. in 1897 and has killed hundreds of deer, a few of them even legal; and my Ruger #1 in .30-06 with a 2-7 Leupold on it. Can't decide which of these to take this year! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dieselroe Report post Posted November 23, 2010 Savage .338 Win Mag.....Wow its cool. Stock trigger and limbsaver is nice. Only 500 or so dollars. Not a long shooter, but packs the punch to take em down no matter where they get hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rugermack Report post Posted December 22, 2010 Elk rifles: Weatherby mkV .300 weatherby mag, weaver grand slam 6-20x, 175gr bergers loaded to 3278 fps. 6x6 elk 412 yards. Browning A-bolt .338 win mag, pentax 4-12x, 210gr nosler part. Ruger M77 MKII stainless .30-06 4-16x weaver, 165gr nosler part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattMan Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Used an '06, 300WM, 264WM, and a smokepole... The lowly 260 Remington has smacked more elk than all the rest combined. Shoot 'em where they live and they will die. Shoot them anywhere else and you're gonna lose 'em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted February 20, 2011 I've only shot one elk with a rifle, and it was a .270 my dad built way back when he was a teenager. Kinda funny, he bought all the components from Herter's way back in the day and built the rifle from scratch, and did all his own reloading. I think it's a Mauser action or BSA, beautiful gun - looks like a Weatherby. For him, going out and shooting blackbirds off of cattails on an Oklahoma dirt farm cow tank from rediculous ranges was just a hobby. He had no intentions to shoot game at long range because most deer where he grew up were shot inside 100 yards. Somehow he built a true sub MOA rifle for around 150 bucks (1950 dollars) including the scope. I shot my first coues with that rifle, and while it doesn't look like a long range set-up, that is the most accurate gun I've ever seen, even with its outdated optics. My boys shot elk this year with .270 WSM and .300 WSM, shooting barnes bullets and both looked like you had stuck a hand grendade in their vitals and pulled the pin. Ok, maybe a slight exaggeration, but when an elk drops flat in it's tracks like it was struck by lightening, you get the picture. There was no tracking job, no looking for a blood trail, they both collapsed like rag dolls. I'm a huge fan of the WSM in either 270 or 300. Great unbelted "Magnum" cartridges that knock the living bejeezus out of whatever they hit with a good bullet, like a barnes XT, or Nosler Accubond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesobsession Report post Posted March 26, 2011 Got a new rig together a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06 w/tan and black spiderweb stock shooting 165 grain barnes TTSX bullets 3/4"@ 100 yards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eldiablo Report post Posted April 4, 2011 TC Encore 209 x 50 Leupold 3.5-10x50 B&C ill ret .45 300 gr bonded shockwave bullets 100 gr 777 powder 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewp45 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 I use my biggest, most powerful rifle I own. 7MM RUM with a 160 Grain Accubond and Retumbo powder. Shoots 3,350 fps and is a tack driver. It started as a remington XCR. I had the trigger worked on a new Bell & Carlson medallist stock. I sent it off and had the whole thing cerakoted. I got leupold bases and rings (medium). I topped it off with a Leupold mark 4 (4.5X14X40mm with AO)and a 24" barrel. It is all black and I think it looks great. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
out4blood Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Winchester M70 Stainless .338 Win Mag, Leupold VXIII 4.5X14 50mm Winchester M70 Laminate .270 WSM, Leupold VXIII 3.5X10 40mm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZbowhntr Report post Posted April 15, 2011 I shoot a Lazzeroni Patriot (.308 short mag) made by Savage with a Vortex 6.5X20 Viper scope. But this year I am shooting a Hoyt Rampage XT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
