28 NOSLER Built by MCR Rifles
Deviant defiance action
28 inch muller works barrel. 1-7.5 twist Straight blackedout fluting with Sendero contour
Silencerco break.
MDT ESS Chassis with folding stock adapter.
Jewel trigger currently set at 5oz.
Sig tango 6 5-30X56 FFP. MOA PLEX RETICLE with...
I shot a Pennslyvania cow 2 years ago with a handloaded 308 with 150 gr Nosler E-tip on top of it, Cow was 250yds, one shot, ran 50 yds and flopped. That said, I said in an earlier post on this thread that a 308 would work but I would prefer a little more gun and I received this reply "...
Because Ive seen elk in Colorado soak up numerous 28 Noslers from 500 with the first directly in bread basket. Luckily the shooters both had experience and the Elk afforded them follow up shots. I'm sure you can kill an elk which much smaller calibers than a 308 at 600 yards in one shot but...
Would be a tough call for me to shoot at an elk at 600 yds with a 308. If your at elevation out west you would gain some energy with the thin air but given your situation I may invest in a larger rifle with more long range punch and just buy factory ammo if you want to avoid having to reload...
I swam most of 2019 and a bit of 2020. Also went to Colorado (1st time from the east coast) for 4th rifle season. I was expecting it to be worse than it was. I was the only one of 3 that didnt get a bull but can tell you I felt like I was dying when we packed those two bulls out one day...