Jake Suttles
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375 Ruger is a magnificent choice. Use a Defiance Ruckus action, 22" Kreiger barrel, Grayboe Terrain stock, Timney 510 trigger. Extremely accurate, long range is its game and great bullet selection
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Upsidedownjack
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More Elk than legal over the years in Colo. For years, 270 Win out of a Rem 700. 150 gr nosier BT. Lost one @ +/- 450 yards
. The next year a 300 WM Winchester #70. 180 gr Nosler BT. Elk from about 75 yds, on out +/- 800 yds. All were one shot, one kill. Even had one with a Contender in 7mm TCU @ about 50 yds.
. The next year a 300 WM Winchester #70. 180 gr Nosler BT. Elk from about 75 yds, on out +/- 800 yds. All were one shot, one kill. Even had one with a Contender in 7mm TCU @ about 50 yds.montana west
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300 winchester mag with 26" bbl. synthetic stock is a no brainer and ammo is easy to find .
Blackhawk
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True Enough !
Upsidedownjack
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Now shooting the Buragra HMR-PRO IN 300 WM. Nice, real NICE!
Stiltsville
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You don't want to be undergunned ! Every Expert knows Elk are tougher than a Bradley !
Ronald W Schaefer
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I just use medium calibers and shoot them out to 500 yds. I currently favor a 145 gr Barnes LRX in a 22" lightweight 7mm-08 leaving the bore at 2844. IMO anything over a .300 mag of some sort is way over what you need.
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That's really funny stuff!!!! So ,in 1979 I shot my very first small Elk. A real learning experience for me!! A spike with 19 inch horns . Legal back then in Colo. I used my Brand New Weatherby Mark V , in 270 Weath Mag. 26 Inch #2 barrel. 150 Grn Speer Grand Slam. Hit the elk really well at 200 yards. I was shocked to see no sign of the elk being hit. Nothing !!!!! It Just kept trotting away. I thought I missed it. The guide said " You hit him, shoot again ". I did . Neck shot and down he went. Back in camp , as we butchered the elk, they showed me a portion of the heart was actually split open by the first shot. That need for a second shot made me think perhaps a .300 Mag , with a bullet of 165 to 180 grain might be a better choice. What if the bull was further away? What if it Ran , would I even get a second shot? I soon had another ( used ) Weatherby Mark V , in 300 Weatherby Mag. Hunted elk with it two years later ,in New Mexico , but I did not see anything I wanted to take, so that rifle still has never killed an elk. I really believe , when the time comes , it will be a good elk rifle. Lenny
Ronald W Schaefer
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Yeah, I have a .300 Wby Mag Mk V also. It weighs 10.5 lbs while the 7mm-08 weighs 6.8 with optics. But then that's not the subject thread I suppose. Actually my son has a 30-06 Remington 700 SS mountain sporter in laminate stock and Vortex Viper 4-16X44 HS-T with drop in turrets. He gets 2820 with 165 Gr bullet and it weighs about 7 Lbs. Might be a perfect Elk rig.
Lenny Foffa
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Yes , I Agree! That would Make a Great elk rig! Especially with today's excellent bullets! I'll bet he can deliver close to 2000 pounds of energy at 300 Yards ! Very nice !!
rustyshackleford
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I just decided to load up some 200 gr Sierra gamekings in my 22 inch barreled 06 over RL-16. Wound up at 2685 ft/sec and according to JBM it would deliver ~2000ft/lbs to 500 yards anywhere at or above 5k ft/ASL. The 200 gr 30 cal and 175 gr 7mm have better form factors than the rest of the gamekings.
Everything is tougher than a Bradley. LAV 25s are tough! 2nd LAR OOH-RAH! 8 wheels of rolling thunder! And with a 25mm Chain-gun on stabes shooting 10th minute to 2k you will not be under gunned.
adk hunter
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THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL RIFLE!!
The 375 RBH is ready for brown bear season
375 is the right caliber and RUM is the right case 350g SMK
just at 2400 ftlb energy at 1000 yds
