Favorite elk rifle

[North Idaho Hunter]

What glass and rest set up is that? I'd like that for varmints when the grass gets tall.

primos trigger sticks, along with nightforce Atacr 4-16.

 

[RevJim]

I hunted in East, Tx "rain forest" all my young life before moving to Utah. I used alot of WD-40 and 3 in 1 oil and elbow grease to keep my Mod 94 Classic Carbine ( it had beautiful wood too!) rust free and any shotgun/.22 we had the same. I didn't start messing with bolt rifles until I got out of the Army, '73, and I used car wax to seal the bedding, and a coat outside on the wood. It was later in the early 90s, out here in Utah, that I first used stainless/synthetic rifles and I liked them, but always had wood stocked rifles too. I soon just started having all my rifles pillar bedded, free floated and sealed (if wood) Outers TriLube keeps the metal rust free, and now I (on the wood) I use Howard's Feed N Wax on out side. the bedding is sealed with a varathane type sealer.
I have owned wood stocked rifles that I just couldn't use on nasty days, even after that, ha. This Kimber 84L is going hunting, rain/snow, but I will take "Gun Slicker" with me when I do, a light rain or snow, thats nothing, its the week long storms that can mess you up...in my mind anyhow. I once had a favorite rifle all weatherized, via Moly Baked On Coating on the metal, a $700 Brown Precision High Country stock, scope covers, natch. The next 15 yrs, it "never" rained or snowed on me when I took it hunting! Go figure. ha

 

[sp6x6]

338 NMLast ten,340 before let rr rip.Had a 5x6 below barrel area,let it grow up.Hard pack out that canyon.

 

[MallardAddict]

Have this Robert Gradous built 28 Nosler on the way so it will likely get the call this year.
Pierce TI with TI recoil lug and 20 moa rail, 28" Kreiger #5.5, carbon fiber fill McMillan lazzeroni pattern stock, trigger tech. Weighs 8lbs 2 oz naked

 

[Upsidedownjack]

Well...I couldn't leave "well enough alone". I sold the 300WM Mesa to buy a pristine Kimber 84L Classic ( really nice wood) in .270 (24"bbl) and a couple weeks later, sold the 6.5 Creedmoor I had to buy a Bergara B14 Hunter in 300WM. I just like those 300 Mags! ha I have no problem using a .270, but I like having a heavy hitter too. Just a quirk of mine...

How do you like the B14? Bought the HMR-PRO in 300 WM. Really like it!

 

[RevJim]

Hello sir! I love the B14! When I first got it, I cleaned it to bare metal, then coated the bore with EezOx. I cleaned only with EezOx after each shot for five break in loads Then shot five and cleaned. Thats my break in. I worked with R23 and Barnes 175 LRX. Settled on 73 gr for now. Didn't clock it yet, but it was one ragged hole! I had the rifle skimmed bedded and a Trigger Tech Special put in, set on 2#. I had my old Burris Timberline 4.5x14 AO on it, and it dialed right in. Its one fine rifle!

 

[Upsidedownjack]

HMR 300win mag-Vortex 5x25View attachment 150831

 

[Upsidedownjack]

HMR 300win mag-Vortex 5x25View attachment 150831
hmr pro 300 WM. Luppy. 4.5X14X50 and a Break by Mark Mueller in Port LaVaca TX.makes little holes!

heres a pic of the HMR-PRO 300wm. Just breaking in and not really set up

 

[RevJim]

Mine is the plain ol B14 Hunter, ha. I am not a LRH by any stretch, never killed any Game past 375-380. I am OCD spooked about the "unseen wind" way out there, ha. But I do love to "finesse" a shot surgically through a hole in the brush, or timber. In a way, it is still a type of sniping, which I love...

 

[Sundby]

300 win mag , rem 700, ha precision stock, works perfect

 

[406muley]

Mine won't be a surprise to laker. .300 RUM. Remington BDL Stainless synthetic. Sits in a different stock now, massaged trigger. I bought this rifle in 2000. It has killed an elk every year since then. Before that, Remington 721 in .30-06. I still shoot both of them. 406muley

 

[Ace Quackhunter]

7 X 57 Custom Mauser

 

[COhntr]

Pre 64 Winchester 300 H&H with a Leupold 4.5 x 14 CDS, inherited from my late father in law who was my hunting partner for 25 yrs

 

[RevJim]

Finally chronoed my 300 WSM/168 TTSX and the 300WM/175 LRX loads. 3167fps/168 TTSX and 3081/175 LRX. I'm jazzed! They repeated their accuracy too, which is even better!