Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
08-03-2006, 12:05 AM
#202
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Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
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RE: Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
What is your current favorite elk cartridge that you personally have actually used to take elk?
You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08
8 - 270 Winchester
12 - 30-06 Springfield
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
11- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
4- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08
8 - 270 Winchester
12 - 30-06 Springfield
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
11- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
4- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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09-13-2006, 07:27 AM
#203
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RE: Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
Well since we are now on the cusp of the Rifle Elk seasons perhaps there are some new folks to add to the tally.
Remember.... favorite cartridge you've actually used to take elk.
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What is your current favorite elk cartridge that you personally have actually used to take elk?
You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08
8 - 270 Winchester
12 - 30-06 Springfield
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
11- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
4- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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75
[Stick Flippers: 4]
[Smoke Poles:2]
Remember.... favorite cartridge you've actually used to take elk.
==================================================
What is your current favorite elk cartridge that you personally have actually used to take elk?
You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08
8 - 270 Winchester
12 - 30-06 Springfield
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
11- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
4- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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09-13-2006, 10:34 AM
#204
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: E. Washington State
Posts: 1,045
RE: Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
I'm really quite pleased to see a good representation of the 7mm RM. I've always used that cal for everything and it has always lead to success for me.Happy to see it has worked well for almost as many others at the 30-06 and 300 Win Mag. For not being a 30-cal, it still seems to work year after year, just like the 270 and other smaller calibers.
Everytime I think about buying a new rifle I always thing going 30-cal is the right move, but then I realize how much money I have invested in dies, brass, and misc reloading equipment for the 7mm and I just stick with it. I figure for deer and elk and black bears I can't really justify changing to a whole new platform for another .024" in bullet diameter. If I ever go hunt for bigger critters I'll probably step up to a .338 or a .375, maybe bigger if Africa ever becomes an option.
Good luck this fall everyone. I leave today for Idaho for an any bull hunt with my 7mm loaded with 160g Accubonds (handloads). Wish me luck and make sure to check back on these forums for pictures after Oct. 2nd.
Everytime I think about buying a new rifle I always thing going 30-cal is the right move, but then I realize how much money I have invested in dies, brass, and misc reloading equipment for the 7mm and I just stick with it. I figure for deer and elk and black bears I can't really justify changing to a whole new platform for another .024" in bullet diameter. If I ever go hunt for bigger critters I'll probably step up to a .338 or a .375, maybe bigger if Africa ever becomes an option.
Good luck this fall everyone. I leave today for Idaho for an any bull hunt with my 7mm loaded with 160g Accubonds (handloads). Wish me luck and make sure to check back on these forums for pictures after Oct. 2nd.
09-13-2006, 10:04 PM
#205
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
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RE: Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
What is your current favorite elk cartridge that you personally have actually used to take elk?
You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08
8 - 270 Winchester
12 - 30-06 Springfield
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
4- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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[Stick Flippers: 4]
[Smoke Poles:2]
You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08
8 - 270 Winchester
12 - 30-06 Springfield
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
4- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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[Smoke Poles:2]
09-14-2006, 05:18 PM
#206
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Anchorage,Alaska
Posts: 512
RE: Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
Well that depends on the terrain I am hunting. More open areas with a chance at a longer shot, I'll use my 300 RUM. Forested areas gets the 338 RUM, But since you want a favorite, I'll say the 338 RUM it makes a bigger boom.
09-15-2006, 09:23 PM
#209
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RE: Poll: Elk Cartridge Preferences
What is your current favorite elk cartridge that you personally have actually used to take elk?
You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08 1%
9 - 270 Winchester11%
13 - 30-06 Springfield -------------------------------- 88%use '06 or higher
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
5- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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You post, I'll run the tally:
1 - 7mm-08 1%
9 - 270 Winchester11%
13 - 30-06 Springfield -------------------------------- 88%use '06 or higher
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
12- 300 Winchester Magnum
1 - 300 Weatherby Magnum
4 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
7 -338 Winchester Magnum
5- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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