Muley Hunter

Still a small bore compared to my .50 and .54 cal Muzzleloaders.

pats102862

I like the idea of delievering a 225 gr. accubond at 3100.

elkdeerbear

I voted for the 300 RUM, but perfer my 338 RUM. Ain't paying the extra for the Weatherby name.

Blackelk

For the price it cost to shoot those calibers I'd rather buy a 50 BMG and a pack mule to carry it.

salukipv1

http://www.weatherbynation.com/artic...y%C2%AE-magnum

Interesting article on the .340wby as "the ultimate all-around cartridge"

Prairie Dog

I used a 300 mag, I only did 1 Elk hunt and it did the job, but I was suprise how hard it is to bring a Elk down even with 3 well placed shots

salukipv1

Case closed, elk require a .338 caliber... haha,

Muley Hunter

It didn't seem that hard this year. I did it with one round ball in a ML.

1840 technology does it again. I didn't even need to use a magnum ball.

redgreen

340 all the way. Will go in one end and out the other with a partition.

bechokoy

i just got back from my elk hunt in 6A. I have a howa 1500 in 308 20" barrel. I was shooting hornady GMX factory loaded at 3100fps out of 24" test barrel. So I'm not sure how fast is was going out of my 20" barrel
I shot my elk @ 260 yards hit him on the right side bullet made complete pass through. broke both rib bones the lungs had about a tennis ball sized hole through them. he went maybe 30 yards before he hit the ground.