I' ve hunted with fellers totin' 340 Wbys. They are a dedicated lot, fer sure. Easy to see why, critters jus' have to hear one of those rounds go off an' they lay down an' die from loss of hope. I don' t think I could shoot one good....maybe with one of them fancy swiss cheese muzzles I could. But they sure do knock down elk, even at longer ranges.

A dedicated hunter could do no wrong with a 338 ... next choice would be a 7 mag if he couldn' t handle the recoil

Just my $.02----But I like to see a beat up 30/06 with a good Leupold scope on it. Chances are pretty good the guy knows how to shoot it, has used it for years & can shoot it accurately. Beware of the man with 1 rifle----

This will be my first year to go elk hunting. I' m thinking im going to take my 25-06 sendero. Will this be big enough. It shoots 120 grain bullets desent, little over one inch groups. and it shoots 100 grain bullets in a group of less than 3\4 inch groups. Like i said this is my first trip so i dont know what to expect.
I have access to a 338, but would have to put a better scope on it, and deal with the recoil, I havent shot it much.

The 338 win would be hard to beat for a great elk gun. However I have toppled 2 bulls with a 270 win with little problems, you must first pick the right bullet for the job, secondly know your limitations(adhere to them) and 3rdly be confident so you an excute the shot when the opportunity arises!

Hey eyeball,
The 25-06 should do fine with premieum bullets and good shot placement,no shot furter than 200yds should be done.My nefew is going to use my 25-06 this fall on elk and he will be limited to shots under 200.I have one ? isn' t the Sendero a little heavy for the elk woods.

it is a little heavy, but i do fine with it. I carried it with me mule deer hunting last year, might have walked 5 to 6 miles a day, wasnt to bad. Also i have praticed with the 25 alot more than the 338. I have taken the 25 to the shooting range, and off of bipods i can hit the ram silloette 8 out of 10 times. with it, dont know how i would do with the 338, i might get a little flinchy.

Sigh, [>:]

We' ve went from a " best elk round and why" thread to a " most mediocre round and why.... I get by with by applying A, B, C limitations" (which I promise I won' t break). [Not exactly Olympic Gold, Silver, or even Bronze thinking.] [:' (]

Let' s see, well, I can top that, uh....
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You know, minimum legal cartridge in Colorado is 243/6mm (they must have been thinking antelope) so do you think if I use 75 gr bullets in my 6mm that that will be qualify as " best elk round" ? I have a Remington 700 in 6mm with a 12 power target scope and have used it on prairie dogs and I like that rifle a lot. I am very accurate with this rifle. I know that elk are bigger than prairie dogs but I am confident they kill about the same and I really like this particular rifle a lot. I have access to rifles chambered for larger cartridges but I really don' t want to be inconvenienced by a rifle that moves when I pull the trigger as I may develop a flinch that could interfere with my target shooting. Even though I am a novice at hunting elk I am sure my 6mm is a great elk round because I like that cartridge a lot. I am sure I can snipe the left ventricle right out of gentle, cooperative elk at ranges up to 250 yards. And with a good rest, I can even, uh....
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Oh my God, I was day dreaming, What the @#$*!$ was I thinking....
Wuff, Legal? Yes. --- Best? I don' t think so....

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM

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