Elk round?
09-04-2003, 09:36 PM
#31
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Posts: 1,964
RE: Elk round?
Kirk,
I can tell I will need to be careful in any use of any sarcasm or reverse examples in responding, sorry for your confusion....
TRUST ME, you won' t find me pushing any whimpy arsed PC based threads here or anywhere else. Making folks warm and cuddly is NOT the top priority. So don' t hold your breath waiting for that thread.
Regarding frugality, I saw no price restrictions in the original post -- just the " quest for the best" .
BTW, I picked up a 416 Rigby this summer for $500 + some $ for his reloading stuff -- I checked all the reloading manuals and the internet carefully before purchasing --- it is NOT a magnum, no mention of the " m" word anywhere --- I feel much better about that --- maybe should change my vote to avoid the ol magnum bias, but don' t think so, the 338WinMag is kind of like Goldilocks and the Three Bears when it comes to elk: not too big, not too small, just right. (Not an original line)
For those allergic to the " m" word, consider a 338-06; it lopes along a couple hundred fps behind the Winnie but it is a fine elk round.
Never Go Undergunned,
EKM
I can tell I will need to be careful in any use of any sarcasm or reverse examples in responding, sorry for your confusion....
TRUST ME, you won' t find me pushing any whimpy arsed PC based threads here or anywhere else. Making folks warm and cuddly is NOT the top priority. So don' t hold your breath waiting for that thread.
Regarding frugality, I saw no price restrictions in the original post -- just the " quest for the best" .
BTW, I picked up a 416 Rigby this summer for $500 + some $ for his reloading stuff -- I checked all the reloading manuals and the internet carefully before purchasing --- it is NOT a magnum, no mention of the " m" word anywhere --- I feel much better about that --- maybe should change my vote to avoid the ol magnum bias, but don' t think so, the 338WinMag is kind of like Goldilocks and the Three Bears when it comes to elk: not too big, not too small, just right. (Not an original line)
For those allergic to the " m" word, consider a 338-06; it lopes along a couple hundred fps behind the Winnie but it is a fine elk round.
Never Go Undergunned,
EKM
09-05-2003, 07:48 AM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Moccasin, Montana
Posts: 1,835
RE: Elk round?
There is a fine line for elk hunting,if you only hunt cows and young bulls there are tons of quality cartriges out there,from the quater bore to the .30 calibers.Then there are the men and women that search yearly for the big mature bulls where weight and size comes in to consideration.There is a big diffrence between a spike and a 6-8 year old bull.The majority of us on this page know that any time in the elk woods there is the chance of running in to the BIG ONE and we all know we don' t wan' to be standing there with a .243 or 25-06,but would like to have a good stout bullet in the chamber and lots of knock down power.To me to have a rifle that will cleanly harvest under any condition(under 400 yds) and to that rifle is a .338 win mag.BBJ
09-05-2003, 07:43 PM
#33
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Washington
Posts: 343
RE: Elk round?
I see where you guys are coming from, If i didnt have a rifle and was buying a strictly elk rifle i would buy a 30 cal and if i had a 270 and 30 cal in the rack and I shot them both accuratley i would pick the 30 cal but I have a 270 and see no need to buy another rifle when i shoot the 270 accuratly and no my limitations.
09-09-2003, 05:54 AM
#35
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky (by God!) Mountings
Posts: 572
RE: Elk round?
A 270s the bottom level of elk rifle, long as you load it right, pick yer shots good, an' can shoot from real hunting positions. Mos' people would do better to use an 30' 06, 338' 06, or a 35 whelen. Mags are for yer beefier hunters who practice a lot an' don' t git flustered when they see horns.
