Enough Gun ?
01-14-2013, 08:33 AM
#51
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Where animals get eaten
Posts: 671
In 1954 I got a Winchester 94 in 30-30 for Christmas from my dad. I still have it, and it's got more elk and mule deer kills than I can remember. It's a perfect gun for dark timber still hunting. I never found a need to replace it for CF hunting.
I did get into muzzleloaders, and enjoy that too.
I'm not the type to get bored with something I really like. It's actually a test for me. If i'm getting bored I know I haven't found what I really like yet. That's why I tried all forms of hunting when I was young. They all bored me, except still hunting, and i'm still not bored after all these years. I think it's safe to say at this point that I won't be.
I did get into muzzleloaders, and enjoy that too.
I'm not the type to get bored with something I really like. It's actually a test for me. If i'm getting bored I know I haven't found what I really like yet. That's why I tried all forms of hunting when I was young. They all bored me, except still hunting, and i'm still not bored after all these years. I think it's safe to say at this point that I won't be.
01-14-2013, 11:11 AM
#55
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 276
In 1954 I got a Winchester 94 in 30-30 for Christmas from my dad. I still have it, and it's got more elk and mule deer kills than I can remember. It's a perfect gun for dark timber still hunting. I never found a need to replace it for CF hunting.
I did get into muzzleloaders, and enjoy that too.
I'm not the type to get bored with something I really like. It's actually a test for me. If i'm getting bored I know I haven't found what I really like yet. That's why I tried all forms of hunting when I was young. They all bored me, except still hunting, and i'm still not bored after all these years. I think it's safe to say at this point that I won't be.
I did get into muzzleloaders, and enjoy that too.
I'm not the type to get bored with something I really like. It's actually a test for me. If i'm getting bored I know I haven't found what I really like yet. That's why I tried all forms of hunting when I was young. They all bored me, except still hunting, and i'm still not bored after all these years. I think it's safe to say at this point that I won't be.
01-14-2013, 07:01 PM
#56
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: W.Kelowna, B.C.
Posts: 23
The .308 with premium bonded bullets like the Nosler Accubond or Partition, or the Barnes TTSX, is plenty for elk. That being said, if you're going on a distant trip to hunt elk and you might be faced
with a long range shot, then the .300 WM's extra range makes a
lot of sense. I'd probably go with the Nosler Accubond if the rifle likes it, as it's tough enough if you hit bone, has a good BC so it
maintains a flatter trajectory, and on a long range shot where it's slowed down considerably, the Accubond will still mushroom reliably.
I'd go with 180 grain. The .338 WM with Barnes TTSX's is what I'd use if I were hunting grizzlies or kodiak bears, but it's not needed for elk, and the .300 WM has a flatter trajectory. Hope this helps, have fun!
with a long range shot, then the .300 WM's extra range makes a
lot of sense. I'd probably go with the Nosler Accubond if the rifle likes it, as it's tough enough if you hit bone, has a good BC so it
maintains a flatter trajectory, and on a long range shot where it's slowed down considerably, the Accubond will still mushroom reliably.
I'd go with 180 grain. The .338 WM with Barnes TTSX's is what I'd use if I were hunting grizzlies or kodiak bears, but it's not needed for elk, and the .300 WM has a flatter trajectory. Hope this helps, have fun!
01-15-2013, 08:50 AM
#57
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,071
depending on what range you are shooting would depend what rifle you use...Me personally shooting deer/elk past 300yds is not sporting. Thats a whole different subject. Ive heard of people taking an elk with a bow 60-75 yards...If a bow can kill an elk anything bigger than a .223 or .243 would kill an elk eventually Not saying I would use a .223 or .243 for elk. The OP asked about .308 it has plenty power to kill an elk. as does any magnum, 338 or 30-30.
01-15-2013, 08:01 PM
#58
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Where animals get eaten
Posts: 671
.270 will knock down a coyote in its tracks...I shot one 50yds away with a .270 and it left a baseball sized hole in it...
depending on what range you are shooting would depend what rifle you use...Me personally shooting deer/elk past 300yds is not sporting. Thats a whole different subject. Ive heard of people taking an elk with a bow 60-75 yards...If a bow can kill an elk anything bigger than a .223 or .243 would kill an elk eventually Not saying I would use a .223 or .243 for elk. The OP asked about .308 it has plenty power to kill an elk. as does any magnum, 338 or 30-30.
depending on what range you are shooting would depend what rifle you use...Me personally shooting deer/elk past 300yds is not sporting. Thats a whole different subject. Ive heard of people taking an elk with a bow 60-75 yards...If a bow can kill an elk anything bigger than a .223 or .243 would kill an elk eventually Not saying I would use a .223 or .243 for elk. The OP asked about .308 it has plenty power to kill an elk. as does any magnum, 338 or 30-30.
01-15-2013, 08:04 PM
#59
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Where animals get eaten
Posts: 671
.270 will knock down a coyote in its tracks...I shot one 50yds away with a .270 and it left a baseball sized hole in it...
depending on what range you are shooting would depend what rifle you use...Me personally shooting deer/elk past 300yds is not sporting. Thats a whole different subject. Ive heard of people taking an elk with a bow 60-75 yards...If a bow can kill an elk anything bigger than a .223 or .243 would kill an elk eventually Not saying I would use a .223 or .243 for elk. The OP asked about .308 it has plenty power to kill an elk. as does any magnum, 338 or 30-30.
depending on what range you are shooting would depend what rifle you use...Me personally shooting deer/elk past 300yds is not sporting. Thats a whole different subject. Ive heard of people taking an elk with a bow 60-75 yards...If a bow can kill an elk anything bigger than a .223 or .243 would kill an elk eventually Not saying I would use a .223 or .243 for elk. The OP asked about .308 it has plenty power to kill an elk. as does any magnum, 338 or 30-30.