Best elk rifle
 

What caliber of rifle is the best for elk?

RE: Best elk rifle
 

Let it begin.

RE: Best elk rifle
 

Any of the .300 magnums RUM, WIN, WBY. If you connect well with any of them you will be satisfied. I personally shoot the Wby. but would be happy with any of them. Your right let it begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: Best elk rifle
 

The only rifle you will ever need to kill anything is the .30-06.




That oughta be good for two buckets.......

RE: Best elk rifle
 

Close to medium range(within 200-250),the 358 win or 35whelen is hard to beat.
For longer range,the various .8mm-35 mags are pretty damn good at putting em down quick. Yes,you can hunt elk with smaller bore rifles,but the bigger bores seem to knock em down quicker.

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.330 Dakota

But you can kill them with just about anything if you can put it in the right place.

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My first elk was 20 years ago with my Dad's 1966 Rem 30-06, which had previously killed many elk at various distances. My shot with the 06 was a cow at roughly250 yards.

I then "upgraded" to a 300WM, and have taken several bull elk, all under 75 yards! go figure...:eek:

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.17 hmr - its all in shot placement guys!!!

OK, no joking. I would say the best elk rifle is one you have faith in and can shoot straight with. Might be a 25-06 for one person and a 375 for another.

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Although I am partial to my 7 mm mag for any big game that I hunt, I would have to say that my 300 Win mag is better for elk. I have dropped elk with a 30.06, 7 mm mag and the 300 Win mag but the 300 gave the biggest wallop.

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I wanna shoot an Elk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:eek: