The Perfect Big Game Medicine
 

In your opinion what is the perfect big game medicine? Big Game Meaning Elk/Moose/ Etc.
1.325 WSM
2.300 Win Mag
3.300 WSM
Those are mine What about you guys??

RE: The Perfect Big Game Medicine
 

2 years ago I woulda said 7mag. Just got a 35 whelen & Im loving it. Both are rem700s. Now everytime I open the safe I have an internal struggle[:@]

RE: The Perfect Big Game Medicine
 

300 wsm/WM
325 wsm
338 WM or RUM
375 H&H/Ruger

ANy of those will pretty much cover it.

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I would go with the .300 Win Mag, or .338 Win Mag

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Perfect has a lot of "depends" that go along with it. Such as where I will be hunting. Are there any animals that might want to eat me while I am skinning out my animal? Super thick woods or open mountains, etc... etc...

SometimesI think my lever action 444 Marlin is perfect.

SometimesI might need and want my .338 RUM

Sometimes an ultra light weight rifle in something like a7mm-08 would be perfect.

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I am wondering what etc is? Anything up to etc 300 wm/wsm, 300 saum. Depending on etc starting with 338 and up.

RE: The Perfect Big Game Medicine
 

Get'em all.

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I think Teddy Roosevelt had the .405 Winchester as his "big medicine" and used it often on LARGE African game. Good enough for me!

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Sako 75 in 300 WSM using 168 TSX. Fits like a glove, well balanced, very mild (felt) recoil, more than enough for the mentioned game.

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The .338 Win, or something that is about the same, such as the 8mm Rem. Mag., other .338's or the .375 H&H, etc.

Or just a plain old .30/'06 with 180 or 200-grain bullets.

RE: The Perfect Big Game Medicine
 

They are all perfect cartridges in the right hands. Mine is
270wsm
300wsm
300 H&H

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.340 Wby. Mag.
8mm Rem. Mag.
.300 Wby. Mag-.300 RUM-30-378 Wby. Mag.

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9.3x62mm is "enough" for anything in North America.

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I think a .338 is a great elk round...

Moose I think I'd like to use a .375

any.300-375 I think would be a fine cartridge for elk/moose. But for elk and bigger, I'd say .338+ would be ideal.

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Of the 3 rounds you list I'd take the .325

For my own preference I'd want a 9.3 X 62 or a 375 H&H.

I already have a 30/06 and a 8mm/06, both virtually the same... and if I wanted to step up a bit I'd want to go a fair bit bigger.

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Can't say enough about the 35 whelen it is very good out to say 250-300 yards. Its recoil is very manageble, not the hard smack the mags give you.

My favorite 35 cals: 35 whelen, 358 win, 35 rem.

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As long as the "etc." doesn't include something that might eat me, I'll agree with the above...



Just curious... I thought the general consensus was that elk are tougher to kill than moose (even though the moose is a tad bigger). Why .338 for the one that's tougher to kill, and .375 for the one that's easier to kill?

RE: The Perfect Big Game Medicine
 

Are you trying to pin him down? ;)