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The 45-70 sure deserves a spot in this post. It will hammer anything that walks the earth.

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The only elk I saw was a herd so far away that I would have needed glass to see if they had antlers. Do they hang out in the woods anywhere? Don't get out much far west at all.

I have an Encore in 45-70. also an NEF and a Marlin. The loads listed by Hornady for the Ruger NO. One are really thumpers. I have done quite a bit of hunting with a 35 Remington Contender. I had a 35 Whelen Pump many years ago. I sold it after I got married and money was tight for a few years. I don't know what all states have Elk but its safe to say that most of them reside in the Western states and a lot of canada.

well i have to say if u want them to drop on the spot go with the 50 bmg u cant kill them to dead

You want a hammer that will do it. My self I will stick with my .270win it does the same job with a lot less punishment to me. I once shot a rat with a 12 gauge slug talk about a hammer the rat was dead and I could of done the same thing with a 22short.

50 BMG = 33 pounds, relevant factor, if you have ever hunted elk before. Not much of a hammer if you can't pick it up and shoot offhand on a three second opportunity. Shooting from the pickup window or pickup box don't count!

270Win = Nice cross over* rifle, it was my first high power @ 14; worked great on prairie dogs as well as coyotes and antelope. Nice lil ole gun.
* = Continuum: varmit rifles, deer rifles, crossover rifles, elk rifles, elk hammers, ....

Regrettably, the topic is "elk hammers"

Zzzzzzz.....

I have my brother's .30-378 Weatherby Magnum in storage. He keeps encouraging me to take it deer hunting. I believe that's a bit much for Virginia whitetail. He has recently bought some land in Colorado and has Elk on his property so, I'm sure he will help it "spread it's wings" before too long. I feel confident that if you can hit your mark with that weapon, it will leave a big footprint. I really dont' want to shoot it I can fire my 30-06 all day but I don't want to shoot something that has 3 1/2 times the recoil energy of the '06 with 180 grainers. If I ever get to take that grizzly hunt I've been dreaming of, I'll ask to use his rifle. Geez. I must be getting old.

David

My quickest kills on elk were with the 300ultramag.