08-21-2005, 02:35 AM
ya know a twelve gage shot gun and the 30-06 with 200 grain silver tips are the absolute minum for elk unless you are going with a bow... who knew that an arrow sticking half way throug an elk would do more damage than a rifle[angelic]
if I were going to select a rifle for elk I would go with the remmington 7 mm mag. ya talk about reaching out and touching some one....
the upside is it is a nice flat shooting gun and if you put a 3-9 leapole wit see though mounts you can hunt a tremendous range of big game from a distance. if you reload you can acheive match grade quality accuracy.
draw back, if you shoot a snow shoe there wont be any thing left to throw in the pot when you get back to camp so make it a head shot. other draw back is this is a long rifle so if you are bush wacking you will constantly be looking out for trees and shrubs before you raise your rifle and then have to remember if any thing is in the way.
If you are hunting bush wacker country you will want to go back to the browning 30-06 springfeild "A" bold gold madalian. shorter barrol, means shorter range, but hey you are bush wacking so you are not going to have a 500 yard shot...
what terrain do you plan on hunting elk on?
if you are going to wyoming, if I remember coorectly they have a maulti critter ticket, in other words, elk mullie antilope.
now if you want some real fun you can come down my way to tennessee and hunt razor backs with a bowie nife [shocked]
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if I were going to select a rifle for elk I would go with the remmington 7 mm mag. ya talk about reaching out and touching some one....
the upside is it is a nice flat shooting gun and if you put a 3-9 leapole wit see though mounts you can hunt a tremendous range of big game from a distance. if you reload you can acheive match grade quality accuracy.
draw back, if you shoot a snow shoe there wont be any thing left to throw in the pot when you get back to camp so make it a head shot. other draw back is this is a long rifle so if you are bush wacking you will constantly be looking out for trees and shrubs before you raise your rifle and then have to remember if any thing is in the way.
If you are hunting bush wacker country you will want to go back to the browning 30-06 springfeild "A" bold gold madalian. shorter barrol, means shorter range, but hey you are bush wacking so you are not going to have a 500 yard shot...
what terrain do you plan on hunting elk on?
if you are going to wyoming, if I remember coorectly they have a maulti critter ticket, in other words, elk mullie antilope.
now if you want some real fun you can come down my way to tennessee and hunt razor backs with a bowie nife [shocked]
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