Elk rifle minimum question.

[jstamps50]

Do a quick youtube search for elk and the 6.5 creedmoor! Tons of people are taking it to the elk woods with success. The creedmoor and the .260 are virtually the same in ballistics so if it works, your .260 will work just as good if not better.

agreed. The 6.5 takes elk, no problem. The 260 will be just fine.

[LMiz]

Not trying to brag but I killed two cows with my AR-15 556.... however they were beef cows and a complete accident but let me tell you I dropped them in their tracks.

Very expensive mistake but as stated its all about shot placement

[jlp04c]

Not trying to brag but I killed two cows with my AR-15 556.... however they were beef cows and a complete accident but let me tell you I dropped them in their tracks.

Very expensive mistake but as stated its all about shot placement

haha... what??

[tradslam]

We have killed a bunch with 243 on up to a 300wm, there's a big difference between killing them at 150yards compared to 800. With the 260 keep it inside 300 and away from big bones and you'll be fine.

These comparisons leave too much open to interpretation, a 7mag passed 500 yards is getting light. a 300 wm at a south texas deer at 100 yards is a little overkill. I'd rather have too much than too little generally speaking though.

I run a 6.5 creedmoor mostly now, but haven't rifle hunted elk in years.

[TxAg]

Not trying to brag but I killed two cows with my AR-15 556.... however they were beef cows and a complete accident but let me tell you I dropped them in their tracks.

Very expensive mistake but as stated its all about shot placement

Wait...what???

[BLACKFINTURKEY]

Well I think your best bet is at least a .50BMG you need at least a 750 grain bullet or possibly a air strike from a JDAM!

[Dale Moser]

Ladies and gentlemen...the .264 Win Mag...


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[docmay]

Funny thing about opinions from “oufitters” also is lots of times they aren’t any better at knowing much.

I literally had one tell me I needed at least 300wm because a previous hunter had used a 300wsm and it took multiple shots and was never recovered so it needed to be bigger than that. Haha

The guys I have hunted with in Alaska would let me use my 6.5saum on anything up there but would want to know what bullet is being used.

Which outfitter do you trust? The one who thinks it’s about caliber or the one who wants to know about the bullets construction?

That is pretty **** funny on the 300 wsm. I have seen a pile of one shot kills with mine and a good friends 300 wsm. Elk, bison, red deer, eland, Nilgai, etc. I shot my brown bear in Alaska with a 300wsm abd it was one shot and straight down. Opinions in most cases are like that hole on your backside.

[LMiz]

Wait...what???

I was young and chasing hogs at night with my first AR and I was very trigger happy. I walked up on a group of hogs maybe 30 yards from me kinda startled me but I started shooting. When I stopped and turned on bigger flashlights than my little head lamp I realized I killed 2 hogs and 2 cows.... That was a tough conversation with my grandfather the next day. I ended up having to sell my boat to be able to afford to pay him back.

[bphillips]

That is pretty **** funny on the 300 wsm. I have seen a pile of one shot kills with mine and a good friends 300 wsm. Elk, bison, red deer, eland, Nilgai, etc. I shot my brown bear in Alaska with a 300wsm abd it was one shot and straight down. Opinions in most cases are like that hole on your backside.

Yep

[B&C]

The chief complaint I hear when talking to guides my dad works with is out of state hunters. They think they need big magnums to kill their elk. It is a once in a lifetime trip and they buy the meanest thing they can come up with to take on their trip. The don't handle the recoil well, they haven't shot it much, and basically they just aren't proficient with it. The results often are not good.

This is the issue not the head stamp.[/QUOTE]

BINGO! I hate seeing muzzle brakes on our place. They're extremely loud and indicate the shooter is afraid of the recoil. That leads to jerked triggers and poor shot placement.

Shoot a premium bullet with confidence. A 127 Barnes LRX should be pushing 2900 fps out of your rifle and will kill what ever is standing behind your bull on the exit......

[panhandlehunter]

I was young and chasing hogs at night with my first AR and I was very trigger happy. I walked up on a group of hogs maybe 30 yards from me kinda startled me but I started shooting. When I stopped and turned on bigger flashlights than my little head lamp I realized I killed 2 hogs and 2 cows.... That was a tough conversation with my grandfather the next day. I ended up having to sell my boat to be able to afford to pay him back.

I bet you didn’t have to buy hamburger for a while. Lol

[jds247]

After bow hunting elk this year I don't see a reason to take a 500 yard shot at an elk . That just doesn't seem like fun to me.. I've killed a lot of critters with a 22 250. If a person is worried about a marginal shot then they probably don't have any business pulling the trigger.. the 260 will be fine if you know your and its limitations.

[PEC]

I went on DIY over the counter hunt last season and had no idea what to expect. I left home with a 300wm Sendaro, 308 Savage Model 10, 270 Rem 700 and 12gauge Remington Model 1100. The 1st day of hunting I toted the 300wm, I'll never do that again.
The next day I moved into heavy cover and took the Model 1100 12g(the guys in our camp thought I was nuts). The following morning I killed my 5x5 with one shot from my trusty 12gauge. The state of Texas now lets you shoot deer with a pellet rifle for crying out load....My point is take what you are confident and comfortable with.

[SmTx]

I went on DIY over the counter hunt last season and had no idea what to expect. I left home with a 300wm Sendaro, 308 Savage Model 10, 270 Rem 700 and 12gauge Remington Model 1100. The 1st day of hunting I toted the 300wm, I'll never do that again.
The next day I moved into heavy cover and took the Model 1100 12g(the guys in our camp thought I was nuts). The following morning I killed my 5x5 with one shot from my trusty 12gauge. The state of Texas now lets you shoot deer with a pellet rifle for crying out load....My point is take what you are confident and comfortable with.

You sound like my type of guy

I'll load up like that for a weekend of ... bowhunting