Which cartridge for elk hunt?

[Balcones_Walker]

I tend to agree about the magnum recoil not being a major factor here. A day at the range with a 300 magnum is mild-to-moderately unpleasant, but in the heat of the moment on a hunt you are not even aware of it. Additionally if I go 300WM I'd get a good brake (the little ******* has great reviews) and cushy stock pad as well.

[BrianL]

Depending on hunting terrian, I would go 300WM, but would take the 7mm with question. While any of them are OK in certain conditions, those won't be the conditions you find yourself in when you get a chance to shoot an elk.

I lost a cow elk at 180 yards horizontal,and 150 yards down vertical with a 270. Found her next afternoon 300ish yards from where I shot, hit exactly where I aimed(one lung due to angle), no exit, with 150 gr Hornady ammo. 300 yards at 10000 feet, thru timber laydown, and no blood trail is not an easy tracking tracking job. If you are at one of those ranches shooting on flat open ground smaller may be fine, but where I was at, the 270 lacked the power I needed.

Looking back, I should have shot her in the neck or thru the spine on the way to the opposite side lung. Live and learn, that was a hard lesson for me.

[ChiroHuntR]

I can only answer for myself and I can tell you I have only needed one. But I also shot those elk at 350 yards or less.

I would also be willing to bet there are more elk wounded today because of guys believing they can shoot "long range" but yet never practice enough to be able to effectively do so. I see it every season up here.

Yes agreed [emoji817]. A lot of fellas have trophy rifles and b**** and moan with the slightest scratch. 500yrs is far for me. Let alone walk the distance to retrieve said game. Too much 1000yard YouTube viewing and not enough practicing.


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[cricman]

But



There’s no replacement for displacement

Indubitably!

cricman

[Balcones_Walker]

So... you guys are saying I need to have APR build me a new custom carbon fiber 300 WM and nothing less will do?

[Phillip Fields]

So... you guys are saying I need to have APR build me a new custom carbon fiber 300 WM and nothing less will do?

Yes!

[trophy8]

So... you guys are saying I need to have APR build me a new custom carbon fiber 300 WM and nothing less will do?

Heck no. That’s ridiculous





























You need two!! Backup gun

[tradslam]

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[Quackerbox]

I'd be willing to bet half of the people that have commented haven't killed an elk I'd use the biggest option you have, they are very tough animals.

Agreed .

I've killed 5, all with 7 mag from under 50 yards to almost 500. I've also seen them take a 30.06 at 100 yards 3x and not even budge and a single bullet from 300 win mag and still run 150 yards. All well placed shots.

That said The rancher killed all his with a 270

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[bphillips]

I'd be willing to bet half of the people that have commented haven't killed an elk I'd use the biggest option you have, they are very tough animals.

I have and still the type of hunts my 6.5 saum was built for. Bad first shots are why they take multiples whether it’s .243 or 300rum. Once that adrenaline is there they’re tough. Good first shot selection with good bullet selection they all work the same.

[Ironman]

So... you guys are saying I need to have APR build me a new custom carbon fiber 300 WM and nothing less will do?

Exactly!

And I've never heard of tracking dogs on elk.

[bphillips]

So... you guys are saying I need to have APR build me a new custom carbon fiber 300 WM and nothing less will do?

In that case yes that’s what we are all saying

[bboswell]

So... you guys are saying I need to have APR build me a new custom carbon fiber 300 WM and nothing less will do?

I was thinking 300 RUM but whatever it takes to sell Momma on a new APR! [emoji6]

[bboswell]

People using light bullets in a magnum and shooting behind the shoulder on a light animal. And recoil sensitive. I’d put money that’s the main reasons lol

I guess it depends on which light bullet. 7 mag was my go to for 20 years on whitetail and 140g NosPar’s were far more effective than 160g NosPar. Culls and doe I lung shoot, trophy animals take it through the shoulders.

[jbw899]

Two years ago I used a 7 mm mag and my dad used a 77 mm ultra mag in Wyoming. They worked pretty well.