Elk Hunting Rifles, What are you Using?

[DaleGribble82]

Alamo Precision Rifles

Caliber: 7PRC

Barrel: Proof Research Sendero 24”

Action: APR VL

Bottom Metal: APR BDL

Trigger: Trigger Tech Special

Stock: AG Composites Carbon Fiber Ferrata

Optic: Leupold MK4 LR/T 6.5-20x50mm

Ammo: Federal Premium Terminal Ascent 170gr MV 2971fps

 

[4O6shootist]

I've killed em with everything from 6cm to 338 rum. This year I'll be shooting a 22cm for open country cow hunts, and for thicker country a 6mm Saum with nose ring cut 115 dtacs at 3300mv. These are 18-20 in rigs with supressors.

 

[KYAggie]

20” 300 WSM 210 ABLR Peak 44 Bastion.

Depending on where you are hunting, I would want a scope with lower power on the bottom end; 4x max, 2.5-3x even better. 6.5 is too much for the elk hunting I’ve done in Idaho. If you hunt well, your shot will be under 250.

 

[Jameswish956]

Primary rifle:
Christensen Mesa 700 action
Outlier 26” 300 PRC barrel
Grayboe phoenix 2 stock
Hornady 225 ELD-M
Sig DMR 5-30x56

Secondary rifle (backup at camp):
Winchester model 70 action
18” proof carbon barrel 7 WSM
Diligent Enticer L-Ti
Manners Eh-1 stock
Hornady 162 ELD-X
Sig DMR 3-18x44

I’ll add that we do not backpack very far once we leave our quads. Usually only a mile or two. The 300 PRC is a build I will be finishing up in a couple weeks after changing the rifle from the win mag that it used to be. It will be a heavy sob but I am going to take a cow with it this year just to get one under its belt as it’s my first hunt of the year. After this year I will not be packing that thing around and the m70 will become the primary rifle.