Elk Rifle Performance
Elk Rifle Performance: Good, Bad, Ugly - Ron Spomer Outdoors
Several hunters have asked me for details on how various rifles, cartridges and bullets have performed for me on big bull elk.
Top 5 Rifle Cartridges for Elk - Petersen's Hunting
30-06 remains an awesome elk cartridge. The .30-06 is the most powerful cartridge ever adopted by a major military. Although decisively effective, this means ...
Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2024 | Outdoor Life
The Weatherby Vanguard strikes a great balance between performance and value and is one of the best elk hunting rifles you can buy for under ...
Enough Gun: Elk Stopping Power - Petersen's Hunting
45-70. There are specialized situations where close shots are the norm, but most often, the ideal elk rifle should have enough versatility for shots out to 300 ...
Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring? - Outdoor Life
A remarkably accurate, and effective elk rifle round is the .308 Win. with 165-grain Accubonds. At 2800 fps, this round delivers 2871 ft.-lb. of ...
What are the Best Calibers for Elk Hunting? | West Canyon Ranch
Long-range hunters may struggle with this cartridge; the effective range for most .270 bullets maxes out at around 400 yards. Our picks for Best ...
The perfect elk rifle... | Rokslide Forum
No elk or otherwise that will not tackle inside of 400 yards. Based on traditional pressure indicators and case head expansion measured at .0002 ...
Elk/Deer Rifle performance | Page 2 - Long Range Hunting Forum
Shot placement is critical. But your a fool if you hunted enough elk to say you can guarantee a perfect shot every time thats why bigger makes ...
What is a good starter rifle for elk hunting or medium - long range ...
I'm looking for a good, mid-tier, rifle. I'm thinking somewhere around $1000 to $1500 range for the rifle. I'm not partial to semi-auto or bolt guns.
Best Caliber for Elk Hunting Chosen by Experts at Ammo.com
The 6.5 Creedmoor shoots the same bullet at 2700 fps. That speed has some major advantages for elk hunters. At 500 yards, the 143-grain bullet shot from a 6.5 ...
Answered: What's enough bullet for Elk? (long read) | Hunt Talk
Run the ballistics, then look at the results. Most bullets won't expand under 1800 fps, and 1000 foot pounds is roughly the minimum that people ...
Elk Rifles, Cartridges and Bullets: Part 2 - Ron Spomer Outdoors
Results of elk shot at with 280 Ackley, 338 Federal, and 325 WSM using Rifles, Inc., Sako M85 and Winchester M70 rifles.
Long Range Hunting | Elk101.com | Eat. Sleep. HUNT ELK!
Long range hunting requires accurate equipment, lots of practice, tuning your skills, educating yourself on your equipment, and maintaining good hunting ...
The Best All-Around Cartridges for Elk - YouTube
Best All-Around Rifle and Cartridge Combo For Hunting - Season 3 Episode 1 ... Randy Reacts to Your Elk Hunting Cartridges! Fresh Tracks•105K ...
5 Cartridges to Consider for Elk Hunting - Exo Mtn Gear
Get a good quality rifle chambered in 7mm Remington Magnum, or a cartridge offering similar performance like the .280 Ackley Improved, and you' ...
“Enough Gun” Elk Cartridges | An Official Journal Of The NRA
35 Whelen both will push a 225-grain bullet to 2500-plus fps, and are both excellent elk cartridges for timber hunting. They both also fall just ...
6.5 CM, 6.5 PRC Enough/Effective for Elk? | Hunt Talk
The only difference between the two is velocity if they are using the same bullet. Elk have been killed with very small calibers. The right ...
Caliber Discussion for deer and elk hunting - Coldboremiracle
The Winchester Short Magnum family with 270, 7mm, and 300 calibers would all make excellent elk rifles to pack into the back country. One of my ...
what are you looking for in an elk rifle | Grumpys Performance Garage
several of the guys I hunt elk with think the 7600 35 whelen, is a top choice, Ive used one and I don,t see a damn thing thats in need of ...
Bugle's Best New Ammo for Elk Hunters
Why We Love It: It's the lead-free load for Hornady's new long-range cartridge. A red stag I shot on a hunt in New Zealand made it only a few ...