• What caliber rifle for deer/elk 🔍
• Caliber Discussion for deer and elk hunting🔍
• What Caliber for Deer and Elk?🔍
• Top 5 Rifle Cartridges for Elk🔍
• Best combo Elk & Deer caliber🔍
• Caliber for elk/mule deer🔍
• Best Mule Deer Cartridges🔍
• What are the Best Calibers for Elk Hunting?🔍

What caliber rifle for deer/elk : r/Hunting - Reddit

6 5 CM is a good deer round, but a little light for elk. If you want to stay with short action cartridges, go with .308 or at least 7mm-08. 30- ...

Caliber Discussion for deer and elk hunting - Coldboremiracle

The always popular 300 Winchester Magnum has long been the standard magnum cartridge for deer and elk hunters. With loads varying from 165 grain ...

What Caliber for Deer and Elk? | Rokslide Forum

7mm08 would be a good caliber for a lighter recoiling gun that is capable of taking both deer and elk.

Top 5 Rifle Cartridges for Elk - Petersen's Hunting

Boddington's “Top Five” pick for elk cartridges. Left to right: .30-06, 28 Nosler, .300 PRC, .45-70, .338 Winchester Magnum

Best combo Elk & Deer caliber | Nosler Reloading Forum

The best rifle is the one you like and can shoot best. No doubt elk will fall to most calibers if shot within the confines of the shooters ...

Caliber for elk/mule deer | Guns, Bows, Shooting, etc.

300 WM will certainly do the job. If you are seeking magnums, a 7mm Rem Mag would give similar results with a little less recoil. 6.5PRC would ...

Best Mule Deer Cartridges - Outdoor Life

243 Winchester. The .243 Win. has been a fixture of Western deer hunting for decades. As a do-it-all round for coyotes, deer ...

What are the Best Calibers for Elk Hunting? | West Canyon Ranch

The .30-06 Springfield is still a top choice for elk hunting. It generates more than enough force to take out an elk — even at a distance. In ...

Best calibers for deer, elk, and antelope? | IFish Fishing Forum

30-06 would be a good choice for all of them as well as the 308. If I had a choice it would be real close between the 7 mag. and the -06.

What's a good all around caliber for hunting? (Deer, elk, bear ...

30 cal has the most choices for bullets on the market. The 300 Win mag gives you the edge as far as velocity and flatter shooting longer range ...

Caliber for 100-300 yd Deer or Elk Newb - The Firing Line Forums

The best answer for the OP's question is a 7mm08, since it's quite capable of killing an Elk as far as most people can hit one, and will have less recoil than ...

Best Caliber for Deer Hunting | Mossy Oak

The list now goes from 222 Remington to 300 Remington Ultra Magnum. I personally have killed deer with rifles ranging from 204 Ruger to 300 Win Mag.

Best rifle calibers for deer and elk hunting | Northwest Firearms

For an all-a-rounder that includes elk for a newer hunter/shooter, I would probably start with anything 7mm or bigger. 6.5 is certainly doable, though.

Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2024 | Outdoor Life

Best Balanced: .338 Winchester Magnum ... The general consensus is that this old, belted magnum is the best caliber for elk hunting. That is, the ...

Enough Gun: Elk Stopping Power - Petersen's Hunting

The .30-06 is a powerful cartridge, but it doesn't beat you to death and can be built in the seven- to eight-pound range.

The Best Calibers for Elk Hunting in 2024 - MeatEater

We tend to agree with the .30-caliber-or-bust camp. That's not because smaller cartridges can't take down an elk.

What Is the Best All-Around Big Game Bullet Diameter? - RifleShooter

260 Rem and 6.5 Creedmoor are marvelous deer cartridges and wonderful for long-range target work. Faster cartridges like the 6.5-.284 Norma and ...

The Combination Deer/Elk Rifle - RifleShooter

Many rifles can be used effectively for both elk and mule deer, but the best choice for this combination takes a bit of thinking.

What is the most common deer hunting rifle caliber in America?

The 30-30 was the typical rifle caliber found to be in the hands of most hunters. The classic lever action is still popular today.

10 Most Versatile Long-Range Hunting Cartridges - American Hunter

10 Most Versatile Long-Range Hunting Cartridges by posted on March 2, 2023 News, Guns & Gear, Ammo Support NRA American Hunter DONATE