Caliber Question….

What Caliber would one recommend for hunting Elk??

I like my .270 WSM…sweet round!!

I like my .270 WSM…sweet round!!

I use a 300 Win Mag with 180 grain Hornady Heavy Mags, drops them like a rock. All our group uses 300’s of some sort, 300 H&H , 300 WM and 300 RUM. All have taken elk.

I use a 300 Win Mag with 180 grain Hornady Heavy Mags, drops them like a rock. All our group uses 300’s of some sort, 300 H&H , 300 WM and 300 RUM. All have taken elk.

Thanks for some idea I was asked today to join a hunt in Montana on a private ranch and I wanted to go but alot of my guns are revolving around Minnesota hunting so before I went out to look at buying a new gun I wanted some type of idea what caliber should I start looking at and go from there.

Thanks for some idea I was asked today to join a hunt in Montana on a private ranch and I wanted to go but alot of my guns are revolving around Minnesota hunting so before I went out to look at buying a new gun I wanted some type of idea what caliber should I start looking at and go from there.

C’mon Luke…..I recommend carbon express 6075..

C’mon Luke…..I recommend carbon express 6075..

Alright if we are going that route, I would recommend anything CX … just go heavy….. Getting an elk with any weapon is an awesome feat. But I sure would love to get one with a bow. Has anybody seen the video of the guy shooting one at point blank with a bow? You could hear it breathing on the video…

Alright if we are going that route, I would recommend anything CX … just go heavy….. Getting an elk with any weapon is an awesome feat. But I sure would love to get one with a bow. Has anybody seen the video of the guy shooting one at point blank with a bow? You could hear it breathing on the video…

I was thinking between a 7mm or a 30-06????

I was thinking between a 7mm or a 30-06????

Anything from .270 on up will be sufficient for elk. The most common are the .06, 7mm, and .300 The .270 is the lightest I would go

Anything from .270 on up will be sufficient for elk. The most common are the .06, 7mm, and .300 The .270 is the lightest I would go

Well thank you all very much, I think I know which way I am going to go now.

Well thank you all very much, I think I know which way I am going to go now.

Yeah, I probably wouldn’t go with a normal 270 load either..but I will put my 270 WSM up against any other load for speed, trajectory, and stopping power..

I don’t think there is a game animal I wouldn’t hunt with this round…

Yeah, I probably wouldn’t go with a normal 270 load either..but I will put my 270 WSM up against any other load for speed, trajectory, and stopping power..

I don’t think there is a game animal I wouldn’t hunt with this round…

Try a 7mm RUM thats a sweet round to, but then I love them Magnums.

Try a 7mm RUM thats a sweet round to, but then I love them Magnums.

I love the .300 WSM. It is one great round!!

I love the .300 WSM. It is one great round!!

Dumb question what is the order of these calibers from smallest to largest?
270, 7mm, .06, .300???????

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Anything from .270 on up will be sufficient for elk. The most common are the .06, 7mm, and .300 The .270 is the lightest I would go

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Dumb question what is the order of these calibers from smallest to largest?
270, 7mm, .06, .300???????

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Anything from .270 on up will be sufficient for elk. The most common are the .06, 7mm, and .300 The .270 is the lightest I would go

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Dumb question what is the order of these calibers from smallest to largest?
270, 7mm, .06, .300???????

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Anything from .270 on up will be sufficient for elk. The most common are the .06, 7mm, and .300 The .270 is the lightest I would go

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.270, 30-06, .300, 7mm

I may have messed up on the 7mm though. The 06 and .300 are both .30 caliber rounds…mainly just a different casing and powder charge…

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Dumb question what is the order of these calibers from smallest to largest?
270, 7mm, .06, .300???????

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Anything from .270 on up will be sufficient for elk. The most common are the .06, 7mm, and .300 The .270 is the lightest I would go

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.270, 30-06, .300, 7mm

I may have messed up on the 7mm though. The 06 and .300 are both .30 caliber rounds…mainly just a different casing and powder charge…

7 mm is a .280 caliber or .284 not sure which one but it is smaller than the .06 increadibly fast and would nock out a Elk!

7 mm is a .280 caliber or .284 not sure which one but it is smaller than the .06 increadibly fast and would nock out a Elk!

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7 mm is a .280 caliber or .284 not sure which one but it is smaller than the .06 increadibly fast and would nock out a Elk!

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Thanks for catching that…I looked to check and didn’t get back right away… I for some odd reason was thinking a 7mm was a .380…and that didn’t seem right…oh well ya caught it anyway…thanks