Glenn Keller
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What Caliber would one recommend for hunting Elk??
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Luke Haugland
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I like my .270 WSM...sweet round!! 
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shaley
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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.
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Glenn Keller
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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.
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C'mon Luke.....I recommend carbon express 6075.. 
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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... 
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Glenn Keller
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I was thinking between a 7mm or a 30-06???? 
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AmWatson
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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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Glenn Keller
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Well thank you all very much, I think I know which way I am going to go now.
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Luke Haugland
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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...
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shaley
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Try a 7mm RUM thats a sweet round to, but then I love them Magnums.
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I love the .300 WSM. It is one great round!!
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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
.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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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!
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
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Steve Plantz
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Thanks for the info guys
So does anyone know if there is any noticeable less kick in the 7mm compared to the 30:06 using the same grain in both calibers?
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Suprisingly no, I do not feel the diference in kick. My dad who has a bad shoulder Crossbow license and all will still shoot the 7 mag. Probably would not want to get a real light one though, I'm guessing that a synthetic model would kick real good. The hardest part about a mag is sighting it in, but when you have a big game animal in front of you its no problem!
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Thanks for the info guys
So does anyone know if there is any noticeable less kick in the 7mm compared to the 30:06 using the same grain in both calibers?
the 7mm will kick more but nothing much
If ya ever want to shoot let me know ive got both guns 
As far as an elk gun and OVER THE COUNTER ammo i wouldnt go less then a 30 06
As far as shooting over 300 yards i would prefer a 300 win mag or a weatherby Less drop then the other guns listed
im with luke, i think a Beman ICS hunter 400g with a fixed blade would be the best for elk ill get one with a bow before i die
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Matt I just might take you up on that some time, I live just a mile down the road from the gun club. Mostly this gun would be used for deer hunting up north but I do not want to have to buy another one for elk for that once in a life time trip
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Thanks for the info guys
So does anyone know if there is any noticeable less kick in the 7mm compared to the 30:06 using the same grain in both calibers?
the 7mm will kick more but nothing much
If ya ever want to shoot let me know ive got both guns
As far as an elk gun and OVER THE COUNTER ammo i wouldnt go less then a 30 06
As far as shooting over 300 yards i would prefer a 300 win mag or a weatherby Less drop then the other guns listed
im with luke, i think a Beman ICS hunter 400g with a fixed blade would be the best for elk ill get one with a bow before i die
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