Elk Rifle

[badsection]

DLH, I sold my all my guns to a friend for $1 so I could say I sold them to pay child support. Bought them back for the same amount after the divorce was final. If I ever hunt elk again, I will take my .338 Sub Moa Vanguard. I would not feel under gunned with my 7mm WBY or my 7mm WSM. 

[Huntnmachine]

Hey bad,
Do you see any ballistic difference between the 7mm weatherby and 7wsm...............from what I see they are pretty much identical except the price of factory ammo


Terry

[badsection]

They are very close with 140gr bullets. The 7mm Wby does better with heavier bullets. My 7mm WSM is a great shooter in spite of a nasty trigger ( Winchester model 70). I have taken several hogs with it, no critters with the Accumark,YET!   

[buffybr]

Like others have replied, the 7mm Rem mag is a great elk cartridge.  Put a deep penetrating bullet in the crease behind the shoulder, and you'll have a dead elk.

My primary elk rifle is my.300 Weatherby Vanguard shooting 168 gr Barnes TSX or TTSX bullets.   My backup (foul weather) elk rifle is a 7mm Rem mag shooting 160 gr Nosler accubond bullets.  It's a stainless 700 Rem BDL in a plastic Rem stock.  It shoots great and weather can't hurt it.

[idahogrose]

I have killed 8 elk to date with a 7mm RM...  Hit them in the right spot, and have no worries.  I load 150 gr Nos BT with 61 gr of IMR 4350.  Its what my Browning likes....

[HuskyMusky]

160gr is the ideal elk load in the 7mm rem.mag. IMO, not the 175.

use a tough premium 160gr 7mm bullet and don't think twice, faster, flatter, plenty of energy. the 160>175 IMO.

[buffybr]

Its been several years since my previous post to this thread, but besides being an excellent elk cartridge, here's a picture of my third entry to the B&C record book with my 7 mm Rem Mag and 160 grain Accubonds, a 388"+ Quebec Caribou that I shot last fall.

[danno50]

Congrats. You certainly can't argue with results like that.

[.257]

Wow that is a great bull congratulations

[catskinner]

that is a great caribou  What outfitter and where in Quebec was the hunting?

Rob

[buffybr]

Thanks guys

I hunted with Leaf River Outfitters in their Lac Desbergeres camp.  They paired me up with two other hunters, and since I was the oldest guy in camp, they graciously gave me first shot.  I shot that bull the first afternoon, and one of the other hunters in my group shot another B&C bull the next day.

Unfortunately, the Québec government closed all nonresident caribou hunting at the end of last season.

[HuskyMusky]

I'd prefer the 160grs for elk actually over the 175.

flatter shooting, think many 160s have a higher BC than the 175s as well, and in a premium bullet, take your pick, tsx, NP, swift, etc... they'll all be plenty for elk.

[sschefer]

7mm Rem Mag is OK and so is a 270 WM. I prefer the 300 WM or 300 WSM. I shoot Nosler Accubonds 165g.