243 win with 90 gr accubond for elk?

[demontang]

We never had a chance to get out for elk this year. Hope to have her a 338 federal for next year.

[C-Money]

Yike!! At over 20Ft LBS of recoil.....one extreme to another!! Maybe meet in the middle with a 7mm-08?

[demontang]

I'm looking at a semi 338 federal so it should soak up some of the recoil.

[mountainman]

We never had a chance to get out for elk this year. Hope to have her a 338 federal for next year.

a much betterchoice👍

[C-Money]

I'm looking at a semi 338 federal so it should soak up some of the recoil.

  Looks like the 338 Federal has some very good qualities.

[sneakyjake]

http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2010/8/30/enough-gun-elk-cartridges/
It is a good article. But my feelings are hurt because I shoot a Weatherby 7mm.  Not all of us can be experts so we take advice from where we can until we learn on our own.

[7mmfan]

Its been said in here a few times, but I'd seriously look at a 7mm-08. That is one bad-a round. Fast, flat, accurate and hits hard. My 14 y.o. nephew has been using mine since he was 12, handled it just fine from the beginning. And ammo is A LOT cheaper than a 338 Federal!

[MuleySniper]

Shot my bull this year with a 115 grain barnes from my .257 wby. I have a .300 wby I could have used but I spent a lot of time developing my load and really wanted to use that rifle. I trust ballistics, not what my neighbors friends cousin swears by is the best round.
I spent a lot of time at the range too.

[demontang]

It's pretty rare I buy ammo I reload for everything so price of a box isn't a big deal breaker, I have lots of 338 bullets on hand and have a bunch of 308 brass I can neck up. The 338 is a better choice for me and has the power to knock down anything she could ever want to hunt in the usa.

I've looked at a 25 cal for years for my self. The long action. Kills it a little for the wife, and she likes the black guns alot better then bolt.

[JimmyHoffa]

Thought about a single-shot rifle?  Can be lighter than even the short actions, and carbine length with a full size barrel.  External hammers aren't as fast as bolt guns, though.  Internal hammers can be a little expensive.

[Piscatory_5]

Gun can hold .5 moa she can shoot a dinner plate at 500 yrds of sticks. He'll at 350yrds of sticks she can hit a clay pigeon. My only worry is the heavy bone in the shoulder. I've shot everything in the state with my 338 win and the deer she got this year only made it 40 yards maybe before it piled up. I guess it more of a should she shoot the solid copper gmx or the accubond. 

If she is that good of shot the shoulder bone shouldn't be hit and should not be a concern. If any doubt use something that will punch through the bone easier.

[demontang]

Yea just worried about nervous women shooting her first elk. She did very well on her deer and put the bullet right in the lungs and upper heart.