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Offline MountainWalk

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your elk and dear and bear rig
« on: March 10, 2008, 12:42:38 PM »
care to share your set up for these critters? what works for you?.... i used to hunt with all manner of guns,,, but now i pretty much rely on "mad max", my savage 116 338 win mag. dovetail rings and a burris 3x9.. for elk i use a 225 fail safe, too bad they dont sell em anymore, but i hoarded 3 boxes.......bear,,,,200 grain power points.. for deer 180 grainers....imo... the 338 win mag is the ultimate do it all gun

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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 12:55:46 PM »
Win. .270 for deer, elk, bear and the occasional grouse. :chuckle:
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 01:42:58 PM »
Longbow and a sharp stick.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 01:44:45 PM »
For years it was my trusty Remington Model 600 in .308. 150gr for deer and bear, 180 for elk.  It is now my wifes gun.

I now use Tikka T3 SS in .300 WSM.  Used 165 gr last year for deer.  Not usre what I will use this year.  For Elk it is my Hoyt with Beeman ICS Hunters and Slick Tricks.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 02:05:52 PM »
Elk= Hoyt ZR200 with pointy sticks...
Bear/Deer= .300 WSM with 165 Vital Shocks....Leopold VX-III 3.5-10X40 Boone and Cockett

although...so far the Elk have been safe... ;)

.45 mag for anything that gets too close.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2008, 02:13:45 PM by saylean »
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 02:11:38 PM »
Ruger 77 .243 for bear and deer
Hoyt HavocTec for elk...and sometimes deer, turkey.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 04:09:56 PM »
Quote from: billythekidrock on March 10, 2008, 12:55:46 PM
Win. .270 for deer, elk, bear and the occasional grouse. :chuckle:
ZANG.........x2
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2008, 05:08:45 PM »
Mark V Ultra Lightweight 257 Wby Mag, Ziess 4.5X14, 100 grain hornady factory loads, for bucks,and speed goats, coyotes,etc.
Browning Composite Stalker 338 Win Mag, Ziess 3X9,225 Hornady Heavy Mags
 Custom Model 88 Winchester, 358Win, Nikon fixed 4X, 225 Sierra Gamekings handloaded. The latter I had built for a re-prod/rattlin gun.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2008, 05:14:34 PM »
I don't hunt big game too much anymore, mainly preds.  I do keep a couple of rifles around for those times I get the urge.

Rem 721 35 Whelen synthetic stock Weaver V-3

Savage 99 375 Win Weaver K-1.5

Rem 722 300 Sav custom stock Leupold VariX-II 1x4x20mm

Savage 11 25-204EDC wildcat Nikon Monarch 1.5x4.5x20mm DGS

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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2008, 05:19:24 PM »
Primary- Model 700 Remington 7mm Mag, Pacific Research "Rimrock" composite stock, Leupold Vari-X II 3-9X40 scope, Federal Premium 160 gr trophy bonded bear claws for Deer, Elk, and Blackbear.

Back up- Model 70 Winchester (pre 64) 30-06, original wood stock, Leupold Vari-X II 3-9X40 scope, Federal Premium 150 gr Nosler Partition Ballistic tips for Deer, Elk, Blackbear.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2008, 06:17:10 PM »
Remmy model 700 bdl 30-06 165 grain Nosler partitons

Malrin 336 s.c gets broke out a few times during deer season usually too.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2008, 06:18:18 PM »
I use "meat". 300 rum with 200 grain accubonds. 4.5-14varix-III BC.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2008, 10:01:27 PM »
.300RUM / 185gr scirrocco

used to use my handmedown Rem 721 in .270cal.
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2008, 10:03:30 PM »
Remington 700 BDL in .300 win-mag....been thinking about getting a Tika though...  :)
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Re: your elk and dear and bear rig
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2008, 11:36:58 AM »
browning a-bolt stainless stalker, leupold vxII 3x9-40 in 30-06 shoots 165 barnes triple shocks and a savage model 10 in 243 with a simmons whitetail classic 3.5-10-42 shooting 85grain barnes triple shocks.
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