Pic of My .300 Rum! She is all ready... Lets see your Elk Gun...

[hoyt2002]

There is alot of good lookin elk guns posted here. 

[Jim the Plumber]

This is what i'm using this year...

Remington 700 1/7.75 twist .243

For elk??? 

Seen a few elk drop in their tracks from .243.    Easy caliber to shoot and put the bullet right where it belongs.

And quite a bit more energy than .308

not to be argumentative but are you sure about that?

Yes

At 500 the .243 is a little better than even

At 800 the .243 beats the .308 by 20%

Using real world velocities and the Berger  175 VLD in the 308  @2750, (973 FP @ 800 yards)   and Berger 105 VLD in the 243 @2975, (767 FP @ 800 yards) the 308 has more energy from the muzzle all the way out to 1760 yards.

[JustinC]

2750 fps seems pretty fast to me for a .308? A 175 grain bullet in a .308 should be seeing speeds of about 2600 fps.

I have no interest in them though so I could be wrong.

[400out]

 

Idaho Gal, is it just me or does your husbands muzzle break look crooked!    Maybe it's just me! Are you hunting this Year?

Lets see your Safe Queen 

[hoyt2002]

it's just you 400. 

[400out]

Yeah maybe!


Or maybe it's the city park camp ground that makes it look funny 

[hoyt2002]

You know that's my backyard looser.

[400out]

Idaho Gal, is it just me or does your husbands muzzle break look crooked!    Maybe it's just me! Are you hunting this Year?

Lets see your Safe Queen 

Oh wait I see it now! Offer still stands! 

[Idaho Gal]

Ya Im hunting this.

[jay.sharkbait]

This is what i'm using this year...

Remington 700 1/7.75 twist .243

For elk??? 

Seen a few elk drop in their tracks from .243.    Easy caliber to shoot and put the bullet right where it belongs.

And quite a bit more energy than .308

not to be argumentative but are you sure about that?

Yes

At 500 the .243 is a little better than even

At 800 the .243 beats the .308 by 20%

Using real world velocities and the Berger  175 VLD in the 308  @2750, (973 FP @ 800 yards)   and Berger 105 VLD in the 243 @2975, (767 FP @ 800 yards) the 308 has more energy from the muzzle all the way out to 1760 yards.

2750?  wow.

[Jim the Plumber]

175 GR. SIE HPBT     Hodgdon     CFE 223     .308"     2.800"     45.5     2612     49,600 PSI     47.5     2752     60,400 PSI

[baker5150]

Kimber Montana in 300wsm
2.5lb trigger job and Break
Nice and light for those long hikes into nowhere.

[Buzz2401]

Kimber Montana in 325 WSM topped with a Swarovski 3-10x42.   200gr Barnes Triple shocks in front of 65grs of AA 3100.  Its done the job on three elk in the last 5 years.

As far as the 243 having more energy then the 308 isnt really that accurate. 90% of the time the 308 has more energy. But both will do the trick on an elk if used correctly.

[jay.sharkbait]

Kimber Montana in 325 WSM topped with a Swarovski 3-10x42.   200gr Barnes Triple shocks in front of 65grs of AA 3100.  Its done the job on three elk in the last 5 years.

As far as the 243 having more energy then the 308 isnt really that accurate. 90% of the time the 308 has more energy. But both will do the trick on an elk if used correctly.

Run the numbers for a 165 gr Gameking (.404 bc) and a 105 gr Berger VLD hunter ( .532bc). The .243 AND .308 are even at 450 and the .243 takes over from there.

[Jim the Plumber]

Kimber Montana in 325 WSM topped with a Swarovski 3-10x42.   200gr Barnes Triple shocks in front of 65grs of AA 3100.  Its done the job on three elk in the last 5 years.

As far as the 243 having more energy then the 308 isnt really that accurate. 90% of the time the 308 has more energy. But both will do the trick on an elk if used correctly.

Run the numbers for a 165 gr Gameking (.404 bc) and a 105 gr Berger VLD hunter ( .532bc). The .243 AND .308 are even at 450 and the .243 takes over from there.

Might as well run the 110 grain round nose out of the 308 and the 115 Dtac out of the 243, that way you can catch the 308 RFN.