NitroX
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| 02/12/23 05:09 PM |
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Re: Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?
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I would almost certainly use my Mauser M03 8x68S.
Otherwise my Parker Hale M98 .30-06.
If a .30-06 has worked for 117 years, I don't see why it wouldn't now.
Either of those will work just fine. As Steve said, use a good bullet in either. The typical 8MM Mauser bullets might be too soft.
My buddy Keith is waiting on an order of 220gr. Sierras, I think, for his 8x68S.
This boat tailed bullet, according to a Google search, is said to be made for the 8mm Rem. Mag and is too "hard" for the 8mm Mauser. Sounds perfect to me.
I would probably choose a 200 gr, of 2w0 gr Swift Sframe bullet in the 8x68S for wapiti. Same for sambar, eland and a lot of larger African plains game. Same for moose. 220 gr for Grizzly, Brown bear.
I picked up some 250 gr Woodleigh Weldcore RNSPs from Waidmannsheil at the BGRC Nationals shoot. I want to try them on water buffalo. Duplicate the old .330 .328 WR 250 gr loads, famous killers. But movFMJs. A 220 gr Aframr matched to a 220 gr FMJ would be a good option too. Does anyone make 220 gr .323 FMJs?
I like the idea of the 200 gr for longer shots. The 220 gr for heavier animals. But not to use both. The 220 gr is probably better, and the trajectory difference probably minor.
A 160 to 180 gr .323 bullet for lighter medium game. And the 220gr.
In the .30-06 a 180 gr with a decent bullet. In the past I've used Nosler Partitions.