Like someone else said earlier...once you have a good trigger, spend the rest of your $$$$ on ammo and go to the range as often as you can.
I think you need a 300 win mag. A 30-06 is not suitable on modern elk. It might have been ok for the elk from days past but c'mon. Have you seen boots or uniforms from WWII. People were tiny back then. I am pretty sure an elk in the 1940s was bout the size of a shetland pony.
I took my elk this year with the 06 at 455 yds. 165 grain Barnes bullet. I recovered the bullet in the off side, perfectly mushroomed, and it didn't loose a grain of weight. I've killed several deer with the same round at 400 yd + distances.
Carmichael(the champion of the .270) took dozens with a .270.
How many were killed with a lever gun in 30-30 back in the day? That's getting too light for anything further than 100 yds IMHO.
Placement, placement, placement.
Dennis, would you mind sharing your load data? I'm curious if a similar load could be worked up for a 308 Winchester.
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