Elk Hunts
What caliber rifle is recommended for a smaller woman who is elk hunting?
I live in Alaska. Elk are very much like moose in bone and muscle density.
You need to choose your cartridge based on the animal in question – and not the shooter. For moose and elk the cartridge needs to be capable of performing a ‘Quartering Shot”. This is when the animal is facing away from you (running away) or moving toward you (charging) and your cartridge must be capable of going into the front or rear section muscles and go far enough into the body cavity to break bones and damage vital organs. If the bullet is not powerful enough or capable of this – the animal can run into a place that will make your life a living hell for 2-3 days (or more) to get all the meat required by law to be salvaged.
The obvious choice for minium power – 308 Win and 7mm-08. However – there is the new 300 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum) that could work awesome for you if the rifle is not a lightweight model and has a muzzle brake. The 300 WSM will have extra power – it would help you drop an animal that did not go down on the first shot and is running away – because it shoots so flat, you would have no problem shooting at a longer distance. The extra power could help if you encountered a really big one too.
What ever you choose – remember the laws of physics. The power of the bullet cannot exceed the power/force of the recoil you feel when shooting. This means a lightweight rifle with no scope is going to kick like a mule. And a regular rifle with a heavy scope will kick less, a recoil pad will soften the kick – and a $75 muzzle brake (and $75 or so to intall) is also money well spent in a hunting rifle. I resisted these at first – now I am sorry I didn’t start using them earleir!
Ideally – you should try a variety of rifles to find out makes and models fit you – and determine what is too much of a rifle. There is not sense paying big $$ for the perfect caliber if you are going to miss……… better to have a less than perfect caliber and hit it every time.
Good Luck.
The last of the mohicans – Elk hunt song
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