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Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Swede » 12 02, 2017 •  [Post 1]

Gun, bow, muzzle loader, what are you carrying when you go out after the wily wapiti?

I have a Mathews Halon 32 set now at 63 lbs. draw weight. My arrows are carbon that weigh about 412 grains with a 100 grain broadhead.

BTW: I saw about 150 elk today including about 20 bulls. Four or five of the Roosevelt bulls were carrying some heavy head gear.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Tigger » 12 02, 2017 •  [Post 2]

Mathews Halon with carbon arrows that weigh in at 437 grains and a 100 grain Slick Trick. However, I might try a different broadhead because they just don't seem to shoot as good as the field points.
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Postby Trumkin the Dwarf » 12 02, 2017 •  [Post 3]

Rifle: 30-06 AI with 168 gr Barnes TTSX @ ~3000 fps. Gun is an early model 70 handed down from my great grandpa.
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Bow: Was shooting a Dan Toelke Whip longbow, 62" 70 lbs @ 33" draw. (700 gr arrows, with Simmons TreeSharks on the business end), getting a new 64" recurve from Dan soon that will be 65 lbs @ 33" and I don't know what the arrows will tune out at yet (guessing almost identical though).
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 12 02, 2017 •  [Post 4]

Darton Archery Maverick 2 bow, Black Eagle arrows, Magnus broadheads.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Indian Summer » 12 03, 2017 •  [Post 5]

Mathews Switchback maxed out to 73 lbs which I wouldn't pull if I didn't use a Winns Free Flight release. Easton AC Slim arrows with Slick Trick heads.

Remington AWR (Alaskan Wilderness Rifle) in .300 Ultra Mag topped with a Leupold Mark 4 in 6.5-20X50mm scope and launching 200 grain Nosler Accubonds. I like to perch it on a Caldwell Dead Shot Field Pod.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Backyard » 12 03, 2017 •  [Post 6]

Mathews Mission Blaze set at 65lbs with 425gr Easton Axis tipped with 125gr Shuttle T’s


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Postby Elkhntr08 » 12 03, 2017 •  [Post 7]

Elite Answer at 70#, 5mm FMJ with 100 grain ViperTricks.
Remington 673 in .300 SAUM, 180 Scirocco handloads, VX-3i 3.5-10x40 scope.
My bride bought me the rifle for a birthday and the bow for Christmas. She’s a keeper for sure.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Roosiebull » 12 03, 2017 •  [Post 8]

Mathews Chill R @ 72lbs
480gr gold tips with magnus ser razor heads.

I will be hunting a different bow next year, depending on how my recurve shooting goes, it will either be a blacktail recurve, or a Mathews Triax. I will decide which to buy early spring. I will also be shooting 550+grain arrows this coming season no matter the bow.

regardless, I will own a Blacktail by 2019 and hunt with it.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Elkduds » 12 03, 2017 •  [Post 9]

Crossbow: Mission MXB 330, Mission carbon bolts, Muzzy 125 gr BH
ML: Lyman Deerstalker Hawken, 54 cal. T/C maxiball
ML: CVA Optima, 50 cal. Hornady 300g FPB, 777 powder
Rifle: Interarms Mauser, 7mm Rem mag, 160gr accubond
Rifle: Stevens model 200, 270 Win. 160 gr partition
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby saddlesore » 12 03, 2017 •  [Post 10]

Pre 64 model 70 in 30-06, 220 g rRN or 180gr Nolser partition.
TC Impact in line with 348 gr Powerbelt and 90 gr H209
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Lefty » 12 04, 2017 •  [Post 11]

For archery elk my set up is on 06 (07?) Mathews Switchback set at just under #70, Ted Nugent Gold Tips arrows with 100 grain Montec G5.
Other wise a Browning 7 mm A-bolt with120, 140 or 160 hand loaded Particians for other game toped with a 2-7 Redfield Illuinator scope.

But what I shot the the most is an older Benelli M 1,... shooting the cheapest steel shot load I can find in BB for goose or #3 traveling over 1450 ft per second.
And yes that gun has been elk hunting. or should I say it was in the goose blind on a field where the elk and geese shared time with a proper load for elk in my blind bag.
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Postby ishy » 12 04, 2017 •  [Post 12]

Bowtech Tomcat 60 lb., Gold Tip arrows 425 gr, 100 gr Magnus Stingers.
Savage 270 I bought when I was 14 for $150.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Washington Wapiti » 12 04, 2017 •  [Post 13]

Bowtech Vital Impact for southpaws, 67lbs cranked out of it.
Beman ICS Hunter or Cabela's Stalker Extreme 55/70 carbon arrows, with blazer fletching. Nockturnal lighted nocks and Rage Hypodermic broadheads. NAP 100 Gr Thunderheads, if I'm using fixed.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 12 05, 2017 •  [Post 14]

Based on the tag I grabbed earlier today, it looks like my Darton will have a hietus in 2018 at least in the tato state. Not sure if I'll use my Vanguard II .308 next SEP or one of my partners 300 WIN MAGS. We'll see.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Roosiebull » 12 06, 2017 •  [Post 15]

Will it be your first time looking at an elk through crosshairs?

For what it's worth, I watched my buddy put a neat little 3 shot group behind the front shoulder of a roosie, the bull was 373 yds, only recovered one bullet, and that was an 18" barrel. Premium bullets, and normal shootin' range, a 308 will do the job just fine. I was impressed 2 bullets went through at that range from an 18" barrel.

Any details on this hunt?
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 12 06, 2017 •  [Post 16]

Ya, it's been more than a handful of years since I've actually hunted elk with anything except archery gear; I'm kind of excited to change it up come next fall. Not much to say about the hunt at this point except its an ID wilderness area. Let the research, planning, scouting, and conditioning begin!
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Swede » 12 06, 2017 •  [Post 17]

WapitiTalk1 is going to Idaho without his Darton. What's next? Santi Claus spanking kids? Maybe the Bengals will win the Super Bowl?
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby scubohuntr » 12 11, 2017 •  [Post 18]

Shooting, not so much. Carrying a Browning A-Bolt in 7mm Rem Mag with a Leupold 2-7 scope and Remington factory ammo. Next year I'll have time to work up a .375 H&H load and carry my Whitworth Express. I couldn't afford to feed it factory ammo. Although, for all the elk I'm seeing I could just carry my Redhawk- it's a lot lighter.
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Postby Dorobuta » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 19]

Bow: BowTech Reign 6, 417gr Carbon Arrows with 125gr G5 Striker Broadheads.
Rifle: Ruger 77 in a McMillian Stock, 338 WInmag. 225 Barnes handloads
Yes, I am addicted to elk. No, I don't need help, I just need a tag.
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Postby Magic » 12 18, 2017 •  [Post 20]

Browning A Bolt 30-06 with either Federal Premium 165 gr. Nosler Partition or Nosler 165 gr Accubond.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Roosiebull » 12 19, 2017 •  [Post 21]

well....my birthday was the other day, fished the morning, but left the river early to hang out with my wife and daughter, we didn't have any plans, so I suggested we go to the valley, go do some shopping and eat dinner....something to do, plus I could stop at the archery shop to shoot a couple 18' flagships.

archery shop was the first stop, first bow I shot was the one I was most interested in, the new Mathews Triax, it hit peak weight a little different than I was used to, but was really smooth, but at the shot was where the magic happened. zero noise or hand vibe, and it just sits there after the shot. I shot it a few times and lost interest in all other bows.

my wife sees the look on my face when I set it down, and she says "you're taking that bow home tonight, because if you don't, i'm going to have to listen to you obsess about it until you get it" :lol: she knows me well!

I had ZERO intentions of buying a bow, and had every intention of shooting the rest of the bows, but I had a different first impression of that bow than any bow I have ever shot, I was actually wowed.... so I guess this is my bow until I make the switch to a Blacktail recurve.

it is the most fun bow I have ever shot, and is easier to hold on target than any bow I have shot. crazy forgiving for the specs, I never thought this short of a bow could shoot accurately so easily. it usually takes me a bit to warm up to a bow, this one felt instantly natural, and shot as good as my chill r right off the bat. the specs seem like going backwards in accuracy, but it's the opposite, I can already shoot this bow better than my chill r, quite amazing.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Swede » 12 19, 2017 •  [Post 22]

Roosie, I think you will find another amazing thing: It will most likely be very easy to tune with broadheads. Mine took no adjusting. Oly said his as very easy to set up.
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Postby Elkhntr08 » 12 19, 2017 •  [Post 23]

Wow, that Tight Spot is almost longer than the bow!
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Roosiebull » 12 20, 2017 •  [Post 24]

Swede wrote:Roosie, I think you will find another amazing thing: It will most likely be very easy to tune with broadheads. Mine took no adjusting. Oly said his as very easy to set up.

did that day 1, and it was very quick and easy! took about 4 shots at 40 yds to get broadheads shooting with field points.... I can't put this thing down :D I may have to put the rifle up for 2018 (except for lions) and kill everything with this bow, awesome shooting bow, and fun as heck to shoot. I have it backed off to 66lbs now since I have a broken rib on my right side, it still hurts to draw, but it's doable with the limb bolts backed out a turn.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Roosiebull » 12 20, 2017 •  [Post 25]

Elkhntr08 wrote:Wow, that Tight Spot is almost longer than the bow!

haha, yeah. I figure it will make everything look bigger when I set my bow on it for pics ;) it will also pack nice through the "Roosie jungle"
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Roosiebull » 12 20, 2017 •  [Post 26]

I swapped out the sight since I took that pic, I was looking around Ebay a few days ago and found my favorite sight of all time, new in the package! I don't think they have been made in like 10 years. it's an APEX bone collector, it's micro adjustable (tool less) it's a 4 pin, top 2 pins are .019, bottom 2 pins are .010, and they are all green, and are all in little stainless steel tubes, so the fiber optics can't break. my original one I hunted for several year, and absolutely loved it, really light, and bomb proof, it got stolen on a bow a few years ago, been looking for one since, and struck gold!

I like my spot hogg real deal, but not as much as the sight that I just got. I have the Triax accessorized exactly like my favorite bow I have ever owned, and this is the first bow I have had since that one that I REALLY like.....did I mention it's fun as heck to shoot? :D
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby blackwolf » 12 20, 2017 •  [Post 27]

Presently Mathews DXT at 50lb with Magnus Stinger 4- blade 125gr. Looking at Mathews Triax and Hoyt Rx1 for next year.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby baddaddy » 12 23, 2017 •  [Post 28]

APA King Cobra for archery and anything from a 7-08 to an 8mm Remington mag for rifle.
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Postby six » 12 28, 2017 •  [Post 29]

Mathews Z7, Carbon Express Piledriver topped with a 125 grain Magnus Stingers.
Elk are where you find em...
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Wapiti » 12 28, 2017 •  [Post 30]

WapitiTalk1 wrote:Darton Archery Maverick 2 bow, Black Eagle arrows, Magnus broadheads.


RJ How do you like the Darton ? I might make a switch this year !!

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Postby Indian Summer » 01 01, 2018 •  [Post 31]

Roosie what are they selling for these days? Also what is the axle to axle length and the brace height on that bow?
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Postby WapitiTalk1 » 01 01, 2018 •  [Post 32]

Wapiti wrote:
WapitiTalk1 wrote:Darton Archery Maverick 2 bow, Black Eagle arrows, Magnus broadheads.


RJ How do you like the Darton ? I might make a switch this year !!

Thanks again

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Really like the new Darton, it's a great hunting bow.
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Postby Roosiebull » 01 01, 2018 •  [Post 33]

Indian Summer wrote:Roosie what are they selling for these days? Also what is the axle to axle length and the brace height on that bow?

999.00 is what I paid
Ata is 28"
Bh is 6"

Shoots better than specs indicate, holds better than my chill r, awesome little bow
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby >>>---WW----> » 01 02, 2018 •  [Post 34]

If they make those limbs any shorter, the cams will be rubbing against the riser. :o :lol: Have fun with your new bow. :D
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby PublicLandCarnivore » 01 02, 2018 •  [Post 35]

I shoot a 7 year old Bear Strike, and a Marlin 336 lever action 30.30 with iron sights. Can't find a reason to change seeings how they both hit what I aim at. The Marlin is my favorite dark timber gun for elk.
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Postby RDF3 » 01 11, 2018 •  [Post 36]

I hunt with a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in 7mm Remington Magnum. I've hunted and harvested with Remington Premier Core-Lokt Ultras (160 gr), but since I started reloading I'm transitioning to Nosler Partitions (160 gr). A Leupold VX-3L 4.5-14 x 50mm sits on top of the Browning.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby lamrith » 01 12, 2018 •  [Post 37]

Swede wrote:WapitiTalk1 is going to Idaho without his Darton. What's next? Santi Claus spanking kids? Maybe the Bengals will win the Super Bowl?

or the cowboys will get to one...
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby lamrith » 01 12, 2018 •  [Post 38]

Bow: Elite E35 @ 65#, Vital Impact arrows with 100Grn G5 Montecs.
Rifle: Savage Hog Hunter in 308Win with PA 4-14 Mildot scope. Still developing a good load for it, 168, 175, 178grn bullets in the mail.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 01 12, 2018 •  [Post 39]

lamrith wrote:
Swede wrote:WapitiTalk1 is going to Idaho without his Darton. What's next? Santi Claus spanking kids? Maybe the Bengals will win the Super Bowl?

or the cowboys will get to one...
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You're on notice mister! Don't be talking bad about my team :D
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Elkhntr08 » 01 14, 2018 •  [Post 40]

With an ATA of 28”, it falls outside of the definition of a bow by P & Y Club. If anyone cares.
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby CurlyTail » 01 15, 2018 •  [Post 41]

Bow : Hoyt Nitrum 35, 63lbs., shooting Victory VAP arrows with 100grain 2 blade Magnus stinger, 95grain SS insert up front, and green Nocturnal nocks

Muzzleloader : CVA Accura V2 .50 cal with 240gr. all copper Thor conical bullet, and 110gr Black Horn powder

Rifle: Savage 116 lightweight hunter 6.5x284Norma
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby Thunderfoot » 01 28, 2018 •  [Post 42]

Mathews Triax

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Browning A-Bolt .270
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Re: Elk Hunters: What Are You Shooting?

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 01 28, 2018 •  [Post 43]

Thunderfoot wrote:Mathews Triax

Renegade .54

Browning A-Bolt .270


Nice trio of weapons mister.....
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