I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S TRYING TOO GET ME TOO GO ELK HUNTING WITH HIM..
BUT ALL I HAVE IN RIFLES IS A MARLIN 336 .35 REM
A REMINGTON 760 PUMP IN .300 SAVAGE
A SAVAGE M99F IN .308
A RUGER M-77 IN .6MM REM.
HES TELLING ME THAT IT WILL BE CLOSE COVER,THICK N' BRUSHEY

HE THINK'S I SHOULD TAKE THE .35 MARLIN..
IM LEANING TOWARDS THE REMINGTON IN .300 SAVAGE

THOUGHTS ???

BUCKWEET

300 SAVAGE OR 308 WIN WITH A PREMIUM 165 OR 180 CONVENTIONAL IS GOOD!

An aquaintance of mine regularly killed big bull elk in northern New Mexico with a M94 .30/30. So I guess you COULD kill one with a .35 Remington. BUT, of your choices, the M99 Savage in .308 is best, with the .300 Savage a close second. As POP says, use 180-grain bullets!! I'd choose premiums, in either 165 or 180 gr. weight.

Forget the 35 Remington. Take the Win 308 (lots of my friends here use it for elk) use 180 grain bullets 2nd choice would be the 300 Savage again with 180 grain bullets. I would also use Remington "Core-lokt" given a choice.

This is something I just don't understand. People say that the 35 rem in a rifle is not a big game cartridge but when you put the same cartridge in a handgun it is automatically an elk and moose extrodinair (sp). Why is that? but I would take the 308 or 300 sav myself. Good luck

Brian

445 Super, you have a very valid point!! If a cartridge is acceptable in a handgun, it would be better when fired from a rifle!! Very true!! In the county where I live in NY, one can hunt with a shotgun and slugs, a muzzleloading rfle, any handgun firing .35 caliber bullets or larger, BUT NO RIFLES OF ANY KIND!! So I could use the .35 Rem. in a pistol, but not in a rifle!! To me, this makes no sense either!!

Thick and brushy could very easily turn into thin and extended. Go with the 308 with any descent bullet from 150-165 gr. Make sure your properly sighted in - 250 yd or so zero - got you covered close and far out.

Amen, eldeguello! As an import to New York State I've been pretty baffled by the same bizarre regs that allow "hand rifles" but not real ones, purportedly due to safety concerns. Which makes scant sense. I personally know people who use a a single shot pistol in, variously, 308, 270, and (hard to believe) 7mmSTW! But a 35 Rem in a lever action rifle is unsafe & illegal, except in other parts of the state.

But hey, the same folks elected Hillary to the Senate. Maybe I should lower my expectations with regard to rational thought processes? -WSJ

I too have a 35 Rem and wouldnt hesitate to use it on Elk "within reasonable range", that would be about 100-150 yds. I like it with the Speer 180 grn.
The reason the 35 Rem makes a good Elk load from a pistol is because 100 yds from a pistol on big game is a long shot, from a rifle thats practically muzzle yardage.

Go with the 308, its the best suited by far and Uncle Sam finds that 165/168 grn bullets are just about the 308s optimum bullet. I doubt if many folks shoot their 308s more than him.

[ 08-23-2002, 06:32: Message edited by: Wstrnhuntr ]

I used to have a marlin 336 in 35 remington that I used once for dear hunting in Michigan. It worked well on the smallish dear they have there but I don't think it was so devastating that I would consider using it on an animal that is 4 times the weight, besides the trajectory is something like a freethrow shot.

[ 09-04-2002, 00:00: Message edited by: small fish ]

Whoa horse!!!The 35 Rem is EXTREMELY accurate and if you know the potential of that round you would reconsider.We are talking NORMAL ranges here,not "shoot at it 'cause you can see it" stuff.People shoot Elk with arrows.The 35 Rem. may not look that good on paper,but until you shoot something with it,look no further to find a good short range deer,black bear,elk round.

Just my 2 cents.

I had a buddy who moved here to Colorado from PA. He had a 35 Rem that he hunted deer with back there & he knew how to use it. Took numerous whitetails over the years. Anyway he used it the 1st year here on elk. He shot a cow at 125 yards on the shoulder or just a little behind it. We chased that cow for a day & half. We never did get her. They can go a long way on 3 legs !! Next year he got an 06 & he has never lost another elk. 35 Remington for elk-- NO SIR--be there done that !!