whats the best rifle to use on caribou

how about a .270 to .300 mag, shooting 140-180 gr. premium bullets, weatherproof-stainless steel and composite stock with a scope in the 2.5-8x, 3-9x, 3-10x range.

kills caribou dead. good luck.

Troy

Any good deer rifle will work but when you hunt caribou you are always in brown bear country. To my way of thinking an '06 is minimum with a good controlled expansion bullet. I personally have killed more caribou with a 338 than anything else and I felt pretty confident that it would get me out of a yam if need be.

You got some good advise from Cold Zero too. The stainless/synthetic route is the way to go. You also do not need a monster scope. It is very seldom that you can not get within a couple hundred yards of a caribou so a meduim power variable is perfect.

Regards,

Mark

Cold Zero,
I couldnt of answered that any better than you just did. My thoughs exactly. I am headed to area 13 and taking my 300 win, my son has a 30-06, and my wife her new Kimber 7mm/08. Last time we were there my wife shot an enormous bull with one shot from her Rem 600 rebarreled to .243 improved shooting a 90 gr Barnes soft point at 175 yards. The bull dropped instantly.