Favorite is my bow. But, if I hunt with a rifle, it’s my Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle. .308. Handloads with 168 grain Barnes TTSX. Quick detachable rings for the scope. Love that gun.
Killed most my bulls with a 6.5 x 284 and a 6.5 PRC. I’ve been pleased with both. The 6.8 Western intrigues me for an elk cartridge but I can’t imagine myself going down that road unless we see a major shift in adoption for that round with some better quality factory ammunition available.
I ordered a 7PRC but ultimately cancelled it after shooting a friend’s. Just hard for me to move up to that recoil bracket after having such good results with my 6.5s..
Last 2 bulls were with a 28 nosler. The ones before that were with a 300 win mag. I hunt deer and hogs with a 7-08. I moved to the 7's because they feel more comfortable to shoot . At least thats what I tell myself lol. I really want to take an elk with the rifle my dad got me for my 12th birthday though. It's an old marlin 35 rem lever. That rifle has never shot anything other than paper. I won't let it go because my dad got it for me . Still has the old bushnell scope on it.
30 Nosler, 200gr accubonds have been considering going down to a 7mm of some kind but probably wont I shoot suppressed and that makes the big 30s very comfortable at least for me.