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Originally Posted by Dunerdr
If a guy were to build an ar/10 or 15 with mostly white tail hunting in mind while considering that .223 and .308 fly off the shelves what round would y’all have a guy look at that would a. Do the job, and b. Not require a fist fight or perfect timing to get a hold of? I don’t do a ton of shooting really no need to shoot a ridiculous distance, but would like the option to possibly elk hunt with this down the line.
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You can get an AR-10 chambered in just about any typical elk cartridge these days, though you might have to order it vs. just finding one on a shelf somewhere. Off the shelf, I'd probably try to get a .308 Win model.
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From what my more experienced elk-hunting buddies have told me you don't want to go any smaller than a .270 Win. 150 grain bullet. And you can get an AR-10 chambered in that caliber, from what I've read.
If money for rounds isn't a concern, then you might consider one chambered in .338 Lapua (I think). Certainly more than enough bullet, and due to price per round pre-COVID, it might stay on the shelves longer than .308.
On a personal note, if you think your shots at elk would be under 250 yards, you might consider the new .350 Legend cartridge, which I do know is an AR-10 chamber offering, as one of my buddies picked one up early this year.
The .350 Legend has slightly better ballistics than similar weight .30-30 rounds, so you know it will kill elk at least as well, but it will be slightly faster, hit a little harder, and will be more accurate than a lever gun.
But it's not a long range cartridge, so you'd have to limit shots to a maximum of 250 yds, and best ballistics are had at around 150 yds or shorter.