I think a .222 would be all that is needed on even elk if they are limited to head and neck shots and the shooter is an outstanding marksman.

I would use a .222 for head and neck shots on deer if I had a bench and shooting bags available, but that has never happened in the field. I feel confident making heart lung shots out to one hundred yards free hand and 200 yards with sticks but not on head/neck shots. Even in a deer stand I usually cannot get the stability I need to confidently take a head/neck shot.

Someone will probably post that they are deadly with a 300 WinMag at 400 yards freehand, I salute you. There are no doubt a very few number of people that can do that. I've just never met one.

Last edited by cdb; 09/04/15.
Don't roll those bloodshot eyes at me.