It is not might make a difference, it does..
I always wonder in these discussions, how many elk most of the posters have really killed.. Reading about elk hunting does not replace doing it.. Bob Hagel was a great elk hunter and a great writer.. He understood the benefit of more powerful rifles, if you can shoot them.. Most can't.. He was also one of the early writers who promoted good bullets.. He didn't have the selection we do, but he knew the benefit of a well constructed bullet...
For danged sure. That is why my 7mm Mashburn and 338 Winchester are stoked with BBC's... Well, Bob Hagel and Bobby Farese! HA!
I haven't killed an elk too dead yet, but every fall I keep trying!
