And that's sort of one half of the whole "use enough gun for elk" equation. #1, respect for the animal IE a clean kill... #2, elk tend to live in very rugged terrain and are very tough animals and putting them down ASAP can be the difference between recovery or not, or between thousands of vertical feet of huffing out quarters...
.243 is the minimum for elk in Oregon. I think 22-250 is insane bordering on criminal.
-jeff
