While I'm sure the .270WSM will kill a lot of elk, as did its predecessor, I wouldn't pick it as a designated elk rifle. While Elmer's ".33 and 250 grains" rule may be obsolete with modern bullet technology, you can't go wrong following it. And you help avoid those tiresome gunfights over an elk carcasse with two different sizes of bullet hole in it. I prefer to do all my hunting prior to the shot.

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