Did you ever wonder why you never hear any "cripped elk that got away" storys from the guys who hunt them with .270s ,and smaller, rounds?...........HNY............10
I had a fellow tell me about several elk that were shot by hunters in his camp using .270s and how the elk got away wounded by good hits through the vitals. My thoughts are "If they got away, how do you know they were hit solidly through the vitals?"
Anyway, I have shot only one Elk, and it was only a spike, so an Elk expert I am not...... But for what it's worth, I hit the Elk broadside high through both lungs with a 140gr Hornady at about 3076fps, and he was DRT. I would not hesitate to take the .270 Elk hunting again, but might stuff it with partitions or X bullets to add a little safety margin.
John
