Hondo, in fact you hear plenty of such stories, just not from the guys who made the shot. Talk to guides and outfitters--and of course Elmer made a career out of .270 (and .30-06) horror stories about lost elk. He famously referred to the .270 as a good pest rifle! Of course, lots of the problems in his era were the result of bad bullets. I wouldn't hesitate to hunt elk with the .270 and good bullets, but it would be way down on my list if I had a choice. When you stand next to a 900 pound animal, even the .338 looks pretty dang small.
