It's been my observation that the 300WM is one fine elk round. Maybe as good as it gets. I've killed some elk with one,actually a 30-338 version, but I never liked the recoil, especially from awkward field positions. But, that's me. My opinion is that a guy ought to shoot the biggest round/rifle he can handle. The trick is being honest with oneself about that. My test is to do some offhand shooting and if I don't flinch to much then I consider the recoil level OK for me.
