Lots of folks have killed elk cleanly with the .243..
I'd listen to them, not someone in New York who likes to read.
I'm in Boston....love to read....and have killed enough elk and seen enough killed to ignore wisecracks by western residents who think they know everything about.
I would bet I've seen as many elk killed,as you....
I hear from others, you're really a nice guy but I can't tell it from here;cause evrything you post is a negative wisecrack with no substance....