I shot both my elk last year with the 7-08 my daughter used when she was a kid. Why? Because it's a nice, pleasant little gun to pack around and shoot, and it is fully up to the task.
Shot them, but they ran off wounded, I expect.
I'm just kidding. I've hunted elk with the mighty 7-08, didn't connect but I wasn't worried about my rifle! What bullet did you use, Brad?