Friend of mine wants me to go on a guided elk hunt in Wyoming. I do not own a bolt rifle in an elk capable round. I do however have a Remington 7600 in 35 Whelen. Am I gonna look out of place out west with a pump gun?
Why waste energy worrying about what others may think? The .35 Whelen is a fine elk cartridge. As long as the rifle is reliable and you shoot it well there us no reason not to take it.
On the other hand, this is an excellent opportunity to justify a new rifle. Just be aware that a new rifle likely won't make any difference as to your success or failure to harvest an elk.
