A decent size elk weighs around 650 pounds??? A nice lion is 500 pounds.
No problem killing an elk with a 270 Win. Should work fine on a lion.
Because we all know lions and elk are built similarly.
I think it was Col. Chas Askins that quipped deer and lions are built the same. They both have four legs on all the same corners�.or something to that effect.
He probably didn't care too much about the differences. He was just worried about finding some more people to shoot.