+1 Size will rarely, if ever make up for a poor shot. Had the bullet been through the lungs, it would not have been an issue. If a 7 mag won't get it done on an elk then nothing else will either. As to the 30-06 I have one that shoots very well, and I have complete confidence in it to 600yds, although I have not had to shoot any game with it that far. Last big mule deer I killed with it was 200yds, and a coyote at 310yds. If and when I can hunt one of our Montana grizzlies, I will use it. If I lived where the big coastal bears were I would go up to a .338, but not down here.
