My grandson will be carrying a 30-06 on his first elk hunt next year, lefty Savage with a Leupold 3-9 vx2 and 165 grain TTSX. We painted the ugly stock camouflage last week and he has graduated from 110 grain soft loads to std 150s now, He is a big kid but may stick with the 06, personally I like the advantage the 300 Weatherby gives in open country and the better shorter blood trails. I'm still bothered by the 2 deer I lost almost 40 years ago because I was impatient and hope never to lose an elk.
