Originally Posted by Henryseale
I've never hunted one, but I am told by many that they also use 7mm-08s for elk, but that seems a bit on the light side to me.


Henry, yours is pretty typical thinking of those that have never hunted, let alone killed an elk. The more you hunt and kill them the more you realize they're just flesh and blood and die like every other animal, despite their reputed toughness.

I could be perfectly happy to hunt elk the rest of my life with the 7-08 and have every confidence I'd be just fine. Problems with "elk rifles" are usually just problems with elk shooters.

“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery