While the 270 will certainly kill elk -dead, I have moved away from my 6.5-06 elk rifle. Where I hunt the grizzly are in full "get fat on" mode during elk season. A rifle shot is like ringing the dinner bell for a grizzly. I now carry a 358 Norma or a 300 Wby for elk, just to have enough to get a grizzly off of me.
Until the libtards in DC, and the circuit judges in the west, let the states regulate the griz population, this will remain a problem. Hunting elk in CO, NM, AZ or even KY would be fun with a light weight like a 6.5-06 (270 is too gay for me), but within 100 miles of Yellowstone or Glacier, it is risky.
