For elk, the trend is toward mouse guns and elephant guns. I can't decide if my '06 is too big or too small.
That seems like a reasonable policy in general. If I was going to hunt everything from woodchucks to elephants with only two rifles, the first one would be exactly 6.5 caliber and the second would be at least .405 caliber but more likely ..423, 458 or .510. The guns in the middle struggle to earn their keep - too much for thin skinned non-dangerous game, not heavy enough to be a stopping rifle on the dangerous stuff.
