I remember when when the 7x08 came out every body was killing elk with it, and they still do,I've only killed 2 with a 30/06, I've seen one cow take a few 45/70 before going down. I don't believe in shooting 500 yards with anything, I like open sights and small powered scopes so I've got to get close, that's the fun for me! grandpa had a 1903 Springfield that killed a lot of game far and close, had an uncle that killed a lot of game with a 25/35 winchester and would tease grandpa about using a cannon for hunting. I guess my point is use what you feel that you can shoot well and get close as you can because it's not called elk shooting but elk hunting!
