No,I have not taken an Elk with my Swedes nor have I taken one with a .243. Others, unknown to me, apparently have. That does not necessarily mean either one is a good candidate for an all-round Larger Big Game cartridge.
And it doesn't necessarily mean that the Creedmoor/260/Swede is not a good candidate either now does it?
What it does mean is that people who've actually used the Creedmoor/260/Swede on elk are in a much better position to judge their efficacy than you are. So on this particular topic you'd be best served by listening rather than opining.
No stereotyping about it.
