The 06 will more than meet the needs you posted, my first 12 elk were killed with the 3006. The 180 Partition, or Accubond would be my bullet, choices. That's field experience talking not book experience. My average shot is somewhere around 300 yards, as I hunt a lot of open country. Not to say I haven't killed a number of them under 50 but most are longer shots cross canyon.
