I've never seen the need to burn that much powder to kill elk. In fact, I'd pick a cartridge that burned about half as much powder 10 out of 10 times, in an easier to pack rig, rather than a 340 Weatherby with a bi-pod. But that's just me. There's a lot of up and down to my elk hunting, and I'd rather pack less than more every time. For long shots on elk, I can think of several cartridges that I'd pick over a 340, for short shots, I can think of even more. It's obviously entirely subjective.
One thing is certain, though: if I ran into you up on the mountain and we exchanged a few pleasantries before going our separate ways, I'd certainly respect your decision to pack that setup, and I'd respect your ability to pack that setup, MarineHawk. The cool thing about a 340 is all you need to identify the cartridge is the number. There is only one 340, and there's no AI version.
