I knew a guy who's entire hunting party used the Mod 742 in 30-06 every year on elk. My wife's cousin ( 110# women) used a Mod 740 in .280 on elk. I knew another fellow who, when we were in our 20's, used a BAR in 300WM on elk. These were all guys who lived/worked in Texas and they just used their deer rifles. There used to be a TV show of two brothers and their dad, here in Utah (Browning Country, lots of BARs in the field!), that hunted everything out here with 2 BARs in 7mm Mag and 1 300WM BAR. So, hey, if you want to pack it around...go for it!
