I hope you get your 243 or similar and keep hunting elk. I’ve never used the 243 for elk but the .257’s and up seem to work just fine. My long time partner has dropped back from his 300 to a lightweight 280 this year. Not because of recoil so much as the lighter rifle is easier to carry. I’m happy to see him still hammering out the miles at 73 this year and still killing elk pretty far from camp!
